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Ponca City, OK- Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) received the Gold Star School Award from the Oklahoma Association of Career & Technology Education (OKACTE). This designation, sponsored by OKACTE, provides recognition to technology center districts with outstanding programs designed to meet a broad spectrum of community needs.

NASA’s Artemis program has one tower standing and one just getting started. Mobile launcher 1 (ML-1), which endured some significant damage after its use on the Artemis I mission last November, has been undergoing repairs and enhancements in preparation for its reuse on next year’s planned Artemis II flight, the first with humans on board.

The Ponca City Chamber of Commerce held their annual New Teacher Luncheon on Thursday, Aug. 17 from 11:30 am to 1 pm at the Ponca City Country Club ahead of the start of school on Thursday, Aug.

County fairs are a time of excitement for communities across the country, a time of celebration of what makes their communities and culture their own. That is definitely true in Kay County, and the annual fair has been held more than 100 years. There are troubles with the program, however, as the Fair Board is seeing a lack of board members and volunteers, making it increasingly difficult to hold the fair. The Board is now reaching out to Kay County communities for new board members and volunteers to keep the program successful in the future.

The Ponca City Board of Commissioners held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, Aug. 14 at City Hall.

A raging fire burning directly into densely populated areas. A historic city built between the ocean and a volcano with limited escape routes. Gale-force winds that left firefighters on the defensive.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday declined to criticize his opponent former President Donald Trump over his most recent legal woes, instead choosing to take the opportunity to attack the justice system.