October 2020

Today is Friday, Oct. 30, the 304th day of 2020.

Evans and Associates Construction Company, Inc. has entered a contract with the City of Ponca City to reconstruct the pavement on Broadway Avenue, from Lake Street to Pine Street.

Dear Mary: I offered to do flower arrangements for a very small family wedding. The bride donated $100 for the flowers. I offered to pay for any additional floral costs as my wedding gift to the couple. Unfortunately, I underestimated the additional cost for the flowers, and it looks as if I will be going way over my budget for this gift. Do you have the social etiquette solution for me so I do not have to invest any more of my own money? I do not know how to say my wedding gift is completed but the cost of flowers is not. -- Name Withheld

WASHINGTON — Internal Trump administration records released Thursday by the House Judiciary Committee reveal new details on how the White House separated migrant families at the border and shielded details of the practice from agency partners responsible for the children taken from their parents.

With the number of cases across America recently surging, it is clear that the Coronavirus shows no indication of slowing down any time soon. Despite the fact that cases have continued to rise in some states across America, there have been concerns about the lack of social distancing in public places, leading to local outbreaks. Considering the increased risk of viral transmission in a large group of people, it begs the question whether Americans believe it is now safe to be part of these gatherings or if they are aware, but unconcerned about the high risk involved.

Domestic— A caller requested an officer to the 300 block of south Palm on Wednesday at 1:25 a.m. in reference to a physical domestic that had occurred with an ex. A report was taken and a warrant request was made for the subject.

WESTLAKE, Ohio — For Democrats in Ohio, the recent years have been bleak. President Donald Trump won the Buckeye State by a healthy 8-percentage-point margin in 2016, and two years later the blue wave in the nation’s midterm elections barely made a splash here. Conventional wisdom placed the state firmly outside contention for this year’s presidential race.

Letter to the Editor Over my ten years as your District Attorney I could not help but notice the number of people who continue to commit crimes over and over again. With the Walt releases currently being given by the Pardon and Parole Board and the commutations signed by the Governor, it seems that people who commit these crimes spend only a few months in jail before being released.

Washington -- I do not like being wrong. Looking back on the journalism of the last few years, I have concluded this makes me one weird journalist. Most journalists -- in fact, most commentators -- seem to prefer to be wrong. Spectacularly, melodramatically wrong.