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Free 2023 income tax services offered by AARP Tax-Aide
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IRS certified AARP Tax-Aide volunteers will be available again this year to prepare and electronically file Federal and Oklahoma income tax returns at the Ponca City Library. The service is free of charge and is available for low-and-middle income taxpayers of all ages. You do not have to be an AARP member to have your taxes prepared.
Attucks Community Center partners with A Winter Less Cold
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Attucks Community Center is one of the oldest buildings in the Ponca City community, and the Attucks Community Alliance drives to share its history and provide a place for the community. When extreme cold weather threatened to endanger the lives of people without a place to spend the night, the Attucks Community Alliance answered the call to open their facility and assist the Winter Less Cold initiative.
Seasons of Aging event to be held on Feb. 2
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The Senior Resource Committee is hosting a Seasons of Aging event on Friday, Feb. 2 at 11 am at the Carolyn Renfro Event Center located at 445 Fairview in Ponca City.
Oklahoma lawmakers begin special session with House, Senate at odds on tax cut
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Lawmakers returned to the state Capitol on Monday for a special legislative session on tax cuts, but the state Senate quickly adjourned without taking any action. Although the House plans to vote Wednesday on the personal income tax cut requested by Gov.
Weekly Best Sellers
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Courtesy of Magic City Books in Tulsa; Best of Books in Edmond; Brace Books in Ponca City; and Full Circle Books in Oklahoma City Fiction 1. “The Longest Autumn” by Amy Avery (Flatiron Books) 2.
Israel rules out freeing thousands of prisoners in hostage deal
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out the freeing of thousands of prisoners or pulling troops out of Gaza as part of any hostage-exchange or ceasefire deal with Hamas. “We will not withdraw the IDF from the Gaza Strip, and we will not release thousands of terrorists.
Lawmakers struggle to limit US tech investment in China
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China hawks who want to limit how U.S. investors send money and share industrial know-how with Chinese businesses in sensitive advanced technology sectors see signs of halting progress from the Biden administration and Capitol Hill, but aren’t optimistic that serious action is coming this year.