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The Ponca City Chamber of Commerce is holding a lunch and learn event on Monday, July 24 from 11:30 am to 1 pm at Pioneer Technology Center (PTC). This event will be focused on building financial health and will feature Amit Bansal, the Financial Health Director for Spears School of Business at OSU, as the presenter for the event.

Today is the 201st day of 2023 and the 30th day of summer. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1944, Adolf Hitler survived an assassination attempt orchestrated by several senior-level German military officials.

© 2023 Creators Syndicate Benefits for Spouses I think I get more questions about benefits for spouses than I do about any other kind of Social Security benefit. And even though I’m using the gender-neutral term, “spouses,” these questions almost always come from women wondering what benefits they might be due on their husband’s -- or exhusband’s -- Social Security record.

July 14, 2023 Suspicious Person/Vehicle - At 3:57 am, the reporting party advised of a black truck that keeps pulling up and tapping on the windows and doors at 808 N. Oak.

COFFEE W/ CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) are community volunteers who represent the best interests of abused and neglected children who are wards of the Juvenile Court. Ponca City! CASA is delighted to be offering a Coffee w/ CASA opportunity.

Grand Mental Health will be hosting an upcoming lunch and learn event at Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) on Thursday, July 27 from 11:30 am to 1 pm. This lunch and learn event will discuss topics pertaining about the state of mental health care in Ponca City, as well as resources available to those who need it.

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. “Will They or Won’t They” by Ava Wilder (Dell) 2.

July 19, 2023 Accident - At 1:53 am, the reporting party requested options on an accident that occurred near 1202 E. Prospect. The vehicle was located at Johnstone Supply and a report was taken. The driver was taken home prior to the reporting party’s call. A warrant request was also taken.

Are Democrats forfeiting the 2024 election? In the Republican Party, Donald Trump has plenty of critics who say he can’t win next year. To test that hypothesis, a strong slate of candidates is running as an alternative to him.