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“Hillcrest Ensemble” will perform “The Great American Songbook” at the upcoming Full Moon Concert Friday, Aug. 3 in Tonkawa Centennial Park, 301 East Grand in Tonkawa. Eight area musicians will present American Standards – including classics such as Blue Moon, Heart and Soul, Sentimental Journey, Georgia on my Mind, All of Me, In the Mood, On the Sunny Side of the Street and more popular favorites. Guest vocalists for the evening are Abby Davis, Kate Branstetter and Mallory Stolhand.

Sixty-five years ago, one Oklahoma town and one Kansas town were bound together in history with death and destruction. On May 25, 1955, one storm with two separate tornadoes hit first Blackwell, Oklahoma, and one hour later destroyed Udall, Kansas.

Dr. Michael Henneberry recently opened a new Orthodontist location here in Ponca City and is located at 1113 East Hartford Ave.

The ODL (Oklahoma Department of Libraries) has awarded a $1,000 PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) grant to the Ponca City Library to help purchase PPE and supplies to keep staff and visitors safer during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ponca City Library is one of 64 institutions to receive a grant from ODL courtesy of the federal CARES Act and the IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services). A total of $60,000 was distributed by ODL to address the coronavirus concerns of public libraries, tribal libraries, tribal cultural centers, museums, and historic sites in the state.

STILLWATER — Online learning may be part of the “new normal” for many schools, and Oklahoma State University professors are helping teachers prepare. The “Teach from Anywhere: Using Digital Tools to Support Seamless Learning” three-course series covers topics ranging from setting up, organizing, and using Google Classroom to cultivating digital community, said Dr.