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Back to school!

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Pictured are brother and sister, Raelynn Ewing and Bradford Ewing, on their first day of school as a Kindergartener and a 4th grader at Garfield Elementary. 

Pictured from left to right are Haydin Matthews, Jill Biggoose and Berlin Hockenbury on their first day of school as 6th graders at West Middle School.

Raelynn Ewing, a Kindergartener at Garfield Elementary, is getting her temperature taken on her first day of school before entering the building. This is one of the new protocols in place for all students for safety precautions related to Covid-19.

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Ponca City Chamber of Commerce Delivers Donated School Supplies to PCPS District

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The Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce hosted an annual school supply drive. Typically, the Chamber sponsors the “Stuff the Bus” School Supply Campaign. However, with conditions surrounding the global pandemic, the decision was made to not park the bus at Wal-Mart this year. Instead, the PC Chamber requested the five most needed items for both elementary and secondary students. Through an email blast and by word of mouth, the Chamber delivered seven pallets of needed supplies!
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After landfall, Laura a Category 2; devastating ruin expected on Louisiana, Texas coasts

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Hurricane Laura roared ashore just east of the Texas border in southeastern Louisiana early Thursday, and hours later the storm was pounding the Gulf Coast with ferocious wind, torrential rains and rising seawater, threatening the lives of people who didn’t evacuate.

‘America First’ vs. America in the world. On most foreign policy issues, Trump and Biden vary widely

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WASHINGTON - An armsextortion scandal with Ukraine; a crash-and-burn peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians; insults to allies while cozying up to adversaries - the foreign policy agenda of President Donald Trump has been, pretty literally, all over the map.

Everyday Cheapskate

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If you’ve ever had the need to prevent children from closing a door and unwittingly locking themselves in a pantry or bathroom, you may know the old hand-towel trick: Throw the towel over the top of the door. That’s it. No matter how hard a child might try to close it, no can do. I’ve always loved that handy-dandy tip. But I have to admit I’d never thought about how to use a similar trick to keep a child from opening a door. Well, I hadn’t until I heard from today’s first great reader ...