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A recent feature we published just before Thanksgiving focused on asking third grade students at Newcastle Elementary School how they would cook a turkey.

One threatened to fight a union boss on the U.S. Senate floor. The other vowed support for a lobbying group that wants state lawmakers to reduce criminal penalties for cockfighting.

Continuing our discussion of new laws, there’s one in particular that will be of great interest in our rural district. This past session, we approved House Bill 1962 to allow teenagers between the ages of 14 and 17, who live or work on a farm, to get a Farm Driving Permit. This allows them to operate any Class D motor vehicle with certain restrictions. Given that agriculture is one of our state’s top industries and we have somewhere around 85,000 farms and ranches, this new law is going to come in very handy. You can visit https://oklahoma.gov/service/all-pages/ farm-driving-permit.html to learn more.

Over the past two years, the world has certainly grown increasingly unstable and dangerous, first with Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked and unjust invasion of Ukraine, and now with war in Israel and Iran-backed terrorist group attacks spurring up across the Middle East.

Chamber honors Newcastle business leaders

A filing period is underway for candidates wanting to run for either the Newcastle Board of Education Place #4 or for Seat #5 of the Board of Education at Mid-America Technology Center.

The magical holiday classic, The Nutcracker, returns this December to Oklahoma University Theatre.

County officials from Mc-Clain and Garvin Counties met at the McClain County Courthouse November 8 to again kick around the idea of a regional jail for the two counties.

The OSSAA State Quarterfinals game pitting Newcastle against the Poteau Pirates was much closer than it appeared.

When City Treasurer Jeanie Skeen reported Newcastle’s monthly sales tax returns, she noted that they were 12.7% higher than expected, and 8% higher at this time than the same time last year.

City Council members approved an emergency declaration for a new roof over the Multi-Purpose Center at Veterans Park after leaks had been detected.