🌱 How Ardmore classrooms changed after Oklahoma’s ‘bell to bell, no cell’ law

Coffee in hand, Ardmore? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Ardmore classrooms changed after Oklahoma’s ‘bell to bell, no cell’ law
• What a new rare earth metals facility could mean for Ardmore
• Highway birth story includes an emergency stop at Ardmore hospital

Also on today's calendar: Recycling Initiative and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 84, low: 68.
• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 70 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Cell phone ban gets thumbs-up from Ardmore educators (kten.com) — Ardmore students and teachers just wrapped up their first full school year under Oklahoma’s new “bell to bell, no cell” classroom phone ban, and local educators say it’s working. Ardmore City Schools’ superintendent reports more conversation, better focus, and stronger engagement, while students describe fewer distractions and improved learning throughout the day.
   

• DOE's Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation announces $134 million to bolster rare earth element supply chains (ajot.com) — Ardmore is slated to host a new demonstration-scale facility that will turn industrial waste into high-purity rare earth metals, backed by U.S. Department of Energy funding. The Phoenix Tailings project, one of two nationwide, could position Ardmore in a growing clean-energy supply chain and bring specialized industrial activity to the area.
   

• 'Oh my gosh. What do I do?': Mom delivers twins on highway during family trip (kcra.com) — A Texas mom unexpectedly delivered premature twins along Highway 377 and was first taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Ardmore before the babies were moved to Oklahoma Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City. The infants are doing well but remain hospitalized while the family struggles to find lodging amid a busy softball championship and waits for insurance approval to return home.
   

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📸 Around Ardmore

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ardmore

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday June 4

• Open Gym Basketball →
  HFV Wilson Community Center, 625 E Main St, Ardmore
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday June 4

• Ardmore - Age Well: Sleep & Healthy Aging
  Southern Oklahoma Library System , 601 Railway Express, Ardmore
  10:00 am
• Sulphur - SRP Week 1: Inspyral Circus
  Southern Oklahoma Library System Mary Parker Memorial Library, 500 W Broadway St, Sulphur, OK 73
  11:00 am
• Davis - SRP Week 1: Inspyral Circus
  Southern Oklahoma Library System Davis Public Library, 209 E Benton Ave, Davis, OK 73030, USA
  2:00 pm

Friday June 5

• Sulphur - Summer Yoga
  Southern Oklahoma Library System Mary Parker Memorial Library, 500 W Broadway St, Sulphur, OK 73
  10:00 am
• Ardmore - Book-Nics: Story, Snack, & Activity
  Southern Oklahoma Library System , 601 Railway Express, Ardmore
  1:00 pm
• Marietta - Dinosaur Skeletons Craft
  Southern Oklahoma Library System Love County Library, 500 US-77, Marietta, OK 73448, USA
  3:00 pm
• Recycling Initiative →
  HFV Wilson Community Center, 625 E Main St, Ardmore
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Sulphur - Dino Tracks & Snacks Kids Cooking Class
  Southern Oklahoma Library System Mary Parker Memorial Library, 500 W Broadway St, Sulphur, OK 73
  11:00 am
• Ardmore - SRP Week 1: Inspyral Circus
  Southern Oklahoma Library System , 601 Railway Express, Ardmore
  11:00 am
• Marietta - SRP Week 1: Inspyral Circus
  Southern Oklahoma Library System Love County Library, 500 US-77, Marietta, OK 73448, USA
  2:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• Ardmore - Age Well: Sleep & Healthy Aging
  Southern Oklahoma Library System , 601 Railway Express, Ardmore
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for someone to level a 15 ft area for an above ground pool as soon as possible.
  Text(only) 737-248-5417 or message on Nextdoor.Thanks in advance. (Nextdoor Wedgewood Meridian)

• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Late Night Team Member in Ardmore. Apply here.
• Werner Enterprises, Inc. posted a job opening for Transportation Manager in Ardmore. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ardmore here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Kingston

• JAMM comes to Kingston (madillrecord.net)

Durant

• Jerry Scott (northsidesun.com)
• People First Industries holds memorial track and field event (kxii.com)
• 10th Texoman accused in drug conspiracy case pleas guilty (kten.com)

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Ok Ardmore! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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