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Back to School Bash set for Aug. 25 - August 16, 2018
The 15th annual Po-Hi Back to School Bash will be held from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at Wentz Pool. The Bash is organized by the Too Much to Lose (2M2L) club at Po-Hi, which works to pre...
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Support staff recognized and celebrated at back-to-school assembly - August 16, 2018
Superintendent Shelley Arrott hugs Child Nutrition employee Cheryl Sitterly and presents her a bouquet of roses for being the support employee with the most years in the district – 37! All suppor...
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Storm kills two in Kansas - August 16, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A storm system moving across the central Plains left a father and son dead in Kansas, damaged roads in Oklahoma and led to several rescues of people from high waters in both state...
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Aretha Franklin dies - August 16, 2018
DETROIT (AP) - Aretha Franklin, the undisputed "Queen of Soul" who sang with matchless style on such classics as "Think," "I Say a Little Prayer" and her signature song, "Respect," and stood as a cult...
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Now’s the time to apply for absentee ballots for Primary Run-Off Election - August 15, 2018
Less than a week remains for registered voters in Kay County to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the Primary Run-off Election, the Newkirk Municipal Special Election and Kildare Sch...
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Chamber’s ‘Party at the Palace’ Friday at Marland Mansion - August 15, 2018
Join the Ponca City Chamber this Friday from 6 to 11 p.m. for the 2018 Party at the Palace at the beautiful Marland Mansion. Tickets are $30 per person and include food, drinks and music. Tickets...
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Chamber holds ribbon cutting for Living Hope Pregnancy Center - August 15, 2018
The P0nca City Area Chamber held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Living Hope Pregnancy Center, now located at 425 Fairview No. 3. What a beautiful facility! Cutting the ribbon is director Ramona A...
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Oklahoma school reopens after transgender student threatened - August 15, 2018
ACHILLE, Okla. (AP) - Officials have reopened a rural Oklahoma school system after an investigation into comments authorities deemed threatening to a transgender student. Achille Public Schools, ne...
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Oklahoma City observing 60th anniversary of sit-in - August 15, 2018
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma City is observing the 60th anniversary of a youth sit-in that local historians say deserves more recognition in the collective memory of the national civil rights moment....
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Police seek suspect in thefts - August 15, 2018
On Tuesday morning, Aug. 14, a business in the 100 block of North First Street in Ponca City reported that several cars had been ransacked and had items missing. An officer responded and took a rep...
