May 2023

Dear Annie: My oldest son is 43. He lives in another state. He has a girlfriend that he lives with. They are serious but not married, but they do plan to get married. The girlfriend has four children, ages 22, 21, 14 and 12.

THIS WEEKEND AT THE PONCA CITY GOSPEL JUBILEE Cross Country featured Saturday night June 3rd. at 6:30 p.m. Cross Country Ministry will bring to the stage your favorite older songs from the past as well as newer songs and occasionally a few originals-all flavored southern style! Come join us at the Ponca City Gospel Jubilee this Saturday night and enjoy this wonderful ministry Cross Country. Live music with talented musicians and singers as well as recording artist. Coming to us from the Branson Missouri area. If you love the oldtime southern gospel, then you’re going to really love this ministry. Following a short break with prize drawings as well as free refreshments the Gospel Jubilee band will take stage to finish out the evening. We always love to provide an environment that is Christian oriented, separate seating as needed, laughter and just good ole fun for the whole family. Reserved seating for 6 or more as needed. For more information or reserve seating contact: Vickie Vaughan at (580) 628-7105

WASHINGTON -- Do you know that this country was once derided as being the most prudish of all the major countries on earth, even more prudish than the U.K.? For decades, we were laughed at for our prudish ways. Then something happened. We moved from being puritanical to being obsessed by sex and, by the way, obsessed by violence, too. We became obsessed with killing each other, or at least with shooting each other, particularly in schools, places of worship, hospitals and latenight parties, wherever you would least expect mayhem. Some of our experts spoke of Black-on-Black shootings, but there has been plenty of white-on-white shootings and indiscriminate bloodshed.

Elton Nimerick, resident of Ponca City, passed away Friday, May 26, 2023. He was 88.

May 30—Work is continuing on the city of Enid’s Kaw Lake Water Pipeline Program, which is set to be completed in a little more than one year. The entirety of the Kaw Lake Water Pipeline Program includes multiple elements — miles of pipeline segments, booster pump and intake stations, a waterline and Enid’s new water treatment plant on West Chestnut.

There is a conundrum at the center of American politics that is unresolvable on its face: according to Gallup, 40 percent of registered voters do not regard themselves as Democrats or Republicans, but they cannot express their deepest political commitments in electoral politics without voting for candidates who run as Democrats and Republicans.

CHICAGO — A day after lighting up the scoreboard in beating the Dodgers, the Rays’ major league-leading offense was shut down and shut out Monday in a 1-0 loss to the Cubs. Veteran right-hander Marcus Stroman held the Rays to one hit for the afternoon.