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THIS WEEKEND AT THE PONCA CITY GOSPEL JUBILEE Borderline Connection featured at the Ponca City Gospel Jubilee May 11th. starting at 6:30 p.m.

May 1, 2024 Suspicious Person/Vehicle - At 4:35 am, the reporting party requested an officer in reference to a suspicious vehicle sitting in the parking area at Boomer Tire, and a vehicle driving behind the store with no lights on. Officer checked the area, but was unable to locate anything.

Associate in Arts Degree Savannah Albers • Maria Almaraz*** • Meredith Andrews*** • Amanda Backus** • Darion Bailey** • Paige Bailey*** • Shelby Baker • Delany Beasley • Kaylee Beck*** • Sabrina Briggs • Kira Buffalohead* • Andrea Bunch* • Jacey Burden** • Karissa Burkes*** • Angelina Calfy*** • Kirsten Campbell* • Jade Cavanaugh*** • Regan Clapper • Casey Clemo • Cade Clymer • Jadrian Cook* • Dahni Crews • Dahni Crews • Monica Daniel • Jayce Daniels • Edward Davis* • Tyler Day** • Lucero Delgadillo*** • Rayanna Diggs • Areeya Driskel • Wesley Dunn • Kalynn Egleston • Paige Ely • Jaycee Foor*** • Haley Fowler • Nathen Franklin • Famious French* • John Gay • Stephanie Gearhart • Nichole Gemmill*** • Kelsey Gibson • Ingrid Gomez* • Eduardo Gonzalez** • Dalanie Goodman • Marlene Goodman • Abriana Greenhaw** • Corky Hall*** • Jessica Hamlin • Summer Hankla • Cheyenne Harper* • Brooke Haskins • Keyauna Heidrick* • Jacob Hemstreet* • Nicole Hendricks • Kellie Heppler • Mark Hodgson** • Stephanie Huffstuter • Tasi Hughes • Kaylee Hulsey • Alee Hunt • Keely Hussey*** • Landri Hussey*** • Arianna Hytla • Hezrai Irias • Kacy Jackson** • Willmina Jamore • Erica Jefferson** • Mellissa Jones • Price Kennemer*** • Mary Krieger*** • Melissa Lake*** • Kamryn Laymon • Cahlese Lee • Autumn Leist** • Tylie Ligons** • Miles Lock*** • Emey Lopez • Amanda Luster • Celeste Maldonado • Adriana Marquez*** • Ky’Andra Martin • Kadey Matal • Skyler Mcalister • Kayci McClendon • Makayla McCullough • Shayla McDowell • Abby McIntosh* • Misti McKinney • Kamree McNulty • Karin Merz • Karin Merz • Kaylee Meyer*** • Kiley Mills • Elizabeth Mireles • Madison Morse* • Signy O’Terra Moyer • Canaan Muniz • Lauren Nelson • Allie Nichols • Garrett Ninness* • Leslie Pannell • Stacy Pedersen • Audrey Pegg* • Julian Pendergraft** • Kira Pendleton** • Thomas Pope* • Amanda Porter-Cain • Carina Ramirez • Mattie Rich** • Mallory Riley*** • Taylon Roberts*** • Maci Robison* • Rylee Rosamond** • Haylee Ryel*** • Haylee Ryel*** • Makyla Schmidt • Leon Schmitter** • MaeElla Seaboy-Clift • Shaddia Sherron • Andrea Siler** • Rondria Singleton • Amy Smith*** • Ashlyn Smith • Maverick Smith*** • Michael Soucek*** • Jessica Stormont* • Elisabeth Stringfield • Jillian Sykes • Veronica Tarver • Bobbie Taylor* • Ryleah Tyndall* • Lizbeth Vargas • Yasmin Vargas • Gabriel Vasquez • Madison Vaverka** • Geraldyne Vega • Ryane Vion*** • Alyssa Walker • Audrey Webb • Madelyn Wehrenberg*** • Jenny Weinstein • Ayla Womack • Kaitlyn Woodard** • Noah Woodward** • Veronica Wright*** Associate in Science Degree Yessenia Aguilar • Edith Alaniz • Brayan Alvarado Orozco • Bayler Andersen • Daylon Andrews • Danielle Arita* • Courtney Arndt • Karolina Arriaga** • Emily Ashford • Christian Austin • Aaron Baker** • Devyn Bales • Delanie Ballard • Delanie Ballard • Jasmine Banks • Hunter Barton • Hunter Barton • Bryer Bay • Brooklyn Bayless*** • AllyAnn Beard • Jacob Beason*** • Jakob Beckham*** • Michael Belluomo • Sims Benson** • Grant Biggers*** • Hayden Billingsley • Reba Black • Kimberly Boles*** • Annah Boone** • Taylor Bordenkircher • Cade Boyer • Cade Boyer • Hayden Brooks • Cadynce Brown • David Brown* • James Brown • Kennedy Brown • McKinzie Brown** • Tyson Brown • Raven Bruce** • Morgan Brunnemer** • Jaidyn Burrell*** • Shayla Burris • Alyssa Bush • Danielle Buttrum*** • Jace Calfy** • Javontae Campbell • Kelsi Campbell** • Kaci Carpenter • Jonnie Carson • Kenneth Castile • Paige Castillo • Elizabeth Chambers*** • Iban Chavez • Miguel Chavez • Nereyda Chavez* • Hagen Childs* • Breanna Chitwood* • Libby Clark • Whitney Clark • Sylvia Comer • Jadrian Cook* • Summer Cooper • Rebecca Cordova*** • Harli Crabtree • Bailey Cravens** • Collin Cross • Joel Crossland*** • Colin Davis • Jessica Davis • Karter Dehdezi • Emily Destfino • Jayden Dobbs • Ryan Doig • Edgar Dominguez • Robert Doran** • Klaire Downey • Jaylyn Dressen • Jaylyn Dressen • Areeya Driskel • Jackson Duchi • Mia Dunlap* • John Durbin • Jessica Ebel** • Kiley Echard** • Angel Eguia • Montana Ehrlich • Camisha-Ge Emarthla • Marlen Ender** • Hannah Endicott** • Juan Escobar* • Ashlyn Ewy • James Fanning*** • Steven Faulkner • Makhia Fernandez • Jose Ferrer* • Corey Fincher • Ashlynn Fincher • Broderick Finlay • Rachel Fischer* • Shiloh Fletcher* • Kimberly Fonseca Torres* • Kristopher Ford • Eden Fortune*** • Gabrielle Fortune* • Gavin Foster* • Rylee Foster • Isaiah Franklin • Kaitlyn Frieden*** • Tatum Friend* • Joy Frost • Yvonne Fuerte** • Diana Garcia*** • Kadin Gehring* • Charlie Gilbreath** • Trevon Gilchrist • Kenzie Glenny* • Trinity Goff* • Lanie Goins*** • Adriana Gomez • Odalismar Gomez** • Nolan Gore* • Jordan Gorecki • Allison Green*** • Whitley Grimmett • Kimberly Guthrie • Nicolás Gutiérrez • Kaitlyn Hagar*** • Mary Hainzinger • Emily Hale • Samuel Haley* • Jenna Hallin • Gabe Hamilton* • Brea Hand • Anna Hannon*** • Brady Harman** • Landon Harmon** • Rebekah Harmon** • Sawyer Harris • Brady Hawkins • Janie Heitman • Nicole Hendricks • Baeleigh Henshall • Aislinn Hernandez • Colton Higgins • Shelby Higgins*** • Cayla Hoch • Fayth Hoover • Grace Howry*** • Richard Hudson* • Judith Huerta • Anthony Ignowski • Tiffany Ikwumere** • Melessa Iniguez • Hailey Jackson • Skyler Jernigan** • Aaron Johnson* • Jaci Johnson*** • Samantha Johnston*** • Brandon Jones* • Jacob Jones • Janet Jones* • Madalyn Jones*** • Patricia Joseph • Camden Justice • Talby Justus • Brenden Kamnick • Aron Kanyai • Mona Karben Henos • Essence Kearney • Mackenzie Keeler*** • Kailea Keelin • Emalee Kelly • Lexia Kent • Vum Khup • Ashton Kilbourne* • Whitney King • Jorie Kingcade*** • Nancy Klippenstein*** • Ashley Knight • Kelci Lagan • Jared Lara* • Kaesey Lasater* • Elijah Laus** • Tyronn Lee** • Kathleen Leeper • James Lemons • Brenna Leonard • Andrew Lewis*** • Christopher Lewis • Emily Lewis • Kiley Lewis • Ashlan Light*** • Miranda Lindsey • Danielle Linthicum • SaVannah Linton • 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• Katelyn Qualls • Alyssa Quezada • Janice Ashley Quezada • Ryck Quillen** • Heather Raffelson* • Julisa Ramirez* • Courtney Ramsey • Madison Rauh • Sidney Redmon*** • Braylin Reed • Rick Requejo • Lenni Resendiz • Gloria Reyes*** • Ethan Rhea • Taryn Rhodes • Ally Riddle*** • Andrea Rivera • Tayley Robedeaux • Kyle Roberts*** • Taylon Roberts*** • Brooke Robertson • Nikyla Robinson*** • Morgan Robison* • Ashlyne Roblyer • Drake Rodriguez • Raelynn Rodriguez*** • Cinthia Roman* • Morgan Romero • Ethan Rossi** • Skylin Samuel-Strebeck • Skylin Samuel-Strebeck • Luana San Miguel D’Amico* • George Sanchez • Sidnie Saville • Jennifer Schaefer • Kaydrin Scott • Kole Scott*** • Cody Seals* • Wyatt Shaffer • Gunner Sharp • Kayden Shaw • Kason Shrum • Anna Siemers*** • Jesse Slimp • Alli Smith*** • Cheyanne Smith* • Creed Smith*** • Jhevan Smith* • Josiah Smith • Nicholas Smith • Rebecca Soto • Grayson Spires • Matthew Stancliff* • Mylee Stanton • Ethan Starks • Hattie Steichen** • Emily Stevens • Baleigh Stewart • Michaela Stikkers • Addison Stinnett • Karsyn Stone • Anna Stotts • Kylene Strader • Benjamin Streck** • Whitney Streck*** • Rubianet Swanson • Luke Talley • Zihao Tang* • Jackson Tarrance** • Kelsie Teply* • Thad Terrel* • Kelsey Theis • Aiden Thompson • Trinity Tillotson*** • Armando Tiscareno** • Christapor Tornakian • Yesenia Torres-Hermosillo • Owen Tracy** • Sandra Trammell** • Prince Twa • Callie Van Meter • Anayeli Vasquez*** • Jace Vaughan • Jessica Vendetti • Aydan Voitik*** • Ashton Ward • Megan Warrington • Ean Watters** • Ashley Webb* • Caleb Webster** • Hanna Webster • Catherine Wellman** • Emily Wells • Adelyn White*** • Brandon White • Jase White • Dawson Whitewater • Eden Wilcox • Hadleigh Williams*** • Anna Willis*** • Makenna Willson*** • Brook Wilson* • Christian Wiseman • Abagaile Woodman** • Abagaile Woodman** • Sierra Woods*** • Sierra Woods*** • Kelly Yancy* • Kyle Yaremko** • Blake Yauneridge • Patrick Zepeda • Daphne Zevallos de McCaslin Associate in Applied Science Degree Jacob Arnold*** • Devin Barnett*** • Alexandria Baumann • Jessica Belair • McKenzie Benes** • Lena’ Black • Miah Burks* • Cristopher Caez-Rojas • Jacqueline Camarena* • Jacqueline Cheatwood • Travis Chick** • Courtney Clay*** • Curtis Conner*** • Dylan DeWitt • Kalli Dinsmore* • Tarah Edgar • Angel Eguia • Rylee Foster • Haley Fowler • Yvonne Fuerte** • Ann Galindo* • Austin Grossardt** • Kelsey Hackney • Taylor Hargrove** • Dalton Harris • Kirbie Howard • Tasi Hughes • Erica Jefferson** • Matthew Johnson • Ethan Kemble* • Kaitlyn Klemme** • Joey Looper* • Craig Martin • Justin Mays • Kasey Mount • Alyson Myers** • Alarik Oliva*** • Noah Parks* • Payton Parrish* • Riley Price* • Jennifer Schaefer • Cassidie Schmidt** • Eric Segura • Kaleb Settle*** • Brady Slavin • Hayley Spaeth • Lauren Stubbs** • Tyler Swanson • Cordelia Tillman** • Yaquelin Vargas • Anayeli Vasquez*** • Kendra Vermillion* • Kendall Ware*** • Wyatt Webb* • Hannah White** • Sage Wilcox*** • Amarah Young • Duston Young * Cum Laude (with distinction) GPA 3.25 to 3.49 ** Magna Cum Laude (with high distinction) GPA 3.50 to 3.74 *** Summa Cum Laude (with very high distinction) GPA 3.75 to 4.00 Grade-point averages do not include current semester grades. Duplicate names listed indicates double major..

Senate Bill 615 sought to increase the age of consent from 16 to 18. OKLAHOMA CITY — An effort to raise Oklahoma’s age of sexual consent appears dead for the session after lawmakers tried to take it a step further by also banning most childhood marriages.

United Way of North Central Oklahoma and Community Health Foundation of Kay County are partnering for a special event at War Memorial Park, located at 899 N. 5th St., on Thursday, May 16 from 4 pm to 6 pm.

Congrats to the 2024 Boys State Delegates from Ponca City High School: Manuel Amaya-Medelin, Knights of Columbus Anderson Bivins, After 5 Lions Andrew Blancuzzi, Ponca City Elks Nelson Cypret-Nic, Kiwanis Aven Hobbs, Noon Lions Dax Iraggi, Community Bank Reed Jackson, Martin, Jean & Jackson Joseph Johnston, Wheeler Insurance Aidan Landes, Martin, Jean & Jackson Logan Mirkes, RCB Bank Harrison Poet, Martin, Jean & Jackson Dylan Quesada, Equity Bank Kody Rowe, First National Bank Sawyer Scantlin, Heather Cannon Honda Cayden Trammell, Ponca City Elks Ridge Vernon, RCB Bank Congrats to the 2024 Po-Hi Oklahoma Girls State delegates.

Today is the 128th day of 2024 and the 50th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1847, the American Medical Association was founded in Philadelphia.