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Harvard returning Standing Bear’s tomahawk to Ponca Tribe - July 07, 2021
BOSTON (AP) — A tomahawk once owned by Chief Standing Bear, a pioneering Native American civil rights leader, is returning to his Nebraska tribe after decades in a museum at Harvard. The universi...
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Shawnee superintendent announces plan to run for state post - July 07, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Republican superintendent of Shawnee Public Schools says she plans to run for state superintendent in 2022. April Grace announced on Tuesday her plans to run for the GOP ...
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Schools open next month, registration details available - July 06, 2021
School starts on Wednesday August 18th in Ponca City! The Ponca City Public School District online registration for the 2021-2022 is now open at pcps.us. The Registration Center, at 111 W. Grand...
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Accident reported at intersection of Kildare and Pecan - July 06, 2021
First responders from Newkirk, Kildare, and Ponca City along with a medical helicopter responded to a two-vehicle accident that was reported at 2:37 p.m. on July 4th at the intersection of Kildare Roa...
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Ponca City Airport to hold summer celebration - July 06, 2021
The Ponca City Regional Airport, 2213 N. Waverly, will hold the airport celebration of the summer! The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission and the City of Ponca City will welcome Gov. Kevin Stitt and U...
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Rockabilly performer Sanford Clark dead at 85 from COVID-19 - July 06, 2021
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Rockabilly and country performer Sanford Clark, who had a Top 10 hit with “The Fool” in 1956, has died in Missouri from COVID-19 at age 85. Clark's publicist and fellow per...
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Oklahoma death row inmate fighting sentence has died - July 06, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma death row inmate who was fighting to overturn his death sentence for a 1999 killing in Oklahoma City has died. The Oklahoman reports that 64-year-old Jimmy Dean Harr...
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‘Voice’ stars Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton wed in Oklahoma - July 06, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — “The Voice” coaches Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton celebrated their nuptials over the Fourth of July holiday during a weekend wedding in Oklahoma. The singers posted phot...
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“Let’s Talk About It” Book Discussion Series at Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum - July 05, 2021
PAWNEE, Okla. — Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum in Pawnee has partnered with Oklahoma Humanities (OH) to host OH’s book discussion series called “Let’s Talk About It.” The book club meetings wi...
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2 killed in the crash of a small plane in southern Oklahoma - July 04, 2021
ADA, Okla. (AP) — Two people have been killed in the crash of a small plane in southern Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the single-engine Beechcraft Debonair crashed at about 3:30 a.m....
