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8 months ago By Vision Support Group Hosted By The Ponca City Noon Lions

When: Second Monday of every month. Where: First Christian Church in the Fellowship Hall 210 North 5th, Ponca City When: September 11, 2023 at 10 am Speaker: Melody Marcum from the Dean McGee Eye Institute Contact Noon Lions for more information or questions: JoAnna, 580-763-1650

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Judge orders Texas to remove anti-migrant river buoys, rejects Abbott ‘invasion’ claim

8 months ago By AarÓn Torres And Todd J. Gillman The Dallas Morning News

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas must remove floating border buoys by Friday, Sept. 15, and cannot install any similar structures in the Rio Grande without receiving proper approval, a federal judge wrote Wednesday in a scathing ruling criticizing Gov. Greg Abbott for ignoring federal laws.

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Music in the Garden is back!

8 months ago By Dailyn Emery Dailyn@poncacitynews.com

The Music in the Garden Concert Series is back at Cann Memorial Gardens, 1500 E. Grand Ave. Ponca City Arts and Humanities Council has prepared four concerts, featuring some well known favorites, for the month of Sept. These free performances will take place on each Thursday during the month of Sept., those days being 7, 14, 21, and 28. The concerts will start at 6:30 pm each night and last for around an hour. The gardens fill up quick during these shows, so come a little early if you can, and make sure to bring your lawn chairs! The people of Ponca City will be able to enjoy a calm and casual evening with wonderful music and beautiful views of the Cann Memorial Gardens. If in the case of inclement weather, the show will be canceled and will not be rescheduled, so don’t wait to enjoy the festivities!

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Planning Commission denies VFW zoning request

8 months ago By Calley Lamar Calley@poncacitynews.com

The Ponca City Planning Commission met on Tuesday, Sept. 5 to consider and vote upon an ordinance rezoning a tract of land located at 2821 E. Prospect Ave. from an R-1 Single Family Residential to a C-2 General Commercial.

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Labor Day celebration and history

8 months ago By Dailyn Emery Dailyn@poncacitynews.com

The City of Ponca City held a Labor Day Celebration on Monday., Sept. 4 for the community. Local bands Lane Haas and The Heelers, The Guys, 19-NEVER, Funk n Punch, Mark Miller, performed for those in attendance. These bands played a variety of red dirt, eclectic, hard rock, and metal so that there was a collection of music for everyone in the community. Throughout the day, the food trucks Marshall’s Kitchen, Horton’s Cotton Candy & Fresh Squeezed Lemonade, Snowie Bus, Shepards Frozen Grind, I.C. Freeze Dried Candy, and Brasco’s Chicken & Waffles offered their treats to the community as well.

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Manatees were dying in record-breaking numbers. But that trend may be slowing down

8 months ago By Grethel Aguila Miami Herald

Record-breaking numbers of manatees have died in Florida the past few years. But data from a recently released report may indicate that that trend is slowing down this year — at least so far.

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Blinken visits Kyiv to show support as offensive grinds on

8 months ago By Iain Marlow Bloomberg News

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv in a show of support as Ukraine’s armed forces continue a grinding counteroffensive against entrenched Russian positions.