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The Newcastle Public Works Authority (NPWA) received approval for a $51,819,144 loan last week on Tuesday from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) to improve the NPWA’s wastewater infrastructure.

Kristal Shawn Winchester, 42, of Newcastle, died Friday, August 11, 2023, in Newcastle. The daughter of Kenneth Wayne Carr and Marjorie Lynette (Hahn) Anthony, she was born February 20, 1981, in Oklahoma City.

The August Newcastle Chamber of Commerce luncheon will feature a State of the State address by State Senator Jessica Garvin, RDuncan.

The Board of McClain County Commissioners convened in their regular session on Monday, July 31 at the county courthouse’s Room 111. County Clerk Pam Beller called the roll, confirming the presence of Chairman Terry Daniel, Vice Chairman Glen Murray, and member Wilson Lyles. The board swiftly endorsed the minutes of their preceding meeting on 7/24/2023.

Pioneer has launched stateof- the-art Bark Premium, an advanced parental monitoring technology that scans your child’s online activities for worrisome content and provides a digital safety net whether at home or off premise.

Patriotic law enforcement

s your Attorney General, I plan to pen a monthly column to inform you about issues I believe will be of interest to my fellow Oklahomans. My role as the state’s chief law enforcement officer affects many aspects of public safety, and I often use my authority to protect your rights and defend Oklahoma from the federal government’s constant overreach.

Newcastle school leaders recognized at August Board of Education meeting

To the Editor: e all come from traditions in which prayer features heavily as a way to connect to God, as well as our own capacity for gratitude, the necessity for care and help, and our interconnectedness. Our faith lives are enriched by this practice, be it personal or communal, and all of our traditions speak of living our lives as if each moment were a prayer.

et’s talk a little bit about soil erosion. We all know it happens. It’s a natural process. Heck, the Grand Canyon is nothing but soil erosion that happened over the millennia. Dust, dirt, silt, it all happens when you disturb the soil.

We had an error in the page 1 story concerning the “2023 school year underway” from last week’s issue of the Newcastle Pacer. We incorrectly reported the increase in prices on student meals for the 2023--