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Lockdown lifted at many state prisons - September 24, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is now allowing controlled movement of inmates at most male minimum-security facilities, minimum-security units at medium-security prisons, an...
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ODOT schedules 14th Street rehabilitation project - September 24, 2019
Bids will be opened by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation in January or February for the 14th Street rehabilitation, with a contract awarded a month later, City Manager Craig Stephenson said Mo...
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Ponca City Schools announce Wildcat of the Week Daysha Gilpin - September 24, 2019
Senior Daysha Gilpin has been named the first Ponca City High School Wildcat of the Week for the 2019-20 school year. Superintendent Shelley Arrott said, “The traits of the Wildcat Way are Work E...
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New warning signs ordered for South Avenue underpass - September 24, 2019
New LED signs warning about the height of the South Avenue underpass have been ordered and are expected to be delivered by Oct. 17. The old lighted eastbound sign will be removed, along with a cou...
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Main Street executive director gives report to City Commission - September 24, 2019
Ponca City Main Street Executive Director Chelsea McConnell presented a report Monday night to City Commissioners on the program's accomplishments and plans. Recent events, McConnell said, included...
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City Attorney Michael inducted into Hall of Fame for City, Town Officials - September 24, 2019
Michael Vanderburg, the City Attorney for the City of Ponca City, was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame for City and Town Officials last Thursday at the annual Oklahoma Municipal League Conferen...
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Lineworkers’ Rodeo this week in Ponca City - September 24, 2019
The Oklahoma Municipal Alliance, formerly known as the Municipal Electric Systems of Oklahoma, Lineworkers Rodeo and Safety Training wil be held in Ponca City this week. Ponca City Energy has sev...
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Prosecutor says Edmond police shooting of teen was justified - September 24, 2019
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) - A prosecutor says police in an Oklahoma City suburb were justified when they fatally shot a black teenager who was naked and unarmed. Oklahoma County District Attorney David Pr...
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Woman fatally shoots intruder - September 23, 2019
ROCK ISLAND, Okla. (AP) - Authorities in eastern Oklahoma say a hearing-impaired woman has fatally shot an intruder inside her home near the Arkansas border. LeFlore County Sheriff Rob Seale said M...
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All suspects arrested in Konawa home invasion - September 23, 2019
WEWOKA, Okla. – All three suspects in a violent home invasion that occurred on Sept. 8 in Konawa are in custody. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the District 22 Task...
