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Stigler man arrested on child porn charges - March 16, 2017
Tuesday, the Savanna Police Department requested special agents with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation's Internet Crimes Against Children Unit investigate a case involving a man requesting po...
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Flags at half-staff for Vietnam Veterans Day - March 16, 2017
Gov. Mary Fallin announced this morning that flags are at half-staff for Vietnam Veterans Day. "We remember and appreciate the sacrifices of those who served in Vietnam," Fallin said on Twitter....
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I-35 traffic to divert to SH-15 ramps Friday, Saturday nights for bridge work - March 14, 2017
The following closures will take place this week for ongoing bridge reconstruction at I-35 and SH-15 (mm 203) north of Perry in Noble County: I-35 traffic will be diverted to the on- and off-ra...
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Request for water meters fails for lack of motion - March 14, 2017
Members of the Ponca City Board of Commissioners took no action Monday night on an appeal of a decision by the Development Services Department to deny a request for three commercial water meters in th...
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City Commission declines to take action on alley petition - March 14, 2017
The Ponca City Board of Commissioners declined to take any action Monday night on a petition asking that an alley be closed in the 200 block of West Cleveland Avenue. The petition seeking the closu...
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Rathbun elected vice mayor - March 14, 2017
City Commissioner Nancy Rathbun was unanimously elected vice mayor at Monday night's City Commission meeting. Rathbun hold Seat No. 2 on the board. Her term expires in 2018. New Commissioner Sha...
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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...
