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Loss of FEMA Program Spells Disaster for Hundreds of Communities and Their Projects

Tuesday, April 29 by AP

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The textile mills that once served as the backbone of Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, have long been shuttered, and officials believed federal money would be key to the town’s overdue revitalization. They hoped an improved stormwater drainage system and secured electrical wires — funded through a program to help communities... Read More.

TSET Awards Healthy Incentive Grants to Six Communities

Thursday, January 27 by Lyman James

OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 25, 2022) - The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) Board of Directors awarded $136,000 to communities across Oklahoma through the TSET Healthy Incentive Grant Program at their board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 25.Grants are awarded to communities that have implemented key strategies for health including tobacco-free, vape-free environments, encouraging active living... Read More.

Local communities provide guidelines for lawn mowing

Thursday, April 8 by Lyman James

With the spring season here, that means the start of mowing season. The City of Ponca City wants to remind everyone that blowing your grass into the streets is a violation of city code. Grass clippings, leaves, and other lawn debris can clog storm drains, resulting in street and private property flooding. Also, storm drains... Read More.

Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Receives $50,000 Morgan Stanley Grant to Address Childhood Hunger in Diverse Communities

Tuesday, March 16 by Lyman James

(OKLAHOMA CITY) – March 15, 2021 - The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma has received a $50,000 grant from Morgan Stanley to support the nonprofit’s efforts to better support households with children living in communities hardest hit by hunger in Comanche County. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Feeding America cites that 26% of Black children and... Read More.

Luttrell Shows Marijuana Tax Revenue Boosts Rural Communities

Wednesday, December 30 by Lyman James

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Ken Luttrell, R-Ponca City, today commented on the tax receipts from sales of medical marijuana products in Kay and Osage counties for the first 10 months of 2020.From January to October, the latest figures available from the Oklahoma Tax Commission, the medical marijuana tax generated from State Question 788... Read More.

Kay County communities showing good self-response rate to 2020 U.S. Census

Monday, April 20 by Lyman James

So far, the results have been good for local Kay County communities when it comes to responding the the 2020 U.S. Census.Ponca City's self-response rate is at 52.5%, Blackwell at 49.1%, Tonkawa at 49% and Newkirk at 46.8%. The state of Oklahoma's response rate is 45.3%.Remember, you can fill out your 2020Census online at Read More.

Sparklight & CableOne assisting communities during the COVID 19 Pandemic

Thursday, April 16 by Lyman James

Sparklight and the CableOne family of brands are coming to the aid of Ponca City and other communities they serve with a donation of $150,000 to local food banks, and another $150,000 to the COVID 19 Response efforts of Meals on Wheels.Understanding that, for those of us working from home or under quarantine... Read More.