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Chamber Chat - November 07, 2016
If you are a Chamber member, it is not too late to sign up for the Chamber’s Lunch and Learn on the new federal overtime law. Businesses will have to start the new regulations Dec. 1. Cost is $1...
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Chamber offers Lunch and Learn on Tuesday - November 07, 2016
The Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a Lunch and Learn at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, on the need to re-evaluate employee positions under the new Federal Labor Standards Act. This wil...
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Cherokee Nation company to support hurricane research - November 07, 2016
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Cherokee Nation Technologies has entered a partnership to support hurricane forecasting and damage assessment. The Times Record (http://bit.ly/2eFlXms ) reports that the collabo...
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Playhouse announces auditions for “9 to 5 The Musical” - November 07, 2016
Auditions for The Ponca Playhouse's upcoming production of "9 to 5 The Musical," directed by Nick Sweet, will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 and 15. Production dates are Jan. 13-15 and Jan. 20-22. The pr...
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Report calls wind industry tax credits overly generous - November 07, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A new report says an Oklahoma tax credit that provides millions of dollars to the wind industry is overly generous and should be trimmed sooner than planned. The Oklahoman repo...
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OSBI reviewing fatal shooting of man by sheriff’s deputy - November 07, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The state's top law enforcement agency is investigating an Okfuskee County deputy's fatal shooting of a man who allegedly tried to run the deputy over. The Oklahoma State Burea...
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Fixtures from old Drillers Stadium in Tulsa to be sold - November 05, 2016
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The seats, lights, press box and elevator from the old Drillers Stadium in Tulsa will be put up for sale. Drillers Stadium used to be the home of Tulsa's minor league baseball t...
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Authorities investigate after Creek County deputy shoots man - November 05, 2016
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say a Creek County sheriff's deputy shot and wounded a 23-year-old man while responding to a report of gunfire in the area. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigatio...
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Oklahoma officials, utility settle house explosion case - November 05, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has approved a $1.01 million settlement with a natural gas utility in connection to a January house explosion. Authorities say a faulty weld...
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Oklahoma appeals court affirms life sentence in man’s death - November 05, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the life prison sentence of a 45-year-old man prosecutors allege shot another man to death over a gold necklace. The court han...
