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New education standards approved by Oklahoma Legislature - March 22, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - After scrapping the state's Common Core education standards two years ago amid an outcry from conservative grassroots groups, the Oklahoma Legislature is putting its stamp of appr...
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More buyouts announced amid human services cuts - March 22, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Some Oklahoma welfare programs will temporarily stop accepting new clients as the state deals with its second revenue failure this year. The Oklahoma Department of Human Services...
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Tulsa woman sentenced to prison in unlicensed day care case - March 22, 2016
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A Tulsa woman who pleaded no contest to operating a day care without a license and child neglect has been sentenced to three years in prison. Chelsea Day, 28, also received seven...
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Nonprofit gets $1.8 million judgment against former state senator - March 22, 2016
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Legal action against a former state senator has closed with the entry of a $1.8 million judgment in Tulsa County District Court. The Tulsa World (http://bit.ly/1S3j9ZC ) reports t...
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Business After Hours today at RCB Bank - March 22, 2016
Join the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce from 5 to 7 p.m. today for Business after Hours hosted by RCB Bank at their 14th Street and Highland location. There are several surprises for ever...
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Ponca City dentist arrested on sexual assault charges - March 21, 2016
Dr. Jimmy Dan Highfill was arrested Monday morning on three Kay County felony warrants alleging sexual battery. An affidavit filled in the case alleges Highfill, a Ponca City dentist, sexually assau...
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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 ...
