• Business leaders support tax hikes, other changes

    Business leaders support tax hikes, other changes - January 11, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A coalition of Oklahoma business and civic leaders is announcing support for a broad swathe of tax hikes to support a $5,000 teacher pay raise and other changes like more appointm...

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  • Woman guilty in daughter’s crucifix death

    Woman guilty in daughter’s crucifix death - January 11, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A jury in Oklahoma has convicted a woman of killing her 33-year-old daughter by forcing a crucifix and medallion down her throat because she believed the woman was possessed by th...

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  • Wyandotte cancels classes after bus fleet burns

    Wyandotte cancels classes after bus fleet burns - January 11, 2018

    WYANDOTTE, Okla. (AP) - Classes have been canceled in a northeast Oklahoma town near the Missouri border after fire ravaged a school bus fleet. The Miami News-Record reports at least 10 of Wyandott...

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  • Police investigating infant’s death

    Police investigating infant’s death - January 11, 2018

    GREENVILLE, Texas (AP) - Law enforcement documents say the mother of a baby reported dead at North Texas gas station originally told police her daughter died on the way home from a trip to Oklahoma. ...

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  • School’s out on Monday

    School’s out on Monday - January 11, 2018

    As per the 2017-2018 Ponca City Public School District calendar, there will be no school on Monday, Jan. 15. This is a scheduled professional development day for the district....

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  • Cherokee Nation to file opioid suit in state court

    Cherokee Nation to file opioid suit in state court - January 11, 2018

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Cherokee Nation leaders say that since a federal judge has ruled that the tribe cannot sue opioid distributors in a tribal court, it will sue in state court. A Tulsa federal jud...

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  • It’s getting closer to opening!

    It’s getting closer to opening! - January 10, 2018

    A sign company employee installing the new lighted sign above the door for the coming Boomerang Diner at Second Street and Grand Avenue. The builidng is known as the historic Pabst building. In ter...

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  • Pioneer Tech Superintendent announces retirement plans

    Pioneer Tech Superintendent announces retirement plans - January 10, 2018

    Bruce DeMuth, Superintendent for Pioneer Technology Center, announced his retirement plans at the Tuesday Board of Education meeting. After six years with Pioneer Tech and 38 years with the CareerTech...

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  • Speakers named for King programs

    Speakers named for King programs - January 10, 2018

    This Saturday, Jan. 13, a celebration honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be presented. The program will feature guest speaker Pastor Jay L. Thurston, who is Youth &...

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  • Po-Hi girls basketball team meets graduate, Hall of Fame member Bobby Walton

    Po-Hi girls basketball team meets graduate, Hall of Fame member Bobby Walton - January 10, 2018

    The Ponca City Senior High School girls’ basketball team recently played in the Westmoore Tournament in Moore, Oklahoma. After the game, the team was eating lunch and a gentleman named Bobby Walt...

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