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The Ponca City Aviation Foundation recently received a $3000 grant check by the Delta Pilots Charitable Fund. A donation made possible by Delta Airline pilots donating their personal funds to promote youth to become interested in a career in aviation. The Delta Pilots Charitable Fund promotes health, education and welfare of children, and was founded in 1999 by Delta pilots that wish to give back to their communities.

State dollars will soon begin flowing to counties to support diversion and drug treatment programs, but an ongoing effort to update the state’s criminal sentencing code lost momentum in the final weeks of session.

The Tonkawa Police Department, in conjunction with the 8th District Attorney’s Office Major Crimes Unit-Drug Task Force and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN), executed a search warrant at a Tonkawa residence early in the morning on Sunday, May 28.

City Hall offices, located at 516 E. Grand Avenue, will be changing hours of operation after Memorial Day. Beginning Tuesday, May 30, City Hall will be open Monday thru Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The offices of the City Attorney, City Manager, Development Services, Environmental Services, Fire Administration, Finance, Grants Administration, Public Works and Technology Services will be closed for lunch from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Utility Billing, Human Resources, and the City Clerk’s Office will be open during the lunch hour.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said he and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a final agreement to avert a historic U.S. default after the two spoke again Sunday afternoon.