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PCPD welcomes new officer - October 16, 2014
Darold Ross is Ponca City’s newest Police Officer. He was sworn to duties by Municipal Judge Bill Kirkpatrick earlier this week. Ross comes to the Ponca City Police Department as a certified ...
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Former FEMA director returns to Kay County - October 16, 2014
George W. Bush appointed him as the FEMA director and he helped New York recover from the 9/11 attacks, but he always kept his hometown close. Joe Albaugh grew up in Blackwell and his subscription to ...
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Oklahoma’s education funding remains below 2008 - October 16, 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A new study shows Oklahoma's per-student education funding from the Legislature is more than 23 percent below where it was in 2008, more than any other state. The Washington, D.C...
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Teen arrested for possession of pornography - October 16, 2014
An investigation that began on Monday resulted in the arrest of a 16 year old male. Sherry Bowers, Ponca City Police Department public information officer said he is charged with being in possessio...
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PCPD makes arrest in pharmacy burglary - October 15, 2014
From the Ponca City Police Department 20 year old Logan Ray Shearer was taken into custody this morning at the Police Department. He is being held in connection with the burglary of th...
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Longtime Halloween tradition continues in Tonkawa - October 15, 2014
Halloween is just around the corner, and so is the Haunted Sale Barn in Tonkawa. The Haunted Sale Barn has been around for 15 years and is ready for another go around this year. Margie Oxford, Haunte...
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Oklahoma man pleads guilty in Kansas heroin case - October 15, 2014
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - An Oklahoma man who Wichita police caught with more than a pound of heroin has pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge. A federal prosecutor says Nestor Duenas-Vazquez of Glenpo...
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Oklahoma House panel to discuss new standards - October 14, 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Now that the Oklahoma Legislature has successfully scrapped Common Core education standards, a House committee is meeting to discuss the next steps for developing new standards fo...
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Official: Oklahoma not ready for Nov. 13 execution - October 14, 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt says the state does not have the drugs on hand or the medical staff prepared needed to carry out a Nov. 13 execution, and is requesting a de...
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Ponca City companies compete for grant - October 13, 2014
Four Ponca City companies are competing for a $5,000 grant. The grant is through Dream Big Oklahoma, which supports Oklahoma start-ups and small businesses. The four Ponca City businesses are Anderson...
