Adams crowned as Mr. Ponca City
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The 37th Leadership Ponca City Class held their class project event on Thursday, May 9 at the Poncan Theatre: Mr. Ponca City.
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Disaster relief for Barnsdall
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Living in tornado alley, most Oklahomans have had some experience with tornadoes. From shelter in place orders to damages done to homes, the people of Kay county have and always will be affected by these natural disasters. Unfortunately, our neighbors to the east have seen the worst of the danger of tornadoes. On May 6, Barnsdall was hit with a tornado that the national weather service has given the preliminary rating of an EF4. One citizen was left dead and another missing in the wake of this disaster, the rest of the community is picking up the pieces of their lives.
Sunny Dayz Preview
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Ponca City has been selected as the site of the fourth Sunny Dayz Mural Festival. The first Sunny Dayz Mural Festival was held in Oklahoma City on Aug.
Kay County Commissioners restructure fair board
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The Kay County Township Free Fair Association has long governed the Kay County Free Fair as well as the Kay County Junior Livestock Show, both held at the Kay County Fairgrounds in Blackwell. The Kay County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has recently voted to restructure the board, creating a new system that is expected to be more effective in operating the fair and livestock shows long into the future.
Biden administration wants to speed up deportation for some migrants. How will it work?
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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration proposed a rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the deportation process for migrants who are already ineligible for asylum. The change isn’t expected to have broad implications, but rather tighten existing rules.
Zelenskyy says Russia is attempting a new offensive near Kharkiv
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia started a new offensive around his country’s second-biggest city as Kremlin forces moved to breach the border in the northeast. Artillery has so far been able to repel the assault in the Kharkiv region, Zelenskyy said during a meeting with Slovak President Zuzana Caputova in Kyiv on Friday.
Steve Bannon faces prison for defying Jan. 6 probe after court rejects appeal
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Right-wing firebrand Steve Bannon is likely headed to prison after a federal appeals court Friday upheld his conviction for defying the Congressional probe of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
US spy chief becomes key envoy as Biden-Netanyahu ties fray
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One key American official is quietly keeping Washington’s lines of communication open across the Middle East as the U.S. and Israel endure their worst falling-out in decades over the war in Gaza.