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The Town of Goldsby has announced the launch of the “Goldsby Legacy, Vision and Purpose” comprehensive plan update.

Luncheon a time of pride, thankfulness

Newcastle Athletics program is sponsoring the first of what they would like to be an annual event: The 2024 Newcastle Athletics Golf Scramble.

Ayden Dobbels, a first-year Mid-AmericaTechnologyCenter student in the diesel program from Blanchard, competed in the Oklahoma Super Tech Skills Competition put on by the Oklahoma Trucking Association at Francis Tuttle Tech Center’s Reno Campus on May 10.

Business conducted during the April Newcastle Board of Education meeting included Jeff Dingee taking his oath of office to serve a new term on the board, and a reorganization of the board which continued the service of Tiffany Elcyzyn as the Board President and Legislative Liaison.

NMS student wins Exceptional Merit

Spring semester honor rolls at Northwestern Oklahoma State University have been announced by the office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Among students listed is one from Newcastle.

The OERB hosted a First Responder Training workshop at the OSU Fire Service Training Center in Stillwater to educate firefighters about the best practices in developing a response plan for oil and natural gas sites.

A record-breaking amount of scholarship dollars will be awarded to students at state universities studying petroleum-related fields.

McClain-Grady County Emergency Medical Services went on a total of 231 runs during the month of April. Of those, 139 were billed calls and 92 were non-transport.

National PTSD Awareness Month, which takes place each June, ushers in an array of awareness campaigns run for the benefit of PTSD Survivors. PTSD, which stands for post-traumatic stress disorder, occurs in people after they have experienced a particularly traumatic event like war, violent physical/sexual/verbal assault, accidents, and so forth. Symptoms include depression, anxiety, nightmares, paranoia, insomnia, disturbing thoughts, and much more. Many people recover from PTSD after a few days, weeks, or months.