Smith Honored as Representative of the Year by Veterans Council

OKLAHOMA CITY – David Smith, in May was honored as Representative of the Year by the Oklahoma Veterans Council.Smith serves as chair of the House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee and is himself a veteran after serving in the Army where he specialized in military intelligence. He's also a member of the Legislative Veterans... Read More.

Fighting for Oklahoma’s Schools, Economy and Veterans

By Rep. Ty Burns, R-PawneeWe are now in a critical stage of the legislative session, where we focus on floor work ahead of the deadline for bills to pass out of their chamber of origin. This week, I want to highlight a few key bills making their way through the process.House Bill 1276 would... Read More.
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Veteran’s Day Parades & Community Bean Feeds Friday

Many local Veteran’s Day events will be held tomorrow as we honor the many who have served. That includes Blackwell’s Veteran’s Day Parade tomorrow at 11, followed by a free community bean feed at VFW Post 28-55 at 1006 West Ferguson.Parade line-up will start at 10:30 at Main & Dewey.The parade marshal will be... Read More.

Veterans To Be Honored Saturday with Parade and More

The day (Saturday Nov. 5) is full of events and activities starting withThe Ponca City Aviation Booster Club’s Monthly Fly-in Breakfast on Saturday from 7 ‘til 10 AM at the Ponca City Airport. The breakfast buffet includes scrambled eggs, pancakes, biscuits and gravy, bacon, sausage, hash browns, fresh fruit, coffee, and orange juice. Cost... Read More.

Gary Miles Previews Ponca City’s Veterans Day Parade

The Grand Marshall for this Saturday’s Ponca City Veteran’s Day parade has been announced. It’s Medal of Honor recipient Dwight Birdwell, who was one of the first U.S. soldiers to engage the enemy during the Tet Offensive in Vietnam. Birdwell received the Silver Star for valor during the offensive. That was upgraded to a... Read More.
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Ponca City Veteran’s Day Parade set for Saturday

The City of Ponca City announced that the annual Veteran's Day Parade is Saturday, November 6th. The parade will start at 10:45 a.m. in downtown Ponca City on Grand Avenue. Gather in downtown Ponca City for a celebration of the troops. Community members will line up on Grand Avenue to witness a procession of servicemen... Read More.
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Local Vietnam Veterans Donate to Po-Hi Yearbook Program

The Ponca City chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America invited the editors of the 2020 Cat Tale yearbook to their November meeting where the chapter presented a donation to the Ponca City High School yearbook program. Under the direction of VVA member Jon Kolb, the local chapter raised money to purchase 2020 yearbooks,... Read More.