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Criticism raised toward Oklahoma replacement for Common Core - March 21, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma legislators in the coming week will address suggested changes to education standards written to replace the "Common Core" requirements. The Legislature ordered...
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Golden Villa fundraiser Saturday - March 21, 2016
Golden Villa is holding a fundraiser beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 26, at the front door of Walmart. There will be a bake sale with all kinds of goodies, including Easter goodies. Golden...
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Tank fire at Port of Catoosa is extinguished; no injuries - March 21, 2016
CATOOSA, Okla. (AP) - Emergency crews have extinguished a tank fire inside a building at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa. The Tulsa Fire Department says the blaze was reported around 9:30 a.m. Sunday ...
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Forecasters say conditions ripe for wildfires this week - March 21, 2016
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Forecasters say weather conditions will be ripe early this week for the spread of wildfires throughout central and northeastern Oklahoma. The National Weather Service has issued ...
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Supreme Court rejects states’ challenge to Colorado pot law - March 21, 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected an effort by Nebraska and Oklahoma to have Colorado's pot legalization declared unconstitutional. The justices are not commenting Monday in dism...
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Chamber Chat - March 21, 2016
RCB Bank will host our next Business after Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. It will be a Jamaican style event. RCB Bank will also celebrate its 80th birthday. Congratulations! The Po-Hi Steel Drum...
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Even with plentiful rain, western Oklahoma swath remains dry - March 20, 2016
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The recent storms that dumped inches of rain across most of Oklahoma last week helped stave off drought-like conditions, but one swath in the western part of the state is s...
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Fire hydrant testing begins Monday - March 19, 2016
The Ponca City Fire Department will begin annual flow testing and maintenance of fire hydrants on Monday, March 21. Testing will occur Monday through Thursday each week between 8:30 am and 4:30 ...
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Oklahoma State to ‘part ways’ with basketball coach Ford - March 19, 2016
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma State and Travis Ford have agreed to end the basketball coach's tenure. OSU athletic director Mike Holder announced Friday "that the school an...
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City to observe Good Friday March 25 - March 18, 2016
The City of Ponca City will observe Good Friday on Friday, March 25. Residential Refuse will not be picked up on Friday March 25, and will resume on Monday, March 28. Contact: David Horinek,...
