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Fallin seeks more federal aid for flood-damaged counties - June 17, 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Gov. Mary Fallin and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management are requesting federal aid for 14 additional counties that experienced damage from storms and flooding that ha...
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Railroad project on U.S. Highway 177 postponed - June 17, 2015
A railroad improvement project on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway has been postponed. Ted Zachary, an engineer with the Perry office of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, said...
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Prosecutors seeking death penalty - June 17, 2015
DUNCAN, Okla. (AP) - Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a 20-year-old man who was bound for trial in the killing of his newspaper publisher father, his mother and his sister. A Stephens ...
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Durham to testify in abuse case - June 17, 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A 20-year-old Oklahoma man accused of sexually abusing children at a Kenyan orphanage is set to testify in his own defense. Matthew Lane Durham is scheduled to take the stand Wed...
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DHS cutting 200 positions; increasing child welfare workers - June 17, 2015
MIAMI, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Department of Human Services has announced that it will cut 200 positions while adding 300 child welfare workers. Oklahoma media outlets report department director E...
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Light pole updates to continue Grand Avenue streetscape work - June 16, 2015
By Beverly Bryant/News Director Ponca City's Board of Commissioners heard a proposal to update traffic signals in the Central Business District Monday. The changes will take place from Pi...
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OBI Blood Drive, Fish Fry June 26 - June 16, 2015
Facing concerns about keeping the blood supply strong during the July 4 weekend, Oklahoma Blood Institute is urging Ponca City residents to make donation a priority. An All-American blood dr...
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Choctaw Nation celebrates health care students - June 16, 2015
DURANT, Okla. (AP) - The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is celebrating the first students to graduate from a health care residency program. The three students were honored Monday at the Choctaw C...
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Former Osage Nation officer charged - June 16, 2015
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma authorities have filed charges against a former tribal officer who they say ran over a pedestrian while off-duty. Corey Stewart is charged with leaving the scene...
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Canton Lake near capacity again - June 16, 2015
CANTON, Okla. (AP) - Canton Lake is almost full after Oklahoma City drew down the reservoir to replenish the metro area's water supply. The Oklahoman (http://bit.ly/1KUT8w1 ) reports the U.S. Army Co...
