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Senate Study: Participation in 2020 Census critical for Oklahoma’s future - October 09, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY – On Monday afternoon, members of the Senate Rules Committee learned about the importance of census participation and the negative impact that can occur from under-reporting. Presen...
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Ponca City Public Schools exceed goals for United Way - October 09, 2019
Thanks to the generosity of Ponca City Public School employees and students, the district raised $49,045 for United Way this year, which exceeded last year’s donation of $45,489. The goal is always ...
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Voters approve sales tax for County Office Annex, Courthouse remodel - October 09, 2019
Kay County voters approved a proposition Tuesday calling for a 1/4 of one cent county sales tax for the County Office Annex and to remodel the Courthouse in Newkirk, as well as a 5,000 square feet for...
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Representative challenges firearm bill - October 08, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A Democratic state representative from Oklahoma City and other advocates for tighter gun laws have filed a lawsuit challenging a new Oklahoma law that will allow people to carry f...
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One Book, One District books for elementary and secondary schools - October 08, 2019
Elementary students of the Ponca City Public School District can’t get enough of reading together. The district has participated in 12 One Book, One District selections in recent years and plans to ...
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80-year-old man arrested in fatal shooting of wife - October 08, 2019
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (AP) - Police in an Oklahoma City suburb say an 80-year-old man has been arrested on a murder complaint in the fatal shooting of his wife, who had dementia. A Midwest City polic...
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Two companies respond to Hunter’s letter on home rape test kits - October 08, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Two companies marketing self-administered rape kits have responded to cease-and-desist letters sent by Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter. The Oklahoman reports Hunter's off...
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Prekindergarten students celebrate grandparents’ day - October 08, 2019
Washington Prekindergarten recently held its annual grandparents' day celebration. Students and grandparents shared books together and a light snack and students also made cards for their grandparents...
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Supreme Court rejects appeal in fatal shooting of trooper - October 08, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of an Oklahoma man sentenced to death for the fatal shooting of a state trooper on the day after Christmas. The court on Monday d...
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Former Wewoka officer charged with rape of a minor - October 08, 2019
WEWOKA, Okla. - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation arrested a former Wewoka Police Officer on charges he raped a minor. On Oct. 2, 2019, Wewoka Police Department requested OSBI assistance i...
