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New fourth grade teacher hired here

A new fourth grade teacher has been hired at Tonkawa Public Schools.

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Join Friends of the Library

Have you joined Tonkawa Friends of the Library? For $5 a year, you can be a part of the public library’s future. Friends of the Library, supports building renovation projects, and children’s programs at your Tonkawa Library. Come see Megan at the Library!

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Make plans to adopt your duck for the Lucky Duck Derby July 4th

The annual Lucky Duck Derby sponsored by the Tonkawa High School Alumni Association, who is partnering with the Tonkawa Masonic Lodge for this event, will be held on Tuesday, July 4th, immediately following the parade downtown Tonkawa at the canal on West Grand Avenue just west of the Christian Church.

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Free absentee voting services are offered

( The Secretary of the Oklahoma State Election Board joined representatives of the Oklahoma Bankers Association, Oklahoma Credit Union Association, and Community Bankers Association of Oklahoma have announced that financial institutions across the state plan to offer free absentee voting services to all Oklahoma voters.

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Around Tonkawa...

Jennifer Murphy is the new Tonkawa Public School Treasurer. She is a native of Blackwell, where she resides and graduated. She and her husband Todd have six children -- an adoptive foster family. And yes, she reads The Tonkawa News.

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Some low-carb snack options

I’ve been suffering from some severe health issues the last five weeks or so. It hasn’t been hard for me to stay at home (except for when I come to work in the mornings), but the weather has been so nice outside I want to get out and exercise.