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Police seeking suspect in Osage Street shooting case - May 29, 2019
On May 21, 2019, at approximately 10:14 a.m., the Ponca City Police Department received a call that a UPS driver had found a male in the 1000 block of North Osage Street with a gunshot wound. Ponca ...
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Kaw Dam statistics May 29 - May 29, 2019
At 11 a.m. Wednesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was releasing 105,040 cubic feet of water per second from Kaw Dam. Current Readings: 36.97 ft ABOVE normal Pool elevation is 1046.97...
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ODEQ offering free private well testing to all 77 counties - May 29, 2019
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is offering free bacteriological testing of private water wells that have been submerged in flood water for all 77 counties. If your private wel...
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FLOODING: Highway Conditions 5-29-19 as of 11 a.m. - May 29, 2019
EDITOR'S NOTE: With historic rainfall since winter 2018 through the spring, many roads are closed, including some construction projects due to rivers and creeks rising too high for some work to cont...
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Commission approves 2020 city budget - May 29, 2019
Ponca City's Board of Commissioners approved the city's budget for 2019-20 at Tuesday night's special session. City Manager Craig Stephenson presented the final budget, which totals $108,490,53...
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Ponca Politics forum set for noon June 4 - May 29, 2019
Ponca Politics will be held on Tuesday, June 4, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Commission Chambers at City Hall. This session will present information on the proposed Public Safety Center. The public i...
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Ranch Drive area without water today for water main relocation - May 29, 2019
The City of Ponca City has retained Sober Brothers Inc. to work on a water main relocation project starting at the intersection of South Ranch Drive and West North Avenue and ending about 1,300 feet t...
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Wells taken offline; water pressure reduced - May 29, 2019
Five water wells have been taken offline, due to flooding in Ponca City’s West Wellfield and Lake Road area. The Ponca City Water Treatment Plant, though fully functioning, is currently sending ...
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Commissioners declare emergency for flood damage repair - May 29, 2019
Ponca City's Board of Commissioners approved a measure Tuesday night declaring an emergency for ground repairs around a 16-inch raw water transmission main. The declaration allows the city to waive n...
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Tornado Watch in effect until 10 p.m. Tuesday - May 28, 2019
The National Weather Service in Norman issued a tornado watch at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday which will be in effect until 10 p.m. for the following counties: ALFALFA, BLAINE, CADDO, CANADIAN, CLEVELAND, C...
