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Ponca City has a vibrant downtown shopping district. From cute little boutiques, restaurants and education to the administration of Ponca City, there is something everyone can enjoy along Grand Avenue and surrounding streets. Many of those buildings have a long history of their own, with multiple businesses welcoming generations of shoppers in their respective facilities. Those facades have changed through the decades, with older fronts not seen by younger generations, but Ponca City Main Street (PCMS) is unveiling a new program today, allowing everyone, young and old to see modern Grand Avenue in an historic perspective, with the release of the PCMS Time Frame program.

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The third and final Ponca Politics Legislative Update Forum for the current session was held in City Hall from 12 pm to 1 pm on Friday, April 26. Attending the event were Senator Bill Coleman, and Representatives Ken Luttrell and John Pfeiffer.

More than 130 Oklahoma 4-H’ers learned how state government works at the 25th annual 4-H Day at the Capitol on April 17 in Oklahoma City. Steve Beck, state program leader for Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development, said this time-honored event is a win-win for everyone.

BALTIMORE — As the Dali slid out of its berth at the Port of Baltimore in the early hours of March 26, it wasn’t alone. A pair of 5,000-horsepower tugboats guided the massive container ship into the deep channel in the Patapsco River, pointing it toward the Chesapeake Bay as it began its voyage to Sri Lanka.

Japan’s ruling party lost a special election Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had described in part as a judgment on himself, months ahead of a party leadership vote. Public anger over a slush fund scandal helped the main opposition candidate Akiko Kamei defeat the Liberal Democratic Party’s Norimasa Nishikori by about 83,000 votes to 58,000 in what had been a party stronghold in Shimane prefecture.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged leaders of the Hamas militant group to quickly reach a decision on Israeli conditions for a temporary cease-fire, a move that could help bring an end to fighting in Gaza.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Frank D. Lucas knows he’s the likely underdog in the now four-man race to replace Patrick T. McHenry as the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, but he isn’t letting that stop him.