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Local Scout and Ponca City High School Senior, Tanner Estes, has earned the Scouts BSA’s highest achievement, the Eagle Scout Award. Estes is a member of St. Pauls United Methodist Church Troop 556. Approximately 6 percent of all youth who participate in Scouting attain the Eagle Rank. To earn the Eagle Rank, Tanner had to complete at least 21 merit badges, earn 7 different ranks, demonstrate Scout Spirit, serve in a leadership role for at least 16 months and plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project helpful to a religious institution, school, or community.

Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) hosted motivational speaker and author, Kevin Brown, at an event on Wednesday, May 24 from 11 am to 1 pm at the PTC Conference Center. Brown was invited to come speak at PTC after Kelly Johnson, owner/ president of Quality Pools and Spas in Ponca City, attended one of Brown’s speaking events at a convention in Hawaii and was so influenced and touched by the presentation that he felt that Brown needed to come share his message in Ponca City.