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Street sales tax keeps funds available for projects - February 03, 2016
On Feb. 9, Ponca City voters will be presented with the opportunity to approve indefinitely the continuation of a one-half cent sales tax dedicated to street iimprovements. The tax was first approve...
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Muskogee inmate booked on public intoxication dies - February 03, 2016
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) - An inmate at the Muskogee County/City Detention Facility has died less than a half hour after being booked. Forty-two-year-old Marvin Allen Rowell was brought into the jail at ...
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Reconstruction starts Monday on Second Street - February 03, 2016
Beginning Monday, Feb. 8, reconstruction will begin on Second Street from the north side of Broadway Avenue to the south side of Hazel Avenue. The City of Ponca City has entered into a ...
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Oklahoma gas company says bad workmanship caused explosion - February 03, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A gas utility has said bad workmanship was the cause of a Jan. 2 pipeline explosion that obliterated a northwest Oklahoma City home, damaged dozens of others and severely injured ...
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Pre-kindergarten registration dates, procedures announced - February 03, 2016
Ponca City Public Schools have scheduled the registration window for Pre-Kindergarten eligible students for the 2016-2017 school year. To enroll in Pre-Kindergarten, a child must be 4 years o...
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Bills to rein in Oklahoma tax subsidies face opposition - February 03, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Opposition already has surfaced to several bills to rein in state tax subsidies, sending a signal to lawmakers that taking them away will be no easy task. Gov. Mary Fallin and Re...
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Oklahoma high school wrestlers plead not guilty to rape - February 03, 2016
PAULS VALLEY, Okla. (AP) - Four Oklahoma high school wrestlers have pleaded not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting two other wrestlers. The four from Norman North High School appeared in Garvin...
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Future traffic projects outlined - February 03, 2016
City Traffic Engineering Manager Mike Lane outlined a preliminary list of anticipated street and sidewalk projects for fiscal year 2016 at Monday night's Planning Commission meeting. He said the lis...
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Golden Chick permit issued - February 03, 2016
Development Services Director Chris Henderson told the Ponca City Planning Commission Tuesday night that a permit has been issued for construction of a Golden Chick restaurant. It will be located at...
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Ponca City voters to cast ballots on street sales tax extension - February 02, 2016
For several years, Ponca City voters have gone to the poll every five years to vote on the city's one-half percent street sales tax. This year, they are being asked to make that tax permanent, elim...
