• Oklahoma teachers wait for lawmakers to meet funding conditions

    Oklahoma teachers wait for lawmakers to meet funding conditions - April 08, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Leaders of Oklahoma's largest teachers union say protests at the state Capitol will continue into a second week while they wait for lawmakers to meet their terms for increased edu...

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  • Earthquakes in northwest Oklahoma include magnitude 4.6

    Earthquakes in northwest Oklahoma include magnitude 4.6 - April 08, 2018

    COVINNGTON, Okla. (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey reports that Oklahoma recorded a magnitude 4.6 earthquake that was also felt in Kansas and Missouri. It was one of four earthquakes in northwest Ok...

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  • Watchdog group sues EPA over suppressed Superfund site audit

    Watchdog group sues EPA over suppressed Superfund site audit - April 07, 2018

    A watchdog group is suing the Environmental Protection Agency seeking the release of records involving an investigative audit into the cleanup of the Tar Creek Superfund site in northeastern Oklahoma ...

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  • Mushroom hunter finds skeletal remains in central Oklahoma

    Mushroom hunter finds skeletal remains in central Oklahoma - April 07, 2018

    NEWSCASTLE, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say a man hunting for mushrooms in central Oklahoma found skeletal human remains. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says the scattered remains were found...

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  • USGS records 2 small earthquakes in northwest Oklahoma

    USGS records 2 small earthquakes in northwest Oklahoma - April 07, 2018

    COVINGTON, Okla. (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded three earthquakes in northwest Oklahoma, the largest with a preliminary magnitude of 3.7. The USGS reports the larger quake struck at 1...

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  • The Latest: Oklahoma teachers’ union issues new conditions

    The Latest: Oklahoma teachers’ union issues new conditions - April 07, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The head of Oklahoma's largest teachers' union says if lawmakers want to end a teacher walkout, they must pass a repeal of the capital gains tax exemption and the governor must ve...

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  • Ponca City Schools closed Monday, April 9

    Ponca City Schools closed Monday, April 9 - April 06, 2018

    Ponca City Public Schools will be closed Monday, April 9, to allow teachers  to advocate for school funding at the State Capitol.  ...

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  • School district explains school closure policy

    School district explains school closure policy - April 06, 2018

    From the Ponca City Public Schools Administration: By law, Oklahoma students are to receive a minimum of 1,080 hours of instruction.  Students of Ponca City Public Schools attend more than the min...

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  • No school Monday in McCord

    No school Monday in McCord - April 06, 2018

    McCord School Principal and Superintendent Beverly Hawkins Moore announced Friday afternoon there will be no school at McCord on Monday....

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  • OEA President calls for repeal of capital gains tax

    OEA President calls for repeal of capital gains tax - April 06, 2018

    The head of Oklahoma's largest teachers' union says if lawmakers want to end a teacher walkout, they must pass a repeal of the capital gains tax that is expected to generate about $120 million. Okl...

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