• Work continues on Lake Road sewer interceptor; road closings expected

    Work continues on Lake Road sewer interceptor; road closings expected - July 16, 2019

    Lake Road will be closed from 8 a.m.  to  6 p.m. Wednesday, and could be closed again Thursday. Work continues on the rehabilitation of the 18-inch sewer interceptor on Lake Road. Recent flooding...

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  • Ponca City schools announce administrative changes

    Ponca City schools announce administrative changes - July 16, 2019

    The Ponca City Public School district announces administrative changes for the 2019-20 school year. Jennifer Dye – Principal at Union Elementary Jennifer Dye has been selected as the new princi...

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  • Woman faces charge of solicitation of first degree murder

    Woman faces charge of solicitation of first degree murder - July 16, 2019

    FAIRVIEW, Okla. – A 25-year-old suspect is in custody after authorities uncovered a murder for hire plot. On July 10, the Major County Sheriff’s Office requested the Oklahoma State Bureau of In...

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  • Oklahoma officials advance review of failure-to-protect case

    Oklahoma officials advance review of failure-to-protect case - July 16, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has voted to advance its review of a woman's request for commutation of her 30-year prison sentence for failing to protect her children from a...

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  • Perry Mobile Disaster Recovery Center cancelled

    Perry Mobile Disaster Recovery Center cancelled - July 16, 2019

    The Mobile Disaster Recovery Center that was scheduled to open in Perry at the Noble County Fairgrounds Building on Thursday, July 18, has been cancelled. Survivors can still apply for disaster ass...

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  • Master Gardener class offered this fall in Ponca City

    Master Gardener class offered this fall in Ponca City - July 16, 2019

    Do you have the opposite of a green thumb? Do houseplants audibly scream when you enter the room? Well, Kay County OSU Extension may have the class and organization for you! Become an OSU Master Gard...

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  • Salvation Army to hold two fundraisers in July

    Salvation Army to hold two fundraisers in July - July 15, 2019

    The Ponca City office of the Salvation Army will have two fundraisers in July. The first will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at Walmart. A child's wading pool will be set up with a ca...

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  • Blackwell disc golfer wins third World Disc Golf Championship

    Blackwell disc golfer wins third World Disc Golf Championship - July 15, 2019

    Ron Convers Jr. recently won his third World Disc Golf Championship. The Blackwell resident is a Ponca City High School graduate and a member of the Ponca City Disc Golf Club. Convers said that ...

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  • Authorities investigating explosion that killed welder

    Authorities investigating explosion that killed welder - July 15, 2019

    EL RENO, Okla. (AP) - Authorities in central Oklahoma are investigating an explosion that killed a welder at an oil field services company. The explosion occurred about 7 a.m. Sunday at the Canyon ...

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  • Eufaula man drowns while boating

    Eufaula man drowns while boating - July 15, 2019

    EUFAULA, OK -- The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a 67-year-old man has drowned while boating in eastern Oklahoma. Troopers say the body of Carl Eugene Dobson of Eufaula was recovered about 5:11 p.m. S...

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