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Debra Sue Billen

An official groundbreaking ceremony will be at 4 p.m. Monday at 717 North Walker Drive for the new animal shelter being constructed by the City. The public is invited to attend.

STRUT Week at Newcastle High School reports they have raised $18

Lunch is served for a $5 donation at the Newcastle Senior Citizen’s Center each week.

N ewcastle Mayor Karl Nail has served the City since August 2006 when he filled a seat left vacant upon the death of Councilman Wes Wilson. Nail was sworn-in at the September meeting that year.

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 April 20-26, 2023.

It’s been a blur since the tornado struck our district. I want to thank all of the first responders, law enforcement officers, utility workers, local, state, and federal officials and workers, along with the many volunteers who have worked around the clock to help our neighbors in McClain County as they work to put their lives back together.

We reported in last week’s issue of the Newcastle Pacer that the Newcastle Racer baseball team was rained out from playing Lindsay on Tuesday, April 25. This was in error. The game was played and the Racers beat Lindsay, 6-2.

The late, great Democratic President Harry S. Truman once famously placed a sign on his desk which proclaimed, “The Buck Stops Here.” Surely, “Give ‘em Hell Harry” is rolling in his grave on the release of the Biden Administration’s reports on its disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021.

Residents who sustained damage or losses caused by the recent severe storms and tornadoes in McClain county can register with FEMA in the following ways:

The Newcastle boys golf team came in fourth overall at the Regional golf tournament at Lake Murray Golf Course Monday. Evan Goold (top left) shot a 77 to qualify for the Class 4A State Tournament at Weatherford’s Prairie West Golf Course on May 8-9. NHS golf team members (not in order) are: Goold, Cameron Cathey, Mason Dobbs, Luke Lancaster and Colton Bradley.