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Governor selects Ponca City man for state committee - July 17, 2014
The Governor has selected and the Senate has confirmed one of Ponca City's own to serve on a state committee. Chris Henderson, Ponca City Develop Services Director is now part of the Oklahoma Building...
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Heavy rain pummels Oklahoma; flood warning issued - July 17, 2014
TECUMSEH, Okla. (AP) - Heavy rainfall is causing flooding in parts of Oklahoma. The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Little River near Tecumseh. The river was at 15.4 feet ...
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Oklahoma names teacher of year finalists - July 17, 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma State Department of Education has named the 12 finalists for the annual Teacher of the Year award. State Superintendent Janet Barresi made the announcement Wednesday...
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Part of Lake Ponca closed today - July 16, 2014
The Ponca City Police Department is participating in a training exercise hosted by the Kay County Detention Center today in the area of the Ponca Lake Sailboat Marina. There will be temporary clos...
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Newkirk power outage update - July 16, 2014
Crews continue to work on the power outage in Newkirk. All of the damaged poles have been replaced and are up. The crews are currently working on putting the power lines back up on the poles. Estima...
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NOC breaks ground on new dorm - July 16, 2014
NOC started its ground breaking ceremony for a new 20,000 square foot residence hall at 9 a.m. this morning. The hall is expected to be finished the fall of 2015. The dorms are two person suites wit...
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Ponca City school district is seeking help - July 16, 2014
The Ponca City Public School district is currently seeking committed and caring people to serve as substitute teachers. Substitutes will earn $60 per day and have the satisfaction of knowing they...
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Ponca City offers aid to soilders - July 16, 2014
There are many groups in Ponca City, but one to help our returning veterans was missing. But Alan Teten, a Vietnam veteran himself took that matter into his own hands and started a Post Traumatic Stre...
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Oklahoma education secretary to resign in August - July 16, 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A member of Gov. Mary Fallin's cabinet has announced plans to resign. Fallin announced Tuesday that Secretary of Education and Workforce Development Robert Sommers will step down...
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Oklahoma Supreme Court upholds Common Core repeal - July 16, 2014
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the Legislature had the authority to repeal Common Core education standards for English and math in the state's public schools. The state's ...
