• Panel says keep Oklahoma execution moratorium

    Panel says keep Oklahoma execution moratorium - April 26, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A commission that's been conducting a review of Oklahoma's use of the death penalty says the state should extend its moratorium on capital punishment. Members of the Oklahoma Dea...

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  • Oklahoma officer cleared in fatal shooting, tactics rapped

    Oklahoma officer cleared in fatal shooting, tactics rapped - April 26, 2017

    BETHANY, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma police officer has been cleared in the fatal shooting of a man, although the prosecutor criticized the tactics used prior to the shooting. Oklahoma County District...

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  • Rockets advance with 105-99 win over Thunder

    Rockets advance with 105-99 win over Thunder - April 26, 2017

    HOUSTON (AP) - James Harden had 34 points and his supporting cast helped the Houston Rockets overcome a 47-point game by Russell Westbrook to get a 105-99 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tue...

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  • YMCA Board hears harsh words from national office

    YMCA Board hears harsh words from national office - April 25, 2017

    The Ponca City YMCA Board of Directors ran headlong into a wall of harsh reality Tuesday during a telephone conference with representatives of the national YMCA organization. The local boa...

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  • Status of facility sound; operations show steep decline at Aquatic and Family Center

    Status of facility sound; operations show steep decline at Aquatic and Family Center - April 25, 2017

    About eight and a half years ago, Ponca City voters approved a half-cent sales tax extension for the purpose of building the Ponca City Aquatic and Family Center - YMCA. The election in w...

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  • Drivers injured in three-car accident

    Drivers injured in three-car accident - April 25, 2017

    A three-vehicle accident was reported at 12:12 p.m. Monday at Lansbrook Road and Prospect Avenue. One vehicle was traveling west on Prospect Avenue and slowed to turn south onto Lansbrook...

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  • Cowboy Ball Friday at Busy B Arena

    Cowboy Ball Friday at Busy B Arena - April 24, 2017

    The 17th Annual Cowboy Ball is Friday, April 28, at Busy B Arena, 4600 North Pecan. Those attending will be greeted at the door with champagne, and dinner will be served at 8 p.m. Cateri...

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  • OSBI investigates Drumright deaths

    OSBI investigates Drumright deaths - April 24, 2017

    On Monday morning, the Drumright Police Department called OSBI special agents to a home for a suspicious death investigation. When agents arrived at 219 S. Tucker, they learned the house there had ...

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  • Annual fireworks contract approved

    Annual fireworks contract approved - April 24, 2017

    Get ready for July 4 -- City Commissioners have approved the 2017 contract for the annual pyrotechnical production at Lake Ponca! The permit for the show is included in the contract with Western En...

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  • Two arrested in kidnapping, murder

    Two arrested in kidnapping, murder - April 24, 2017

    Special agents with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation  and investigators with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Department have arrested two people on complaints of  murder in the first degre...

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