Police Blotter
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July 20, 2023 Burglary - At 6:43 am, the reporting party requested an officer in reference to vandalism and residential burglary at 216 E. Park.
News
City Board of Commissioners meeting held July 24
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The Ponca City Board of Commissioners held their regular session on Monday, July 24 at 6 pm at City Hall. Mayor Homer Nicholson called the meeting to order.
Caregiver Conference held at PTC
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Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) was host to a one-day Caregiver Conference in the site’s Seminar Center on Tuesday, July 25. This conference featured sessions on topics such as legal documents important to caregivers; what caregivers need to know about Medicare; how the newly passed Oklahoma Caregiver Act will lessen the financial challenge of the caregiver’s responsibilities and more.
Tee Up for Tails Golf Scramble set for July 28
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Northern Oklahoma Humane Society is hold a golf tournament fundraiser, known as the Tee Up for Tails Golf Scramble, on Fri., July 28 at the Ponca City Country Club. As a nonprofit organization, Northern Oklahoma Humane Society looks to the community for help to keep the shelter afloat. Now, with over 60 cats and around 40 dogs in the facility, they are asking the community to help them continue to save the lives that they work so hard to save.
2023 TBF tournament held at Sooner Lake
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The Bass Federation (TBF) will be hosting their Jr. World Championship tournament at Sooner Lake from July 26 to July 28. This event will bring in over 100 young bass anglers and their families from across the nation from Maine to California.
Happenings
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RIBBON CUTTING AND OPEN HOUSE FOR THE NEW PONCA CITY POLICE STATION The City of Ponca City and the Ponca City Police Department will have a Ribbon Cutting and Open House for the new Ponca City Police Station, on Monday, July 31, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Police Blotter
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July 25, 2023 Prowler - At 12:52 am, the reporting party advised he saw someone crawl into the building at 112 N. 2nd.
Russian attack highlights risk to Ukraine’s last grain export route
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Wheat and corn prices surged after Russia attacked one of Ukraine’s biggest Danube river ports, ramping up the risks facing Kyiv’s last major grain export route and global food trade. A drone attack overnight hit the Danube port of Reni, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named discussing sensitive information.