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Woman charged in Toddler’s Death Dies after Collapsing at Oklahoma Jail - October 14, 2020
CANADIAN COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) – Officials are investigating after an inmate collapsed inside the Canadian County Jail. Canadian County Sheriff Chris West says Lesley Hendrix collapsed while tak...
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City of Ponca City offers Halloween Safety Tips - October 14, 2020
The City of Ponca City has issued the following safety tips for the upcoming Halloween holiday: Children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than on any other d...
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$2m Grant to Address Mental Health, Safety in Oklahoma Schools - October 14, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (Oct. 14, 2020) – The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) has received a nearly $2 million grant to implement a statewide STOP School Violence program, State Superintendent o...
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Commissioner Approves Lower Workers’ Comp Premiums for Employers - October 14, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – Commissioner Glen Mulready and the Oklahoma Insurance Department has approved a 9.6 percent decrease in workers’ compensation insurance loss costs for 2021. This will mark the 1...
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Two Ponca City Locations New to Oklahoma National Register Listings - October 14, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office (OKSHPO) is pleased to announce additional National Register of Historic Places listings for Oklahoma. The Nationa...
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OKC City Council extends mask mandate until Dec. 7 - October 13, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A requirement to wear masks in Oklahoma City in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus was extended to Dec. 7 on Tuesday by the City Council. “I think it’s importa...
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Epic Charter Schools Ordered to Repay $11.2M in Taxpayer Funding - October 13, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma State Board of Education voted unanimously to demand Epic Charter Schools to pay $11.2 million in state funds that auditors say was illegally used and falsely class...
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Woman Arrested for Removing Unborn Baby from Texas Woman - October 13, 2020
IDABEL, Okla. – The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), working with the Idabel Police Department, arrested a 27-year-old woman who is accused of removing an unborn baby from a Texas woma...
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Message from Rich Cantillon, PC Area Chamber of Commerce - October 13, 2020
Please join us Friday, the 23rd, for the Ponca Politics Forum with Kay County Commissioner Jason Shanks and his opponent Chris DeBoard. The Forum will be at noon, October 23rd, in the Summit (lower le...
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Senate Democrats Renew Call for Stronger Action to Combat COVID-19 - October 13, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – Today Oklahoma Senate Democrats sent the following letter to Governor Kevin Stitt calling for stronger action to combat COVID-19: October 13, 2020 The Honorable J. Kevin Stitt ...
