• Dept. of Health to outsource health lab management

    Dept. of Health to outsource health lab management - December 24, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Department of Health will outsource management of the state’s public health lab, a move many saw problematic to do so during a pandemic. The state made a c...

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  • Sen. Lankford Issues Video Message

    Sen. Lankford Issues Video Message - December 24, 2020

    Senator Lanford: "From my family to yours, Merry Christmas!" [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbpyE6KvgeE[/embed]...

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  • OSBI Investigating Choctaw County Double Homicide

    OSBI Investigating Choctaw County Double Homicide - December 24, 2020

    FORT TOWSON, Okla. – The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is investigating a double homicide in Choctaw County. The investigation began on December 23, 2020 at approximately 9:18 a.m., ...

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  • Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 24 December 2020

    Oklahoma COVID-19 Update for 24 December 2020 - December 24, 2020

    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 The Oklahoma State Department of Health would like to notify you that we will not be reporting data on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, out of respect for our personnel who ha...

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  • Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020

    Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020 - December 24, 2020

    In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres. Many of their names hold a prominent plac...

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  • Feds charge 10 in drug bust linked to Oklahoma prison gang

    Feds charge 10 in drug bust linked to Oklahoma prison gang - December 23, 2020

    MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday they’ve charged 10 people and broken up a drug distribution ring in eastern Oklahoma involving a white supremacist prison gang. The ...

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  • Ponca City Senior Center Closing 23 December to 4 January

    Ponca City Senior Center Closing 23 December to 4 January - December 23, 2020

    The Ponca City Senior Center will be closed Wednesday, December 23, 2020 through Monday, January 4, 2021, in order to ensure the safety of citizens and employees due to a COVID-19 exposure. The mor...

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  • Entire initial shipment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses are here

    Entire initial shipment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses are here - December 23, 2020

    State Department of Health reported 66,200 doses arrived by Dec. 23, further positioning Oklahoma for efficient statewide distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine   OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Sta...

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  • OSBI Asked to Investigate Pontotoc County Inmate Death

    OSBI Asked to Investigate Pontotoc County Inmate Death - December 23, 2020

    PONTOTOC COUNTY, Okla. – The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is investigating after an inmate in the Pontotoc County Jails died as a result of an altercation with another inmate. The P...

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  • City Closures to Observe Holidays Listed

    City Closures to Observe Holidays Listed - December 23, 2020

    CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY OBSERVED The City of Ponca City will observe Thursday, December 24, and Friday, December 25, as City Holidays: • Residential Refuse WILL NOT BE PICKED UP Thursday, December 2...

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