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States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules

Friday, June 27 by AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country’s biggest abortion provider.The 6-3 opinion comes in a case that wasn’t directly about abortion. It’s... Read More.

Christmas Open House Planned at Pawnee Bill’s Mansion this Saturday

Monday, December 5 by Lyman James

PAWNEE, Okla. — On Saturday, December 10, the Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum will host its annual holiday open house from 1–3 p.m. Family-friendly activities will include outdoor surrey rides (weather permitting), children’s crafts and photos with Santa. Hot cocoa and cookies will be served.Visitors will find seasonal decorations throughout the home of world-renowned Wild West... Read More.

Back-to-School Assemblies Planned For PCPS

Tuesday, July 27 by Lyman James

The 2021-2022 school year is just around the corner for Ponca City Public Schools. Ponca City Superintendent Shelley Arrott said, “Building and promoting an unwavering positive culture is paramount to recovery and growth. We had made some headway on developing our culture but it was pushed to the back burner as we were in... Read More.

Planned power outage set for early Tuesday for sections of Blackwell

Monday, July 12 by Lyman James

A scheduled electric outage is planned for portions of Blackwell on Tuesday. The area of Southwest Boulevard to Hubbard and Main Street west to 3rd Street, also Main Street east to Urbana will be out of power between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. for Maintenance.

Planned power outage for areas in Blackwell

Tuesday, June 15 by Lyman James

The City of Blackwell will be experiencing a controlled outage tomorrow from 4 - 6 a.m. in the area of Southwest Boulevard South to Hubbard; and Main Street west to 3rd and east to Urbana. This outage will be for maintenance work by Blackwell Public Power.

Planned city-wide power outage in Newkirk scheduled for June 12

Wednesday, May 26 by Lyman James

On Saturday, June 12th, there will be a city-wide power outage in Newkirk starting at 11 p.m. until 8 a.m. the next morning to replace poles at the substation that support the lines feeding the town's transformers. The project is necessary to improve the city's power grid.

Elegant Evening Planned for Ponca City High School 2021 Juniors and Seniors

Wednesday, March 3 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public Schools said Tuesday that with a great respect for their students and traditions, efforts are being made to plan an elegant evening for Po-Hi junior and senior students. Creativity and flexibility will be applied to the prom, due to the ever-challenging circumstances of the pandemic. Priorities in planning will be placed... Read More.

Black Lives Matter protest in Ponca City went as planned

Tuesday, June 9 by Lyman James

Hundreds of protestors took part in the Black Lives Matter protest yesterday in Ponca City.The protest started at 5th and Overbrook and marched down to city hall on Grand Ave. between 5th and 6th streets. Ambulance was called on scene for two people with heat-related issues. The protest remained peaceful.According to Ponca Cityt Police... Read More.

Kay Electric announces Planned power outage for parts of northwestern Kay County

Friday, April 17 by Lyman James

Kay Electric Cooperative said on Friday that this upcoming Monday, April 20, they will have a planned power outage starting @ 9:00 until Noon.This will affect members in northwestern Kay County on North 108th street North of Braman/Bender Road up to Southside Road & also Paradise Cove near Blackwell Lake.If you have any questions... Read More.