• Voter registration deadline for run-off election is Aug. 3

    Voter registration deadline for run-off election is Aug. 3 - July 18, 2018

    Friday, Aug. 3, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Aug. 28 Statewide Primary Run-off Election, Kay County Election Board Secretary Cheryl Howard sai...

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  • Heat advisory issued

    Heat advisory issued - July 18, 2018

    The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory from noon today though 7 p.m. Friday. The temperatures and heat index are expected to be 105 to 110. Take precautions!...

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  • Health Department attorney resigns; now faces criminal charges

    Health Department attorney resigns; now faces criminal charges - July 17, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The top attorney at the Oklahoma State Department of Health has resigned days after her advice on marijuana rules was ignored by the agency's board, and now faces criminal charge...

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  • City Commission hears presentation on plans for broadband internet access to homes

    City Commission hears presentation on plans for broadband internet access to homes - July 17, 2018

    The Ponca City Board of Commissioners heard a presentation by Technology Services Director Dave Williams Monday evening about the possibility of making broadband internet connection to every home with...

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  • Claremore man injured in accident near Perkins

    Claremore man injured in accident near Perkins - July 17, 2018

    The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported a Claremore man was injured in an accident near Perkins in Payne County about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. The accident was at US 177 just north of State Highway 33, a m...

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  • Tulsa district sees staff resentment for administration

    Tulsa district sees staff resentment for administration - July 17, 2018

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Tulsa Public Schools' planning documents show that the district has trouble teaching students and retaining teachers partly because of staff members' belief in a lack of support fr...

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  • Oklahoma college presidents paid below the national average

    Oklahoma college presidents paid below the national average - July 17, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A new survey shows the chief executives of Oklahoma's public colleges are paid below the national average. The Oklahoman reports the survey from The Chronicle of Higher Education...

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  • Rogers County DA cracks down on overdue video rentals

    Rogers County DA cracks down on overdue video rentals - July 17, 2018

    CLAREMORE, Okla. (AP) - A district attorney for a county near Tulsa has been cracking down on the old crime of not returning rental DVDs by offering a payment plan to avoid filing charges. Ro...

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  • Oklahoma rape kit testing could cost at least $9.5 milliion

    Oklahoma rape kit testing could cost at least $9.5 milliion - July 17, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - State estimates show that testing more than 7,000 unsubmitted rape kits in Oklahoma could cost more than $9 million. The Oklahoman reports that the estimates were provided in a...

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  • Ponca City cheerleaders perform well at camp

    Ponca City cheerleaders perform well at camp - July 17, 2018

    Competing against teams from all across the state, the Ponca City Public School district Senior and Junior High Cheerleading squads performed well and earned top honors at the Jeff and Craig Cheer Cam...

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