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McClain County members keep busy during month of June

A Morning Mingle of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce will be from 9-10 a.m. Friday, July 19 at the Edward Jones office, 697 N. Main, Suite A in Newcastle.

The University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond recently announced the students named to the university’s honor rolls, a distinction given to those who achieve the highest academic standards.

Mid-America Technology Center has eight of its students, accompanied by six sponsors, who were recently attending and competing at the 2024 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC).Theconference wasfromJune24-28inAtlanta, Georgia, and was attended by career and technology education (CTE) students from across the nation.

The 2024 Practical Nursing class of Mid-America Technology Center held its graduation ceremony on a June evening in the Health Careers Center.

After tabling action on the Chickasaw Crossing development at the June City Council meeting because of water pressure concerns in the area, City staff and the developer sat down to work out a compromise.

Mid-America Technology Center (MATC) students demonstrated outstanding talent and skill at the 2024 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia. Among the many competitors from across the nation, MATC students stood out, bringing home medals in two key categories.

Veteran elementary school teacher Teresa Crook, of Newcastle, was appointed by the Newcastle City Council at their July 8 meeting to serve on the Pioneer Library System Board of Trustees.

Homeowners in The Ridge are one step closer to seeing the improperly built drainage in the public areas of their development be corrected.

Added together, the sales and use taxes for the month sent back to the City of Newcastle coffers from the Oklahoma Tax Commission was in excess of $1 million.