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The Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics hosted its Annual Teacher Appreciation Day on Feb. 7. At the event, Newcastle resident and OSSM senior, Andrew Nelson, honored Kevin Jones, his previous teacher at Newcastle High School.

Edna Leona Cornish of Newcastle Oklahoma passed away peacefully on February 12, 2024.

Fake government correspondence, false charges under COVID relief programs to solicit ‘preemptive bail’ payments

Gilbertson is newest school board member

The McClain County OSU Extension Office will host a meeting dealing with gopher control options. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. March 7 at the McClain County Extension Office, located at 1721 Hardcastle Blvd. in Purcell.

President Biden has progressives alongside the likes of dictators from Russia and Iran to Communist China celebrating. The White House has given them a “Green New Deal” gift by announcing a moratorium on pending and new application permits for liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals across the country. The move directly targets American-made energy. It will sacrifice jobs, economic growth, and energy security here at home, while also punishing our allies abroad.

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 February 8-14, 2024.

Last week we learned that in June 2008, President George W. Bush signed into law the Post-9/11 Veteran Educational Assistance Act, a next-generation GI Bill strongly supported by the American Legion. The bill renewed the federal government’s commitment to veterans by providing them with substantially better education benefits.

Oklahoma is in the throes of an epidemic, and it is called fentanyl. A synthetic opioid, fentanyl is as addictive as it is deadly. It is 50 times stronger than heroin, cheap to produce — and destroying families. Six years ago, Oklahoma suffered 50 fentanyl-related deaths. By 2022, that number had skyrocketed to 619, accounting for the vast majority of fatal opioid overdoes in the state. While final figures for this past year are not yet known, we do know there were 317 fentanyl deaths in the first five months of 2023 alone. Moreover, fentanyl is an equal-opportunity killer, impacting communities of every kind.

Morning Mingle held at Custom Dental

Five Newcastle High School wrestlers medaled at Regionals and will make the trip to Oklahoma City today (Thursday, February 22) to wrestle at the State Wrestling Tournament.