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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 FRIENDS OF 1893 LAND RUN Friends of 1893 Land Run to host annual meeting Thursday, September 14, 2023, 11:00am, located at Kay Electric meeting room Blackwell, OK.

The Ponca City Board of Commissioners held their regular session on Monday, Aug. 28 at 5:30 pm in the Commission Chamber at City Hall.

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. “Tom Lake” by Ann Patchett (Harper) 2.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is doubling down on his promise to use lethal force against fentanyl traffickers attempting to cross the U.S. southern border if elected president, telling voters at the first GOP presidential debate last week that he would “use all available powers as commanderin- chief” to suppress the epidemic.

The share of employers offering student loan repayment benefits is climbing as companies hope to gain a competitive advantage in recruiting younger workers in a still-tight labor market. The share of full-time job listings mentioning student debt repayment programs has more than doubled since 2019, according to an analysis by job site Handshake.