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Riverwind Casino Beats & Bites Festival returns for next run

Townley hired as ECC principal

An electronic and digital communication policy at Newcastle Public Schools is being studied and changed in order to comply with State law, to ensure the safety of teachers and students, and to include the students’ parents in any communication.

We have been fortunate to have had some moisture the past couple of weeks; however, this is Oklahoma and it can turn dry in a hurry. It is always a good idea to plan ahead for those hot summer days and keep our plants growing and vibrant if we can. Dry summers are not unusual in Oklahoma.

The Pioneer Library System celebrates engaging 100,000 library cardholders this summer. 38% of PLS’s customers actively and routinely use their library card, with 75% of the total service area owning a library card.

The 2024 Practical Nursing class of Mid-America Technology Center held its graduation ceremony on a June evening in the Health Careers Center.

The University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond recently announced the students named to the university’s honor rolls, a distinction given to those who achieve the highest academic standards.

Added together, the sales and use taxes for the month sent back to the City of Newcastle coffers from the Oklahoma Tax Commission was in excess of $1 million.

As the Pioneer Library System reaches its midpoint of their 2024 Summer Learning Challenge (SLC), exciting upcoming traveling programs are set to engage and educate the community.

A Morning Mingle of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce will be from 9-10 a.m. Friday, July 19 at the Edward Jones office, 697 N. Main, Suite A in Newcastle.

July Senior of the Month RYAN JERNIGAN