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Newcastle has experienced significant growth in the last several years.

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 December 7-13, 2023.

The University of Central Oklahoma recently announced Fall 2023 Commencement Ceremonies December 15-16.

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Mayor Karl Nail (right) presents Dennis Sanders with a plaque during the December City Council meeting thanking him for his years of service, professionalism and leadership to the City of Newcastle. Sanders volunteered for the City on the Planning Commission. Nail said Sanders always had the City’s best interests at heart.

The November state tax collections reflecting October sales for Medical Marijuana in Newcastle showed a total return of $30,868.49.

The Newcastle Early Childhood Center, elementary school and high school received Certified Safe and Healthy Schools of Oklahoma program awards. Accepting on behalf of their schools are Newcastle Elementary School Principal Ryan McLaughlin, Newcastle Early Childhood Center Principal Jill Rosenbloom, and Newcastle High School Principal Adam Hull.

We have less than two months until the 2024 legislative session gets underway. Friday, December 8 was the deadline to have our bill requests in, which are the issues we’d like to have researched — not all of these will end up getting filed due to duplication or various other reasons but it’s an important starting point. We have until mid-January to decide if we want to file them.

Employees from Sherwood Construction, The City of Newcastle, Riverwind Casino, and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation discuss upcoming improvements to the interchanges at U.S. Interstate 35 and State Highway 9. They also discussed improvements being planned in Tri City.