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TONKAWA SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE FORUM MONDAY 3/27/23 Candidates- Jera McCann & Melanie Caughlin- Bellinghause will address their view of the future of Tonkawa Public Schools followed by a Live Q&A Session. 7:00 pm- Monday 3/27/23 - Tonkawa Church of Christ - 300 N. Public - Tonkawa. Presented by Involve & Informed Tonkawa Citizens Questions- Call Terry Thompson - 580-670-0357

Police Blotter

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March 19, 2023 Intoxicated Driver - At 4:07 am, a 911 caller advised of a newer model white Toyota on Overbrook with the door open and a male hanging out the door. The vehicle was in gear with the break lights on. Officer #34 took Dakota Guerra, 7/97, for DUI, and possession of medical marijuana without a license.

Social Security and You

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Most People Can’t Get the Maximum Benefit If you read a recent USA Today article, you would have seen a story with this intriguing headline: “3 steps to claiming the $4,555 max monthly Social Security benefit.” And if you are pushing retirement age, you would of course want to read that story and get yourself locked into a heaping serving from the Social Security gravy train. In a nutshell, the story says this.