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Work to begin May 30 to narrow medians, improve sight distances - May 25, 2017
A project to modify the medians at 14th Street & Prospect Avenue will begin on May 30. The City of Ponca City has a contract with Do-U-Right Construction Company to perform the work to narrow th...
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School’s out for summer! - May 25, 2017
The last day of school for all Ponca City Public School District students is Thursday, May 25. Check with your child's school for dismissal times. Children will be out playing all summer, so please...
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Fire on North Union determined to be arson; reward offered - May 25, 2017
A vacant building in the 1300 block of North Union suffered fire and smoke damage recently and the cause has been determined to be arson, the Ponca City Police Department said Thursday. A...
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Pawnee Bill Wild West Show ready to run - May 25, 2017
The 2017 edition of the Pawnee Bill Wild West Show is ready to run in the arena starting June 9. Visitors can enjoy all the festivities at the Pawnee Bill Ranch, at 1141 Pawnee Bill Road in Pawnee...
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Precooked sausage products recalled - May 25, 2017
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas food distributor has recalled nearly 100,000 pounds of precooked sausage products that might contain metal. The recall was announced Wednesday by Armour Eckrich Mea...
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Two arrested in Oklahoma pipe bomb scare - May 25, 2017
SAPULPA, Okla. (AP) - Police have arrested a father and son after pipe bombs were allegedly found in a car outside a courthouse in a city southwest of Tulsa. KOTV-TV reports the men, identified as Be...
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Oklahoma House approves parole bill for frail inmates - May 25, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma House has passed a bill that would authorize paroles for medically frail inmates. The Oklahoman reports the bill that passed with an 81-15 vote Tuesday initially wou...
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Inmate walks away from work crew in southeastern Oklahoma - May 25, 2017
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says an inmate has escaped in southeastern Oklahoma. The DOC says in a news release that 27-year-old Rhodrick Walden walked away from a ...
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Ex-Oklahoma Beef Council accountant pleads guilty to fraud - May 25, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A former accountant for the Oklahoma Beef Council has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $2.6 million from the nonprofit organization. Court records show 45-year-old Melissa Da...
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Arrest made in airport chase crash that killed 1 - May 25, 2017
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a 24-year-old man accused of causing a fatal accident after the stolen utility truck he was driving crashed through a fence at Tulsa International Airport...
