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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 11-17, 2024.

A Topping Out Ceremony

The Senate recently passed its third major deadline of this session, and both chambers will soon begin sending a deluge of bills to the governor’s desk. April 11 was the deadline for House bills to be heard in Senate committees and Senate bills to be heard in House committees. That means both chambers have completed the majority of their committee work for this session. The full Senate will spend the next two weeks voting on bills on the floor.

As this is being written, today, April 15th, is Tax Day — the day that individual income tax returns are due to be submitted to the federal government. As the American people and I file our tax returns today, I am reflecting on the American economy and the importance of pro-growth tax policy in our nation.

It’s time for state enforcement on illegal immigration.

This week we will learn about The American Legion Auxiliary (ALA), a vital part of The American Legion that is comprised of grandmothers, mothers, sisters, spouses, direct and adopted descendants of the members of The American Legion.

Pioneer Cooperative members did not meet a quorum in an election Monday, April 15 at the Woodland Hills Baptist Church to elect a new Newcastle-area board of trustee member. Sixty people voted but about 110 were necessary.

A list was released by the City of Newcastle Parks & Recreation for this year’s garage sale addresses in the Citywide Garage Sale. The sale starts today and concludes on Saturday.

An induction ceremony into the National Technical Honor Society was recently held for Mid-America Technology Center’s 148 new NTHS members. This celebratory event, held at Purcell First Baptist Church, was attended by a host of family and friends.

Mid-America Technology Center’s 2024 Spring Otha Grimes scholarship recipients are Practical Nursing students Jordan Redus, Briana Helling, and Destiny Holman.

Newcastle Racer girls soccer has qualified for post-season play, and will likely be in Chickasha at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, according to Head Coach Hannah Venable.