• Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy apologizes for COVID-19 comments

    Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy apologizes for COVID-19 comments - April 12, 2020

    STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy has apologized for comments this week about the COVID-19 pandemic. Gundy says in a statement "it was never my intention to offend...

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  • Oklahoma COVID Update – 11 April 2020

    Oklahoma COVID Update – 11 April 2020 - April 11, 2020

    SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 As of this advisory, there are 1,868 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Kay County has 42 registered positive cases and3 reported deaths. Osage C...

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  • Tulsa’s former Black Wall Street to be modernized with grant

    Tulsa’s former Black Wall Street to be modernized with grant - April 11, 2020

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A $500,000 grant from the National Park service will be used to renovate buildings along Tulsa's former Black Wall Street. It comes nearly 100 years after the area was largely de...

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  • Oklahoma minimum-security prison has second escape in a week

    Oklahoma minimum-security prison has second escape in a week - April 11, 2020

    McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — For the second time this week, an inmate has escaped from a minimum-security prison in southeastern Oklahoma where one inmate, four workers, and a probation and parole office...

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  • Tornado or virus? Pandemic means tough sheltering decisions

    Tornado or virus? Pandemic means tough sheltering decisions - April 11, 2020

    TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Each day brings the United States closer to peak severe weather season, and Tornado Alley residents are faced with a question: Is it better to take on a twister outside a com...

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  • Stitt commutes more than 450 additional prison sentences

    Stitt commutes more than 450 additional prison sentences - April 11, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is commuting the prison sentences of more than 450 inmates to help reduce overcrowding and slow the spread of the coronavirus in prisons. Stitt said on...

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  • Oklahoma’s US Senate seat draws crowded field of challengers

    Oklahoma’s US Senate seat draws crowded field of challengers - April 11, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The only U.S. Senate seat up for grabs in Oklahoma is drawing a crowded field of challengers. Friday was the last of the three-day filing period in Oklahoma, and four Democra...

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  • Ponca City Chamber of Commerce News

    Ponca City Chamber of Commerce News - April 10, 2020

    Congratulations Ponca City Monthly Kelsey Wagner and your team Jennifer Vaughan, Robyn Ryan, Beverly Bryant, Carey Head, and Brenda Baugh. What a great new publication for Ponca City. Also outstan...

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  • PCDA Issues Update

    PCDA Issues Update - April 10, 2020

    THIS WEEK IN THE PONCA CITY ECONOMY… You don’t need us to tell you that the COVID-19 pandemic has been a direct frontal assault on global, national and state economies. We...

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  • Ind. Contractors and Self-Employed Now Eligible for Payroll Loans/Grants

    Ind. Contractors and Self-Employed Now Eligible for Payroll Loans/Grants - April 10, 2020

    Starting April 10, 2020, independent contractors and self-employed individuals can apply for and receive loans to cover their payroll and other certain expenses. Program Highlights: Potential 10...

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