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Interstate speed limits to rise to 75 mph in rural areas

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The Oklahoma Transportation Commission voted on Monday to raise the speed limit to 75 mph on nearly 400 miles of the rural portions of Interstate 35 and Interstate 40.This includes I-35 in northern Oklahoma where the speed limit will be raised from the Oklahoma-Logan County line south of Guthrie to the Kansas/Oklahoma border. Other...

Gone Savin’ Lives: Take Some Time to Donate Blood

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July, 20th 2020 ─  Oklahoma Blood Institute knows this summer is different, and it may be a time for staycations or camping trips. Oklahoma Blood Institute needs donors to help rebuild the blood supply in response to the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis and is urging healthy adults to take some time to save lives this summer.
https://www.stolhand-wells.com/

McCarter Museum in Tonkawa open tonight

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The McCarter Museum in Tonkawa will open its doors to visitors, tonight at 6:30, before the Full Moon Concert. Tonight’s concert will feature The Hillcrest Ensemble and will be held in Centennial Park starting at 7:30 p.m.
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Payne County Fair in Stillwater to be limited

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Carnival rides, food vendors and events like the Barnyard Olympics, Pet Parade, Antique Tractor Parade and others have been cancelled, but the Payne County Fair in Stillwater will go on this year in a very limited way. Organizers say this year’s free fair will be limited to livestock exhibits and indoor 4-H entries.

OSDH reporting 1,738 COVID-19 cases and nine deaths over the weekend

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The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,738 new positive COVID-19 cases over the weekend for Oklahoma. There have been 38,225 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, and 7,405 cases are active as of Sunday, August 2.Kay County is reporting seven new COVID-19 cases since Friday, putting the county's total to...

Ponca City Police investigating dead body at Lake Ponca

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On August 1 at approximately 9:25 a.m., the Ponca City Police Communications Center received a 911 call stating there was a body in the water on the east lake of Lake Ponca.Officer’s and Investigators responded to the area near the Lake Ponca Campgrounds and confirmed a male was deceased in the water approximately six...
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747 new positive COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Friday

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The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 747 new positive COVID-19 cases for Friday, July 31. Oklahoma has seen 36,487 cases since the start of the pandemic, and 7,300 cases are active.Kay County saw a slight increase with two new cases Friday. Kay County has now seen 207 cases overall, 10 deaths and...

One injured in accident west of Pawhuska Thursday evening

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A personal injury collision occurred at 6 p.m. Thursday evening along U.S. Highway 60, 0.5 miles west of Pawhuska in Osage County.Linda Falk, 75, of Pawhuska was driving a 2017 Chevy Traverse eastbound on Highway 60 and started to slow down to make a left turn onto County Road 4251.Chelsea Powell, 33, of Copan,...

Flood Warning for the Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa

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The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Flood Warning for the Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa until Friday evening.At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, the river was at 17.1 feet. Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is in the forecast. The flood stage of the Salt Fork Arkansas River is 17 feet,...
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