• Oklahoma Senate passes FY’22 state budget

    Oklahoma Senate passes FY’22 state budget - May 20, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Senate on Thursday passed the appropriations bill to fully fund state government services for Fiscal Year 2022, which starts July 1. “This is a tremendous budget ...

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  • Kaw Nation Announces New Rock & Brews Casino

    Kaw Nation Announces New Rock & Brews Casino - May 20, 2021

    Kaw Nation (Braman, OK) –  Kaw Gaming, Inc. (KGI), owner and operator of Southwind Casinos in Braman, Kanza, and Newkirk, announced that it has closed a loan with Western Alliance Bank to constru...

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  • Someone Passing Fake Chamber Bucks

    Someone Passing Fake Chamber Bucks - May 20, 2021

    From the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce: We have an issue with our Chamber Bucks program. We have someone that is making copies of Chamber Buck Check #177981 and taking them to our business...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 21 May 2021

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 21 May 2021 - May 20, 2021

    Situation Update: COVID-19   COVID-19 Cases 451,645 New Cases 172 New Cases 7 day Average 136 Active Cases 1,160 CDC/NCHS Pro...

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  • Kyler Wins Chorale Scholarship

    Kyler Wins Chorale Scholarship - May 20, 2021

      2021 Ponca City High School graduate Mallory Kyler was surprised during the Po-Hi Chorale end of year banquet at the Ponca City Schools Concert Hall on Sunday, May 16th, to learn she is this...

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  • AG to U.S. DoE: Keep Critical Race Theory, the 1619 Project Out

    AG to U.S. DoE: Keep Critical Race Theory, the 1619 Project Out - May 20, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter has filed official comments opposing a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Education that, contrary to federal law, would prioritize grants for sch...

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  • Kerbs Stands Against Tag Agencies’ Appointment Fees

    Kerbs Stands Against Tag Agencies’ Appointment Fees - May 19, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Dell Kerbs, R-Shawnee, released the following statement regarding fees implemented over the last year to hold appointments at tag agencies across the state. “During the la...

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  • Full Senate Approves ‘Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021’

    Full Senate Approves ‘Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021’ - May 19, 2021

    OKLAHOMA CITY – The full Senate has given its approval to Senate Bill 608, the “Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021.”  The measure, by Senate Appropriations Vice Chair Sen. Chuck Hall, R-Perry, an...

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  • City of Ponca City to Observe Memorial Day

    City of Ponca City to Observe Memorial Day - May 19, 2021

    The City of Ponca City will observe MEMORIAL DAY on Monday, May 31, 2019: • Residential Refuse WILL NOT BE PICKED UP Monday, May 31, and WILL RESUME Tuesday, June 1. The Ponca City Landfill will ...

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  • Shawnee Man Sentenced to Federal Prison

    Shawnee Man Sentenced to Federal Prison - May 19, 2021

    JOHNSON TO SERVE 78 MONTHS FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION AFTER BEING CONVICTED OF FELONIES     OKLAHOMA CITY – Yesterday, TODD ANTHONY JOHNSON, 39, of Shawnee, was sentenced to...

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