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Motorcycle safety tips from Ponca City police chief - April 08, 2014
Pools are beginning to open, flowers are blooming and motorcycles are coming out of the garages. Although summer is a time for fun, drivers need to start watching for motorcycles. I spoke to Ponca...
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Sidewalk construction downtown begins next week - April 07, 2014
The city council has approved sidewalk construction downtown. Construction is expected to start on or around next Monday. Chris Henderson, Development Services Director said the construction area ...
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Earthquakes reported in north-central Okla. - April 06, 2014
CRESCENT, Okla. (AP) - Several earthquakes have been reported in north-central Oklahoma, including a magnitude 4.2 temblor north of Crescent. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the 4.2 magn...
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Secrecy surrounds execution drugs in most states - April 06, 2014
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The vast majority of the country's 32 death penalty states refuse to disclose the source of their execution drugs. A review by The Associated Press has found that the state...
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Oklahoma prison boss clearing county jails - April 06, 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - After just a few months on the job, the new director of Oklahoma's prison system is pushing more inmates into vacant beds at work centers and halfway houses. Oklahoma D...
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Okla. National Guard to unveil new helicopters - April 05, 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma National Guard is planning to unveil four new UH-72A "Lakota" helicopters that are replacing an aging fleet of choppers that have been in service for more...
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Death row inmates ask for stay of executions - April 05, 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Lawyers for two Oklahoma death-row inmates say that despite adverse rulings for condemned killers from Missouri and Texas before the U.S. Supreme Court, they believe their ch...
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Weekend Calendar Of Events - April 04, 2014
Saturday 1. Fly-in breakfast Ponca City airport 7 - 10 a.m. 2. "Because we Care" Car show NOC Tonkawa circle dr. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 3. NOC Baseball NOC Tonkawa 1 p.m. 4. Raga...
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PCPD checkpoints sometime this week - April 04, 2014
The Ponca City Police Department will be conducting a traffic safety checkpoint sometime this week. Continuing their partnership with the Oklahoma Highway Safety office, the patrol division will se...
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Filing for county and statewide elections open next week - April 04, 2014
The filing period for statewide and county election activity starts Wednesday at 8 a.m. Cheryl Howard, Kay County Election Board said the county offices up for election are: County Assesor Coun...
