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Two commissioners take oath of office - February 25, 2020
Municipal Court Judge William Kirkpatrick gives the oath of office to City Commissioners Lanita Chapman and Shasta Scott at Monday's City Commission meeting. Chapman has served as a City Commissi...
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Rep. Dustin Roberts’ bill extends sunset on Indian Education - February 25, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY –State Rep. Dustin Roberts (R-Durant) on Tuesday won passage of a bill to extend the sunset on the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education until 2026. The council initially was s...
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Ponca City Public Schools celebrate Public Schools Week - February 25, 2020
Feb. 24-28 has been designated as National Public Schools Week, which is a national initiative to celebrate the achievements public schools are making and honor the significant contributions and acco...
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Patti Coppock will speak at Pioneer Area Quilters Guild March 2 - February 25, 2020
Pioneer Area Quilters Guild will meet on Monday, March 2 at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 1904 N. Pecan in Ponca City. Stitch and assist is at 10:30 a. m., featuring Judith Miller demo...
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Another OU professor uses racial slur in classroom - February 25, 2020
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The University of Oklahoma says another professor has used a racial slur in the classroom. OU interim president Joseph Harroz Jr. says a history professor read from a histori...
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Senate passes legislation requiring children to wear seat belts - February 24, 2020
(For digital audio, go to oksenate.gov and select “Media”) OKLAHOMA CITY – The full Senate prioritized child safety on Monday with the passage of Senate Bill 1303. Authored by Sen. Roland ...
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Senate approves measures to strengthen laws on strangulation and for assault and battery on pregnant women - February 24, 2020
(For digital audio, go to oksenate.gov and select “Media”) A pair of bills aimed at increasing accountability for those convicted of domestic violence have been approved by the full S...
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Deadline to change party affiliation is March 31, 2020 - February 24, 2020
Oklahomans who want to change their party affiliation before the Primary or Runoff Primary Elections later this year must do so no later than Tuesday, March 31, according to Cheryl Howard, Secretary o...
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Special assistance available to help voters on Election Day - February 24, 2020
Special assistance will be offered to four groups of voters at the March 3, Presidential Preferential Primary Election, Kay County Election Board Secretary Cheryl Howard said today. Physically disa...
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Father arrested after death of two-month-old baby - February 24, 2020
RINGWOOD, Okla. – The Major County Sheriff’s Office requested the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation assist with an investigation after a two-month-old baby died. On Feb. 21, 2020, em...
