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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!

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.

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.