• Po-Hi Student Council hosts door decorating contest

    Po-Hi Student Council hosts door decorating contest - September 05, 2018

    Ponca City High School Student Council hosted a door decorating contest as one of their spirit activities. Contest judges were Superintendent Shelley Arrott, Head Football Coach Scott Harmon, and Rebe...

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  • Suspect arrested in connection with sheriff’s father’s death

    Suspect arrested in connection with sheriff’s father’s death - September 05, 2018

    FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - Authorities say an Arkansas man has been arrested in Tennessee in connection with the slaying of the father of an Oklahoma sheriff. Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, Sheriff Larry ...

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  • Oklahoma medical examiner rules in-custody death a homicide

    Oklahoma medical examiner rules in-custody death a homicide - September 05, 2018

    WALTERS, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner's Office has ruled that the March death of a man who died in police custody was a homicide. A medical examiner's report says 55-year-old Mi...

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  • Casino issue to be on Arkansas ballot in November

    Casino issue to be on Arkansas ballot in November - September 05, 2018

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A proposal to legalize casinos in Arkansas, which has drawn support from two Native American tribes in Oklahoma, has been approved for the November ballot. Secretary of State ...

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  • Ponca City’s Birthday celebration moved to Sept. 14

    Ponca City’s Birthday celebration moved to Sept. 14 - September 05, 2018

    The celebration for Ponca City's 125th birthday has been moved to Friday, Sept. 14. The celebration will be held at the Veterans Plaza at Fourth Street and Grand Avenue and will include live music,...

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  • Blackwell Police arrest 16-year-old after threatening message

    Blackwell Police arrest 16-year-old after threatening message - September 05, 2018

    About 9:20 p.m.  on Tuesday, Sept. 4, Blackwell Police received a report of a possible threatening message that had been posted on the social media platform Snap-Chat. The post was a picture of an...

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  • Roadway reopened after accident

    Roadway reopened after accident - September 05, 2018

    The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports Westbound U.S. 60 has reopened at State Highway 156 west of Ponca City following an accident involving two commercial motor vehicles involving injuries. The road...

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  • Survey shows occupancy up 4.7 percent at hotels in Oklahoma

    Survey shows occupancy up 4.7 percent at hotels in Oklahoma - September 04, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A survey indicates that hotel occupancy in Oklahoma has risen by 4.7 percent over the past year. The survey by Nashville, Tennessee-based STR found that occupancy as of July was ...

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  • Midwest economic conditions take leap forward

    Midwest economic conditions take leap forward - September 04, 2018

    OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A monthly survey report suggests economic conditions in nine Midwest and Plains states took a leap forward last month. The report released Tuesday says the Mid-America Business Con...

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  • Oklahoma follows national trend: increase in sex diseases

    Oklahoma follows national trend: increase in sex diseases - September 02, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma is following a national trend with a sharp increase in the number of sexually transmitted diseases. The Oklahoma State Department of Health says chlamydia, gonorrhea, an...

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