• Students stage sit-in outside University of Oklahoma offices

    Students stage sit-in outside University of Oklahoma offices - February 27, 2020

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Dozens of University of Oklahoma students are staging a sit-in outside OU's administrative offices following two instances of professors using racial slurs in the classroom. ...

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  • DEQ updates mercury advisories for 10 lakes

    DEQ updates mercury advisories for 10 lakes - February 27, 2020

    The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality has updated its list of lakes with consumption advisories for mercury.  Ten Oklahoma lakes have been added since the last advisory was issued in 2017....

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  • Panel OKs bill to put ‘In God We Trust’ in state buildings

    Panel OKs bill to put ‘In God We Trust’ in state buildings - February 26, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A House committee has approved a measure that would require signs bearing the national motto "In God We Trust" to be displayed at all state buildings. The House Rules Committ...

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  • Wrestling team heading for State Tournament!

    Wrestling team heading for State Tournament! - February 26, 2020

    The Ponca City Senior High School Wrestling Team is headed for the State Tournament! They have planned a send-off at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27. The boys will load the bus on the south side of Ro...

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  • Alyssa Darbonne named Wildcat of  the Week

    Alyssa Darbonne named Wildcat of the Week - February 26, 2020

    The Heather Cannon Wildcat of the Week is Po-Hi Senior Alyssa Darbonne. "Alyssa is a Po-Hi Wildcat who exemplifies the characteristics of the Wildcat Way. She is a senior co-editor of the Cat Tale ...

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  • Entrepreneurial assistance available at City Central

    Entrepreneurial assistance available at City Central - February 26, 2020

    Ben Evans, Entrepreneurial Services Coordinator at Pioneer Technology Center, assists entrepreneurs at City Central each week on Thursday afternoons. In partnership with the Ponca City Development ...

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  • Two commissioners take oath of office

    Two commissioners take oath of office - February 25, 2020

    Municipal Court Judge William Kirkpatrick gives  the oath of office to City Commissioners Lanita Chapman and Shasta Scott at Monday's City Commission meeting. Chapman has served as a City Commissi...

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  • Rep. Dustin Roberts’ bill extends sunset on Indian Education

    Rep. Dustin Roberts’ bill extends sunset on Indian Education - February 25, 2020

    OKLAHOMA CITY –State Rep. Dustin Roberts (R-Durant) on Tuesday won passage of a bill to extend the sunset on the Oklahoma Advisory Council on Indian Education until 2026. The council initially was s...

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  • Ponca City Public Schools celebrate Public Schools Week

    Ponca City Public Schools celebrate Public Schools Week - February 25, 2020

    Feb. 24-28 has been designated as National Public Schools Week, which is a national initiative to celebrate the achievements public schools are making and honor the significant contributions and acco...

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  • Patti Coppock will speak at Pioneer Area Quilters Guild March 2

    Patti Coppock will speak at Pioneer Area Quilters Guild March 2 - February 25, 2020

    Pioneer Area Quilters Guild will meet on Monday,  March 2 at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 1904 N. Pecan in Ponca City. Stitch and assist  is at 10:30 a. m., featuring Judith Miller demo...

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