• State Senate passes bill for teacher raises

    State Senate passes bill for teacher raises - March 29, 2018

    A package of tax hikes that include oil and gas production to generate hundreds of millions of new dollars for teacher pay and avert statewide school closures has received final legislative approval a...

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  • Main Street granted variances to have beer gardens at three downtown events

    Main Street granted variances to have beer gardens at three downtown events - March 29, 2018

    Ponca City's Main Street program was granted three variances in order to  have beer gardens at upcoming outdoor events downtown. The City Commission approved the variances for the DxDT (Down by Do...

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  • Perry woman injured in Wednesday accident

    Perry woman injured in Wednesday accident - March 28, 2018

    A 26-year-old Perry woman was injured in a one-vehicle accident about 10 a.m. Wednesday about five and a half miles north of Perry. The accident occurred at U.S. Highway 77 and Airport Road in Nobl...

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  • No school in Ponca City on Friday, March 30

    No school in Ponca City on Friday, March 30 - March 28, 2018

    Ponca City Public Schools announce there will be no school on Friday, March 30. This day was designated as Snow Day No. 3 on the calendar, and it has not been needed for that reason. There will be ...

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  • Ponca City Middle School bands earn top marks at OSSAA contest   

    Ponca City Middle School bands earn top marks at OSSAA contest   - March 28, 2018

      The Ponca City Public School district reports that both East and West Middle School Bands have earned top marks at the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association District 4 Concert Ban...

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  • OSBI investigating Hartshorne shooting death

    OSBI investigating Hartshorne shooting death - March 28, 2018

    Hartshorne Police discovered a man dead  after receiving a 911 call about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. Officers responded to an address on North Sixth Street in Harshorne and found the body of Kyle Thomas B...

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  • Chickasaw tribe to expand company in North Carolina, not Oklahoma

    Chickasaw tribe to expand company in North Carolina, not Oklahoma - March 28, 2018

    MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) - An American Indian tribe plans to expand a subsidiary in North Carolina with more than 350 jobs over five years rather than moving company headquarters to Oklahoma. North Car...

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  • Claremore woman arrested in school bomb threat

    Claremore woman arrested in school bomb threat - March 28, 2018

    A Claremore woman has been arrested in connection with the bomb threat that was phoned in to Claremore Public Schools Tuesday, the Claremore Police Department announced on its Facebook page late...

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  • Oklahoma lawmakers scramble for deal with walkout looming

    Oklahoma lawmakers scramble for deal with walkout looming - March 28, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Pressure is mounting on the Republican-led Oklahoma Legislature to broker a deal on taxes to pay for hundreds of millions of dollars in new education spending and avert a threaten...

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  • Woman dies in southern Oklahoma floodwaters

    Woman dies in southern Oklahoma floodwaters - March 28, 2018

    COLEMAN, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say a 72-year-old woman died after she was swept away in floodwaters in southern Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says Lutreca Bates' vehicle stalled Tuesday ...

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