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Flooding in parts of south Oklahoma, water rescues required - June 13, 2016
MAYSVILLE, Okla. (AP) - Heavy rains produced flooding in southern Oklahoma that required several people be rescued from homes in Maysville and some evacuations in Lawton. Garvin County Emergency Mana...
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Oklahoma sees drop in fatal police shootings - June 13, 2016
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma has seen a sharp drop in the number of law enforcement officers who have fatally shot people after a year in which there were 34 such incidents. The Tulsa World (http://b...
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Survey says Oklahomans not expecting better times soon - June 13, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A recent economic survey shows that Oklahomans aren't encouraged heading into the next year. The Oklahoman reported (http://bit.ly/1YnaIPY ) an Arvest Bank survey found that only...
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Oklahoma train service at risk under new patchwork budget - June 13, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Continued service on the Heartland Flyer passenger train between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, Texas, is in danger because costs are rising and state funding is shrinking. ...
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School board schedules two meetings for Monday night - June 11, 2016
The Ponca City Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 13, to hold a public hearing on the school district's budget for the 2016-17 school year. The meeting will be ...
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Chamber Chat - June 11, 2016
We will have a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday for Quench at the Chamber Office. Please join us and welcome Marciano Villarruel and Taylor Page as new members of the...
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City Commission to vote on final budget for 2016-17 - June 11, 2016
The Ponca City Board of Commissioners will vote on a resolution approving the operating budgets of various city funds at its meeting Monday night. The board will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the Comm...
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Oklahoma authorities use scanners to seize drug money - June 11, 2016
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma authorities are using a new device during traffic stops to seize money loaded onto prepaid debit cards by alleged drug traffickers. At up to $8,000 per portable sca...
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Oklahoma governor appoints new Pottawatomie County judge - June 11, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Gov. Mary Fallin has named Special Judge Dawson Engle to a vacant associate district judgeship in Pottawatomie County. Fallin said Friday that Engle will replace Associate ...
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Dozens of workers ordered from Capitol after alarm sounds - June 11, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Dozens of construction workers and state employees were ordered from the state Capitol after building officials say an alarm was triggered while air filters were being changed. O...
