• Rest rooms at Dan Moran Park closed due to vandalism

    Rest rooms at Dan Moran Park closed due to vandalism - January 03, 2020

    The  rest rooms at Dan Moran Park are closed due to vandalism. They will be reopened when repairs are made....

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  • Cause of refinery fire under investigation

    Cause of refinery fire under investigation - January 03, 2020

    Scott Wallace, the HRBP Manager for the Phillips 66 Ponca City Refinery, said Friday morning the cause of a fire in a process unit on Thursday remains under investigation. Wallace said the fire oc...

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  • New Kay County sales tax increase now in effect

    New Kay County sales tax increase now in effect - January 03, 2020

    The increased Kay County sales tax, approved by residents last year for Kay County Courthouse improvements and an annex, became effective Jan. 2.   The increase is 0.25%, for a total county sales ta...

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  • Phillips 66 Statement on Ponca City Refinery Incident

    Phillips 66 Statement on Ponca City Refinery Incident - January 02, 2020

    Press Release January 2, 2020 At approximately 4:00 pm Thursday, January 2 the Ponca City Refinery experienced a fire in a process unit. Our response teams responded immediately and have the fire ...

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  • Candidates to file for Newkirk Commissioner No. 1 seat

    Candidates to file for Newkirk Commissioner No. 1 seat - January 02, 2020

    NEWKIRK  -- Candidates for municipal office of Commissioner Number 1 of the City of Newkirk file Declarations of Candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. Cheryl Howard, Secretary of the...

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  • It’s time  to request absentee ballots for Feb. 11 elections

    It’s time to request absentee ballots for Feb. 11 elections - January 02, 2020

    NEWKIRK -- Voters in Kay County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the Feb. 11, 2020, Newkirk School District I-125 Special Bond Election and the City of Tonkawa Special Municipal El...

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  • Community remembers Oklahoma girls missing for 20 years

    Community remembers Oklahoma girls missing for 20 years - January 02, 2020

    VINITA, Okla. (AP) — A community in northeastern Oklahoma held a candlelight vigil to remember the lives of two girls who went missing more than two decades ago. Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman w...

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  • Three tribes suing Stitt over casino gambling

    Three tribes suing Stitt over casino gambling - January 02, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Three of the most powerful tribes in Oklahoma are suing Gov. Kevin Stitt over agreements that allow gambling at tribal casinos. The Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw nations fi...

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  • Police say man, goat taken on terrifying three-state drive

    Police say man, goat taken on terrifying three-state drive - January 02, 2020

    SAND SPRINGS, Okla. (AP) — Police in Oklahoma say a man was arrested on New Year's Day after he allegedly took a truck and drove it more than 100 miles with a sleeping passenger and a goat inside. ...

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  • Officials search wildlife refuge for suspect in toddler’s death

    Officials search wildlife refuge for suspect in toddler’s death - January 02, 2020

    MEDICINE PARK, OK -- Oklahoma authorities are searching an expansive wildlife refuge in southwest Oklahoma for a suspect in a Norman toddler's death. Norman police say 28-year-old Christopher James...

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