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Jeremy Gilbertson was recently appointed to Seat 5 on the Newcastle Public Schools Board of Education. He is pictured at the Tuesday, March 12 meeting. He was sworn in at the February 13 meeting.

The Easter Bunny made a surprise visit in Newcastle during the Newcastle Parks & Recreation Easter Egg Hunt Saturday. The City states that 55,000 eggs were found during the hunt. Pioneer Telephone provided free hot dogs during the event, Newcastle Chamber of Commerce provided an egg recycling area, and Rotary Club helped in different areas.

Homeowners in Country Club Estates looking for some help for water drainage in their area were in attendance at the March Newcastle City Council meeting. Their discussion with council members has now led to the City taking a fresh look at engineering in the area, and possibly doing some future modifications of drainage entering the housing addition.

The following persons have been charged by the State of Oklahoma with traffic or other violations or have filed other court actions in McClain County District Court between March 14-20, 2024.

Siltation is shown coming out of culverts from drainage areas in Country Club Estates

Oklahomans who want to change their party affiliation must submit their change no later than March 31, McClain County Election Board Secretary Karen Haley said today. Voters may change their party affiliation online using the OK Voter Portal at oklahoma. gov/elections/ovp or by completing a new Voter Registration Application.

Lunch is served for a $5 donation at the Newcastle Senior Citizen’s Center each weekday. Meals consist of a drink, soup, salad bar, main meal and dessert.

Scooter’s Coffee for you

A ribbon cutting by the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce was held for Scooter’s Coffee, 376 N. Main Street, at noon on Friday. Members of the chamber, and the Newcastle High School drum corps welcomed the new business. Owner Rita Metcalf (center in photo to the right) is with Jared Dunn, vice president of Operations for Scooter’s, and Brittany Hauser, bank manager at The First National Bank in Newcastle. With the building of the Newcastle location, the Metcalfs now own 19 Scooter’s Coffee locations in Oklahoma and several in Nebraska.

Newcastle High School junior Caleb Hysell was among students chosen to have their poetry published.