• Sapulpa to receive $1.5 million grant for water system

    Sapulpa to receive $1.5 million grant for water system - December 24, 2017

    SAPULPA, Okla. (AP) - The U.S. Commerce Department is awarding a $1.5 million grant to the city of Sapulpa for improvements to its water system. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says the improved infra...

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  • Chamber Chat

    Chamber Chat - December 24, 2017

    Merry Christmas Ponca City! This is my favorite time of the year. No matter what you are doing this Christmas, I hope you create great memories with family and friends to enjoy this time with. I have ...

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  • Oklahoma unemployment rate drops in November to 4.2 percent

    Oklahoma unemployment rate drops in November to 4.2 percent - December 23, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's unemployment rate dropped slightly in November as the number of people with jobs increased by more than 9,000 and the number of unemployed declined by more than 3,000. ...

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  • Oklahoma governor signs bills for $44M in health funds

    Oklahoma governor signs bills for $44M in health funds - December 23, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has signed two bills that provide about $44 million to help shore up the budgets of the state's Medicaid and human services agencies. After the House vo...

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  • Senate leaves town with HHS, NASA nominees in limbo

    Senate leaves town with HHS, NASA nominees in limbo - December 23, 2017

    WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate left town for the year without acting on dozens of President Donald Trump's nominees, including his picks to head the Health and Human Services Department and NASA. The S...

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  • Man killed in oilfield accident in eastern Oklahoma

    Man killed in oilfield accident in eastern Oklahoma - December 23, 2017

    PRESTON, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say a man has been killed in an oilfield accident in eastern Oklahoma. The Okmulgee County Sheriff's Department said Friday that 35-year-old Robert Allen of Cushing ...

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  • $10,000 reward for information in 2007 slaying of couple

    $10,000 reward for information in 2007 slaying of couple - December 23, 2017

    $10,000 reward for information in 2007 slaying of couple OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is offering a $10,000 reward for information about the unsolved slaying of a c...

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  • 1-year-old Texas boy, Oklahoma woman die in Oklahoma crash

    1-year-old Texas boy, Oklahoma woman die in Oklahoma crash - December 23, 2017

    1-year-old Texas boy, Oklahoma woman die in Oklahoma crash GERONIMO, Okla. (AP) - A 1-year-old Texas boy and a 31-year-old Oklahoma woman died of injuries suffered in a head-on collision in southwest...

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  • Oklahoma auditor recuses himself amid health budget flap

    Oklahoma auditor recuses himself amid health budget flap - December 22, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Auditor and Inspector Gary Jones says he's recusing himself from oversight of audits of the state Department of Health following public disagreements he's had with govern...

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  • Stay safe on highways during holiday season

    Stay safe on highways during holiday season - December 22, 2017

    The Ponca City Police Department extends its wishes for a safe holiday season. “Please drive safely, don’t drink and drive, and always buckle up,” says PCPD’s Lieutenant Jason Filtz. Th...

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