• Poker run set for Saturday

    Poker run set for Saturday - November 10, 2015

    A poker run to benefit Stan Moffett begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Ponca City's American Legion Post 14, 407 West South Avenue. There will be local stops, door prizes and a 50/50 pot. Registration i...

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  • City election set for Feb. 9, 2016

    City election set for Feb. 9, 2016 - November 10, 2015

    Ponca City's Board of Commissioners voted Monday night to call a special election for Feb. 9, 2016, seeking to extend the city's Street Sales and Use Tax indefinitely. The tax was first approved by ...

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  • Pet of the Week

    Pet of the Week - November 10, 2015

    Evita (right) and Thimble (left) are a mom and pup duo. They were dumped, sadly, at the Ponca City Humane Society on Oct. 12. Evita and Thimble are Wire Hair Terrier/Schnauzer mixes. Outgoing...

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  • Tallgrass preserve gets new name

    Tallgrass preserve gets new name - November 10, 2015

    PAWHUSKA, Okla. (AP) - A 40,000-acre preserved tract of native tallgrass prairie north of Pawhuska has been renamed in honor of the man credited with its creation. The Tulsa World (http://bit...

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  • Groups sue Fallin over open records requests

    Groups sue Fallin over open records requests - November 10, 2015

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma newspaper and a nursing home reform group are suing Gov. Mary Fallin's office, claiming the governor is taking too long to respond to requests for documents under the...

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  • Judge orders psychological exam in parade crash

    Judge orders psychological exam in parade crash - November 10, 2015

    STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - A judge has ordered a psychological examination for a woman charged with murder in the car crash at Oklahoma State University's homecoming parade that killed four people and...

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  • Tinker bomber repaired in Amarillo

    Tinker bomber repaired in Amarillo - November 10, 2015

    AMARILLO, Texas (AP) - A B-52 bomber with mechanical trouble that made a safe emergency landing in Texas has been fixed and returned to Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. An Air Force spokesman on Tu...

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  • Former Tulsa County Sheriff due in court today

    Former Tulsa County Sheriff due in court today - November 10, 2015

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - An indicted former Oklahoma sheriff is due in court to face two misdemeanor counts issued by grand jurors who investigated his agency after a volunteer deputy fatally shot an unarm...

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  • Newkirk Sophomores Thanksgiving Dinner Nov. 22

    Newkirk Sophomores Thanksgiving Dinner Nov. 22 - November 10, 2015

    The Newkirk Sophomore Class will hold its annual Thanksgiving dinner from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, in the Elementary cafeteria. Cost is $6 for adults and children under 10 $4. The me...

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  • Citizen Police Academy applications available

    Citizen Police Academy applications available - November 10, 2015

    Ponca City Citizen Police Academy, session 20, is set to begin Jan. 21, 2016. The sessions are held each Thursday evening from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The final session will be held on March 31, 2016. &...

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