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Marland’s Grand Home adding items from Wildlife Department - September 08, 2017
Marland’s Grand Home has created a new “American Indian Hide Preparation and Tool Exhibit” for the Patriarchal Native American Room. This exhibit tells the story of how American Indians of th...
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Committee approves Trump picks for Oklahoma U.S. attorneys - September 08, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - President Donald Trump's nominees to head U.S. attorneys' offices in Tulsa and Muskogee are just one vote away from confirmation. Without dissent, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Com...
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Magnitude-3.9 earthquake rattles northern Oklahoma - September 08, 2017
MEDFORD, Okla. (AP) - An earthquake has rattled parts of northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the magnitude-3.9 quake struck about 9 miles southeast of Medford,...
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Cherokee Nation processing freedmen tribal applications - September 08, 2017
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) - The Cherokee Nation has started processing tribal citizen applications for the descendants of black slaves once owned by tribal members. A federal court in Washington, D.C.,...
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Fire Department to test hydrants starting Monday - September 08, 2017
The Ponca City Fire Department will begin annual testing and maintenance of fire hydrants on Monday, Sept. 11. Testing will occur Monday through Thursday each week between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Th...
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Railroad crossing repairs to take longer than expected - September 08, 2017
Burlington Northern Santa Fe has advised the City of Ponca City that the emergency railroad crossing repairs at Prospect Avenue will take longer than originally predicted. Upon investigation, BNSF ...
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100th Kay County Free Fair running Sept. 11-17 - September 07, 2017
This is the Centennial Year for the Kay County Free Fair, which runs Sept. 11-17! One of the major attractions is always the carnival. Ottaway Amusement has announced that ticket and wristband price...
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College Day at Po-Hi set for Sept. 12 - September 07, 2017
On Tuesday, Sept. 12, Ponca City High School will host College Day. Representatives from 30 to 40 colleges, universities, armed services, and technical schools will gather in the Old Girls Gym ...
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Food Bank seeks donations for Kids Backpack Program - September 07, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Last school year, the number of chronically hungry elementary school children served through the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma’s Food for Kids Backpack Program jumped by 22 percent...
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Oklahoma schools ready to receive students displaced by Hurricane Harvey - September 07, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY – In the wake of devastation in Louisiana and Texas, Oklahoma is ready to receive children displaced by Hurricane Harvey. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister sai...
