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Mayor proclaims Arbor Week for March 19-25 - March 14, 2017
Mayor Homer Nicholson read a proclamation during Monday's City Commission meeting declaring March 19-25 Arbor Week in Ponca City. The proclamation was presented to Terri Sherbon of the city's Parks...
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Oklahoma sheriff seeks emergency funds to meet jail payroll - March 14, 2017
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - The Cleveland County sheriff is seeking emergency funding from the county's budget board, saying that more money is needed so the county jail can meet payroll obligations next mon...
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Oklahoma inmate sentenced for extorting Connecticut man - March 14, 2017
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - An Oklahoma prisoner authorities say masterminded a scheme to extort about $674,000 from a retired Connecticut school teacher has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison. ...
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Oklahoma unemployment declines in January to 4.7 percent - March 14, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent in January, down from 4.8 percent in December as the construction industry showed job growth. The Oklahoma Employment Securit...
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Oklahoma sheriffs say cancelled contracts create hardships - March 14, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Sheriffs across Oklahoma say the state Department of Corrections' decision to break contracts to house state inmates with 10 county jails creates hardships for their departments. ...
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Two federal prosecutors in Oklahoma submit resignations - March 14, 2017
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Two federal prosecutors in Oklahoma have submitted their resignations after a request last week from Attorney General Jeff Sessions. [gallery ids="21031,21030"] In a statemen...
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Wildfires in Oklahoma, Kansas now 42 percent contained - March 14, 2017
GATE, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma Forestry Services says four wildfires in northwestern Oklahoma and southwestern Kansas are now 42 percent contained, but a high fire danger continues in the region. The ag...
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Fallin appoints former Gov. Frank Keating to OU Board of Regents - March 14, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Mary Fallin today announced the appointment of former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating to the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents. Keating will succeed A. Max Weitzenhoffer ...
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Oklahoma Senate panel OKs repeal of income tax cut trigger - March 14, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Senate has approved legislation to repeal the trigger for a cut in the state's individual income tax rate. The Senate voted 39-6 for the bill on Wednesday and sent i...
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Bill to allow guns in Oklahoma courthouses passes House - March 14, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A bill that would allow elected county officials in Oklahoma to carry guns into courthouses has passed the state House. The bill by Republican Rep. Bobby Cleveland goes to the Se...
