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Same-sex couple among first to adopt - January 12, 2015
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - An attorney for a married lesbian couple says an adoption decree they received in Okmulgee County is believed to be among the first such same-sex adoptions in the state. The Tulsa...
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Minco schools closed because of flu - January 12, 2015
MINCO, Okla. (AP) - Grady County authorities say classes at Minco Public Schools have been canceled due to widespread illness due to influenza. The Oklahoman reports that classes are canceled on Mond...
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Another cold front expected - January 12, 2015
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Another cold front is forecast to move into northern Oklahoma overnight. The National Weather Service in Norman says fog and drizzle will likely develop ahead of the front ...
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Fire Department responds to house blaze - January 09, 2015
Ponca City Fire Department responded to a fire in the 100 block of South Lake at 2:30 a.m. Friday. Fire Chief Butch Herring said the north end of the house was involved and the fire breached through...
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Schools taking measures against flu - January 09, 2015
The Ponca City Public School district nurses have been busy teaching students the best procedures for preventing the spread of germs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting f...
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Prison official ready for next execution - January 09, 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - One week before a man's scheduled execution, the head of Oklahoma's prison system says he's confident in his staff's ability to carry out the first lethal injection since one wen...
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Oklahoma ranks low in education report - January 09, 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The latest "Quality Counts" report ranks Oklahoma 48th among the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the quality of education it provides students. The report iss...
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Oklahoma City officer fired - January 09, 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma City's police chief has fired an officer accused of sexually assaulting 13 women while on duty. The department said Daniel Holtzclaw was fired Thursday. Holtzclaw has p...
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Troops to deploy to southwest Asia - January 09, 2015
FORT SILL, Okla. (AP) - Officials at Fort Sill say about 40 soldiers are set to deploy for a mission in southwest Asia. A deployment ceremony will be held Friday afternoon in the Rinehart Fitness Cen...
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Stabbing suspect located - January 08, 2015
Ponca City Police spokeswoman Sherry Bowers says stabbing suspect Daniel Skubik was located when he sought treatment for injuries. An officer was at the Ponca City Medical Center on another matter wh...
