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Farmers Market opens on June 3

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The Ponca City Farmers Market, a staple in the community for over 30 years, will begin its 2023 season on Saturday, June 3 from 8 am to 11 am. Located at the circle of the Pioneer Woman Monument, the Farmers Market always starts on the first Saturday of June to coincide with other events happening that weekend including the annual Ponca City Herb Festival at the Cann Memorial Botanical Gardens.

Happenings

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City Hall offices, located at 516 E. Grand Avenue, will be changing hours of operation after Memorial Day. Beginning Tuesday, May 30, City Hall will be open Monday thru Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The offices of the City Attorney, City Manager, Development Services, Environmental Services, Fire Administration, Finance, Grants Administration, Public Works and Technology Services will be closed for lunch from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Utility Billing, Human Resources, and the City Clerk’s Office will be open during the lunch hour.
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Japan calls on North Korea to refrain from ‘satellite’ launch

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for North Korea to refrain from a planned rocket launch following reports Pyongyang intends to put a satellite in orbit as early as this Wednesday. Kishida instructed his cabinet Monday to gather and analyze information on North Korea’s planned move after reports that Pyongyang would launch a ballistic missile described as a satellite, according to a tweet from the Prime Minister’s Office.
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Ponca Tribe and BancFirst set to establish relationship with sights set on the future

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The Ponca Tribe, through its subsidiary Ponca Enterprise Gaming (PEG), announces their forthcoming collaboration with the Oklahoma banking institution BancFirst. On May 26, 2023, leaders of the Ponca Tribe and BancFirst signed the first of what the tribe hopes is one of many future agreements that allows the tribe to further its economic endeavors in Indian Gaming and beyond.