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The McClain County Democrat’s Biennial Convention will be at 2 p.m. April 2 at the City of Purcell Multipurpose Center, 1400 Chandler Road .

An agenda item for the drilling of additional wells at existing well sites in Newcastle was approved by the City Council but not before a lot of discussion, and not before an agreement that the oil and gas company would erect 16-foot sound walls on three sides of the well site.

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Newcastle Police Sergeant Chris Holden took into custody Derek Alexander Carr, 27, of McLoud, on Friday, March 3 during a routine traffic stop for an expired tag. After finding out that Carr had marijuana in his pocket but no medical marijuana card with him, a search of the vehicle by the officer turned up multiple types of manufactured THC products, psilocybin mushrooms, and several marijuana cigarettes.

A routine traffic stop at the north corner of the intersection near the 2500 block of N. State Highway 62 in Newcastle has resulted in the arrest of a Midwest City woman.

Mid-America Technology Center students enrolled in the Trade and Industrial Education programs recently participated in the SkillsUSA Regional Skills and SW District Leadership Competitions held at technology centers throughout the state.

On the heels of Oklahomans’ overwhelming defeat of State Question 820 that would have legalized recreational marijuana, Sen. Jessica Garvin, R-Duncan, Wednesday said the result of the recent election shows the state’s medical program needs reformed.

Across the State of Oklahoma, voters went to the polls on Tuesday, March 7 to say a resounding “no” to the legalization of recreational marijuana.

Cattle producers seeking ways to better manage their operations in ever more challenging business conditions should register now to attend the Oklahoma Beef Cattle Summit in Purcell on April 6th.