• Kildare polling place returning to Kildare School for February election

    Kildare polling place returning to Kildare School for February election - January 16, 2020

    KILDARE -- The polling place for Precinct 411/407 has been changed, Cheryl Howard, Secretary of the Kay County Election Board announced today. Voters in the precinct formerly voted at the Baptist C...

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  • Liberton joining Phillips 66 Refinery staff

    Liberton joining Phillips 66 Refinery staff - January 16, 2020

    Effective Feb. 3, 2020, Erin Liberton will join the Phillips 66 Ponca City Refinery as Communications and Community Affairs Adviser. In this role, Liberton will be the primary point of contact for ...

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  • Oklahoma Democrat introduces bill to abolish death penalty

    Oklahoma Democrat introduces bill to abolish death penalty - January 15, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma City Democrat is introducing a bill to abolish the death penalty in Oklahoma. State Rep. Jason Dunnington announced Tuesday his plan to sponsor the bill during the legi...

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  • Cantillon recognized as NWOSU’s outstanding business alumni

    Cantillon recognized as NWOSU’s outstanding business alumni - January 15, 2020

    Rich Cantillon, Ponca City Chamber of Commerce CEO and University Center Trustee, has been recognized by Northwestern Oklahoma State University as its 2020 outstanding alumni in the field of Business....

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  • Trial begins against company in Oklahoma oil rig explosion

    Trial begins against company in Oklahoma oil rig explosion - January 15, 2020

    McALESTER -- The wrongful death trial has begun against a oilfield equipment contractor in connection with a January 2018 explosion and fire that killed five men in southeastern Oklahoma. The McAle...

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  • Police say customer attacks manicurists for speaking Vietnamese

    Police say customer attacks manicurists for speaking Vietnamese - January 15, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City police say a woman is accused of slapping a salon worker and punching and threatening another with a knife because they were speaking Vietnamese. Police Sgt. Me...

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  • Motion filed  to revoke former superintendent’s bond

    Motion filed to revoke former superintendent’s bond - January 15, 2020

    By Beverly Bryant/News Director Kay County District Attorney Brian T. Hermanson, through Assistant District Attorney Tom C. Lane Sr., filed a motion to revoke bond for former Peckham School Superin...

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  • Friday high school basketball schedule revised

    Friday high school basketball schedule revised - January 15, 2020

    There have been some changes in the Ponca City Public Schools basketball games on Friday, Jan. 17. Here are the most current schedule from Athletic Director Jason Leavitt. 5 p.m - Boys JV 6 p.m. - ...

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  • Sen. Boren files bill to protect school counselors’ time

    Sen. Boren files bill to protect school counselors’ time - January 15, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Due to unfunded mandates of high stakes testing, many Oklahoma schools are using their school counselors as building test coordinators and test administrators, a practice Sen. Mary B...

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  • Oklahoma attorney general sues distributors of opioids

    Oklahoma attorney general sues distributors of opioids - January 14, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter says he is suing three distributors of opioids. Hunter filed the lawsuit on Monday in Cleveland County District Court against Cardinal He...

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