• Board to vote on demolishing Hutchins Memorial Auditorium

    Board to vote on demolishing Hutchins Memorial Auditorium - February 22, 2016

    A major item on Monday night's agenda for the Ponca City Board of Commissioners is a resolution authorizing demolition of the James S. Hutchins Memorial Auditorium located in War Memorial Park. T...

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  • Town Hall meeting tonight at Pioneer Technology Center

    Town Hall meeting tonight at Pioneer Technology Center - February 22, 2016

    A bipartisan group of Oklahomans will hold a town hall meeting in Ponca City tonight to gather signatures to put a comprehensive funding solution for Oklahoma schools on the 2016 General Election b...

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  • Fallin plan to rewrite Oklahoma budget falls flat in Senate

    Fallin plan to rewrite Oklahoma budget falls flat in Senate - February 21, 2016

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Governor Mary Fallin's suggestion that lawmakers redraft the current fiscal year state budget plan to ease funding cuts to priority areas like public schools and overcrow...

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  • Crews working to contain 18,000-acre fire in rural Oklahoma

    Crews working to contain 18,000-acre fire in rural Oklahoma - February 21, 2016

    OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) - Fire crews in rural Okfuskee County were battling the Pharoah-Nuyaka fire Saturday afternoon, as blustery winds and high temperatures again made it difficult for firefig...

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  • Chamber Chat

    Chamber Chat - February 21, 2016

    We will have Business after Hours for all Chamber Members this Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m., hosted by Osage Casino. You do have to be a Chamber Member or a guest of a Chamber Member to attend Business...

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  • Former President Clinton to hold public event in Oklahoma

    Former President Clinton to hold public event in Oklahoma - February 20, 2016

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton is expected to hold a public availability in Oklahoma City on Sunday during his visit to the Sooner State for a fundraiser for his wife, De...

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  • 5 more earthquakes rattle parts of Oklahoma Friday

    5 more earthquakes rattle parts of Oklahoma Friday - February 20, 2016

    FAIRVIEW, Okla. (AP) - Five earthquakes have rattled three Oklahoma towns nearly a week after a 5.1 magnitude shook northwest parts of the state and was felt in seven other states. The ...

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  • “High Stakes: The Life & Times of E.W. Marland” premieres May 6

    “High Stakes: The Life & Times of E.W. Marland” premieres May 6 - February 19, 2016

    By Beverly Bryant/News Director "High Stakes: the Life and Times of E. W. Marland" will have its premiere May 6 at The Poncan Theatre. The documentary was filmed by Scott Sw...

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  • Surprise contraband crackdowns continue in Oklahoma prisons

    Surprise contraband crackdowns continue in Oklahoma prisons - February 19, 2016

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Surprise crackdowns on Oklahoma prison contraband continue as officials announce a recent raid pulled in drugs and banned cellphones from inmates at Jefferson County Detention Cen...

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  • Senate chairman says no hearing for consolidation bills

    Senate chairman says no hearing for consolidation bills - February 19, 2016

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Amid fierce resistance from parents to the idea of consolidating some of Oklahoma's 515 school districts, the chairman of the Senate Education Committee says he won't hear any bil...

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