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August Senior of the Month JUDY DEPEE

Allie Delaine Cortum passed away on Friday, July 12, 2024, in Blanchard, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Cash Hurst and Lulu Mabel (Scott) Hurst. Allie was born October 8, 1940, in Shattuck, Oklahoma.

High School front office moved to auditorium; parents need to drop off, pick up kids there for now

Oklahomans affected by the April 25-May 9 storms and tornadoes have until July 31 to apply for FEMA assistance.

Board approves increase in school meals for 2024-25 school year

Medical marijuana sales in McClain County for the month of May 2024 generated $24,326.32 in taxes returned to area municipalities.

Friday, August 2 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the August 27 Runoff Primary election, Mc-Clain County Election Board Secretary Karen Haley said.

Voters in McClain County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the August 27 Runoff Primary election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Karen Haley said today.

Michael Edmonds, with scissors in hand, was host for a Friday morning Newcastle Chamber of Commerce Morning Mingle and ribbon cutting. The ribbon cutting was to welcome Michael as the Edward Jones financial advisor for this area. His office is at 697 N. Main Street, Suite A.

The Anne Roberts People’s Choice Award celebrates an individual and an organization serving youth in our state. It is named for the longest serving executive director for the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy (OICA). Please go to our website https://www.oica.org and vote for your favorites until Saturday afternoon!

Under Article I of the Constitution, each fiscal year, the Appropriations Committees in both the House and the Senate are responsible for passing a series of 12 appropriations bills that regulate government expenditures and ensure the taxpayer dollar is being spent responsibly — a mission that is necessary in order for our federal government to properly function and something I care deeply about.