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Benefit for Jericho Young Mothers Home

McClain County GOP continues with its November speaker series at 6:30 p.m. Monday, November 20 at the Newcastle Storm Shelter, 851 North Carr Drive.

Red Rock Behavioral Health has been named as the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), supporting Cleveland and McClain Counties. CCBHCs are a new provider type in Medicaid being offered across Oklahoma, under the leadership and vision of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMSAS).

The Board of Education of Newcastle Public School District hereby announces that statutorily qualified individuals interested in running as a candidate for the #4 seat on the Newcastle Board of Education may file to run as a candidate for this seat at the McClain County Election Board between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on each of the following days: Monday, December 4 through Wednesday, December 6, 2023. Place 4 is highlighted in the lighter color.

The following persons have been charged by the State of Oklahoma with traffic or other violations or have filed other court actions in Mc-Clain County District Court between November 2-8, 2023.

During a Wednesday, November 8 afternoon ceremony in Cleveland County, six volunteers took the oath of office to be sworn in as Court Appointed Special Advocates for McClain, Garvin and Cleveland counties. Special Judge Kimberly K. Conyers presided. Swornin were Mark Malthaner, Cindy Merrick, Mary Davis, Rebecca Miller, Debbie McKinney and AJ Payne. They will advocate for those who are victims of child abuse, sexual abuse, and/or neglect. CASA volunteers are trained to discover what is in the best interest of the child and diligently pursue positive outcomes until each child is placed in a safe, permanent home.

City, State and construction officials gathered at 4:30 p.m. Monday at N.E. 16th Street and Portland Avenue for a ground breaking ceremony at the site where the new $51,819,143.58 wastewater treatment plant is being built. From left are: Brandon Wall, P.E., president of Wall Engineering; Newcastle City Manager Kevin Self; council member Kimberly Sutton; council member Marci White; Mayor Karl Nail; Vice-Mayor Mike Fullerton; State Senator Jessica Garvin (R-SD43); council member Gene Reid; Wastewater Plant Manager Nate Shirley; and Public Works Superintendent Jim Miller.

The Newcastle Chamber of Commerce will hold its Annual Awards Banquet at 6 p.m. tonight (Thursday) at Coal Creek Plantation, 210 N. Sara Road in Tuttle.

The Town of Goldsby had to impose a mandatory water rationing for one day a week on outside watering last summer. Mayor Mike Herrin said as bad as things were this summer, you have to expect them to be bad next summer, but the Town is steadily working towards a solution.