• Fallin calls for special election in Kay County

    Fallin calls for special election in Kay County - June 27, 2017

    Gov. Mary Fallin on Monday issued an Executive Proclamation calling for a special election to be held to fill the vacancy in the Kay County Board of Commissioners District 1 seat. The vacancy is a res...

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  • Work to begin on Community Building renovation

    Work to begin on Community Building renovation - June 27, 2017

    The first dumpster has been put in place so renovation work can begin on the Community Building at Third Street and Grand Avenue. The building, which has been home to doctors' offices, financial se...

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  • Rose petal trail leads to Oklahoma attempted murder suspect

    Rose petal trail leads to Oklahoma attempted murder suspect - June 27, 2017

    YUKON, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma deputies following a tip say a trail of rose petals led them to a bathtub and a man suspected of trying to kill two relatives by burning them in their trailer. Canadian...

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  • Oklahoma auto dealers challenge removal of tax exemption

    Oklahoma auto dealers challenge removal of tax exemption - June 27, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A lawsuit alleges the removal of a sales tax exemption on vehicles sold in Oklahoma is unconstitutional. The lawsuit filed Friday by the Oklahoma Automobile Dealers Association...

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  • Officers’ killing of mentally ill man not criminal, Tulsa Police say

    Officers’ killing of mentally ill man not criminal, Tulsa Police say - June 27, 2017

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - An internal police investigation has found that Oklahoma law enforcement officers who killed a mentally ill, knife-wielding man committed no crime. The Tulsa World reports (http...

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  • Midwest City man pleads guilty in child porn case, receives prison sentence

    Midwest City man pleads guilty in child porn case, receives prison sentence - June 26, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Gerald Prindle, 39, has pleaded guilty to charges relating to child pornography and received a 15-year sentence to be served under the custody and control of the Oklahoma Department ...

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  • Two stores make underage beer sales

    Two stores make underage beer sales - June 26, 2017

    Friday evening, Ponca City Police officers, working with teens from out of town, attempted to make underage beer and alcohol buys from local businesses. Compliance was great with the exception of t...

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  • A risky fix to repair a city’s gutted streetlight grid

    A risky fix to repair a city’s gutted streetlight grid - June 26, 2017

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - After years in the dark, crews in Tulsa are finally scrambling to rewire the city's decimated lighting grid after copper thieves stole 33 miles  of the precious metal. Tulsa is...

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  • Chamber Chat

    Chamber Chat - June 26, 2017

    All Chamber members are invited to the June Business after Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. this Tuesday, hosted by Cherokee Strip Credit Union, 1508 East Prospect. Please join us. I have the opportunity to...

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  • Appeals court panel overturns Oklahoma man’s death sentence

    Appeals court panel overturns Oklahoma man’s death sentence - June 26, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A federal appeals court has overturned the death sentence of an Oklahoma City man convicted of helping his lover kill her estranged husband. A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S...

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