• Senator ends effort to name stretch of Route 66 after Trump

    Senator ends effort to name stretch of Route 66 after Trump - November 07, 2019

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A Republican lawmaker from Oklahoma has abandoned his effort to rename a stretch of Route 66 after President Donald Trump. State Sen. Nathan Dahm told the Tulsa World on Wednesd...

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  • Name of suspect in Wetumka man’s murder released

    Name of suspect in Wetumka man’s murder released - November 07, 2019

    WETUMKA, Okla. - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has identified the suspect arrested at the scene of a Wetumka man's murder. Joshua Gann, 28, was taken into custody by police at the scen...

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  • Hartford Avenue and Kygar Road construction project begins Nov. 11

    Hartford Avenue and Kygar Road construction project begins Nov. 11 - November 07, 2019

    The City of Ponca City has contracted with Evans & Associates for a street improvement project on Hartford Avenue and Kygar Road. Construction on the project will start Monday, Nov. 11. Work...

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  • Rep. Loring criticizes move to rename northeast Oklahoma highway

    Rep. Loring criticizes move to rename northeast Oklahoma highway - November 07, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Ben Loring (D-Miami, OK) released the following statement in response to legislation filed to rename part of Historic Route 66 in House District 7 after President Donald T...

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  • Alva man pleads guilty in ‘murder for hire’ plot

    Alva man pleads guilty in ‘murder for hire’ plot - November 07, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A 70-year-old northwest Oklahoma man has pleaded guilty to trying to hire his business partner in Kansas to kill a man in Oklahoma City. Court records show Vernon Wayne Brock o...

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  • Big Blue Band rates well in marching band contest

    Big Blue Band rates well in marching band contest - November 07, 2019

    Ponca City High School's Big Blue Marching Band earned one superior rating and two excellent ratings with a composite rating of 2 Wednesday, in the OSSAA Regional in Tahlequah, according to Band Direc...

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  • Haylee Willaford named Wildcat of the Week

    Haylee Willaford named Wildcat of the Week - November 07, 2019

    The Heather Cannon Wildcat of the Week is Po-Hi sophomore Haylee Willaford. "Haley is that student who sets goals and expectations for herself,” said Superintendent Shelley Arrott. “She plays b...

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  • Architects recognized for Ponca City Concert Hall

    Architects recognized for Ponca City Concert Hall - November 07, 2019

    Sally Talley and Richard Winterrowd of Winterrowd-Talley Architects received the AIA Oklahoma People’s Choice Award in Education project category earlier this month at the Devon Tower in Oklahoma Ci...

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  • Kildare voters can cast absentee ballots Thursday and Friday

    Kildare voters can cast absentee ballots Thursday and Friday - November 06, 2019

    Registered voters in Kay County who want to vote by mail absentee ballot in next Tuesday’s Kildare School District C-50 Special Bond Election have missed the application deadline, County Election Bo...

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  • No School Nov. 11

    No School Nov. 11 - November 06, 2019

    As per the 2019-20 school calendar, there is no school on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. This is a scheduled professional development for teachers and other designated employees. Please remember to slow...

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