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Four Point Energy requests 12 oil and gas wells at 3 sites

Thu, 06/15/2023 - 5:00am

Several legal notices in the Newcastle Pacer last week were published to request conditional use permits for the drilling of oil and gas wells in the city of Newcastle. These drilling sites could have an impact on local residents and the City Council and City staff have done a significant amount of work to not only protect local residents, but also to work effectively with the oil companies.

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30 McClain-Grady Emergency Medical Services calls are for automobile accidents

Thu, 06/15/2023 - 5:00am

McClain-Grady County Emergency Medical Services had 198 total calls for the month of May. Of those, 125 were billed, and 73 were nontransport.

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Sen, Garvin, legislator comment on passage of marijuana guardrails

Thu, 06/15/2023 - 5:00am

In the final days of the legislative session, the Senate and House passed additional reforms to Oklahoma’s medical marijuana industry through Senate Bills 437 and 813. Sen. Jessica Garvin, RDuncan, and her House authors released the following statements Friday. After being signed by the governor, SB 437 went into effect immediately while SB 813 becomes effective June 1, 2023.

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Allen earns scholarship from FNBT

Thu, 06/15/2023 - 5:00am

Emma Allen of Newcastle, right, receives the SmartMoney Scholarship in May from The First National Bank & Trust Co. in Newcastle. She was recognized for having the “Heart of a Racer” in her senior class at Newcastle High School. She starts college this fall with 33 hours of credit already completed. She led in varsity basketball, cross country, soccer and Honor Society. She enjoys volunteering and hopes to pursue a career in education. She inspires others by facing her own health challenges with courage. From left are bankers from FNBT.