New, no obligation classes available at Kem’s Gym for limited time
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Kem’s Gym is starting new classes and believes you’ll love them so much, they’ll give you the first lesson. How can you reserve your spot? Sign-up.
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Special Board of Education meeting held Aug. 21
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The Ponca City Public Schools (PCPS) Board of Education held a special meeting on Monday, Aug. 21 at 12 pm.
Meet the new NOKHS Board President, Justin Mathews
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Along with a new Executive Director this year, Northern Oklahoma Humane Society also welcomes a new board president. Justin Mathews, a 2003 Ponca City High School graduate, moved back home from Dallas in 2019. When his own furry family member began to have medical issues, including seizures, Justin established his own business, Paws on the Pavement, to have a more flexible work schedule to spend more time with and take care of his dog. It was shortly after that time that Justin began volunteering with NOKHS.
Donna Hingtgen becomes 2023-2024 National AMBUCS President
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Ponca City, OK – August 15, 2023 – National AMBUCS, Inc. held its annual National Conference in Louisville, KY on Aug. 2-5, 2023. AMBUCS members from across the country gathered to learn, network recognize impact achievements and distribute adaptive tricycles to local families.
August PCDA meeting held August 17
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The Ponca City Development Authority (PCDA) held their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Aug. 17 at 7:30 am.
Federal investigation documents ‘barbaric’ conditions in ICE facilities in Georgia
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During a visit to the biggest immigration jail in Georgia, a federal investigator found a clinic that was “among the dirtiest medical spaces I have ever seen in a U.S. detention facility.” At another Georgia facility holding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees, a nurse ignored an asthma patient’s request to urgently see a doctor over concerns with his inhaler.
Committee to Protect Journalists calls for investigation after newspaper raid
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The Committee to Protect Journalists is calling for an investigation into the raid at the Marion County Record, the Kansas newspaper at the center of a sharply criticized police investigation. CPJ’s U.S.
Canadian city of 130,000 declares emergency as wildfires near
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Record-breaking wildfires in Canada, which have already scorched an area larger than Greece, are heading toward key population centers, forcing tens of thousands to evacuate. Authorities declared a state of emergency in Kelowna, the largest city in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, an idyllic tourist region known for its vineyards, orchards and ski hills.
How Biden impeachment talk is dividing Republicans with eye on 2024 races
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WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are divided over whether the House should embark on an impeachment inquiry involving President Joe Biden while polls show voters are more concerned about the economy.
Trump cancels news conference to promote election fraud theories
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Former President Donald Trump canceled a news conference he planned to hold on Monday in response to his latest indictment, because, he said, of advice from his lawyers. Earlier this week, Trump on his Truth Social platform said he would release a report bolstering his persistent and unfounded claims of a stolen election in 2020.