SPRING IS in full bloom
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SPRING IS in full bloom with these colorful tulips found in front of Broadway Plaza. (News Photo by Kristi Hayes)
March 2020
COVID-19 cases going up
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ifty-two more Oklahomans have test- positive for COVID-19, up 52 more Fed cases since Sunday morning (481 confirmed cases).
Nearly News
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The Conoco, ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 Retirees Spring Fling scheduled for April 18 has been cancelled.
Census Day is on Wednesday
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y now, most households Bin Ponca City should have received at least one invitation to respond to the 2020 Census. Responding to the census is important, because it helps determine funding for key public services in our community such as schools, hospitals and healthcare, roads, and bridges, as well as emergency and disaster response.
THE DINING
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THE DINING room may be closed at the Lakeside Grill, but Chris and Denise Baldwin decided to take advantage of their carry-out only options and had a picnic in the parking lot over the weekend.
High school teacher faces charges
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onca City High School Pteacher Michael Clinton Grimes, 59, was arrested on Friday afternoon on three felony counts of child abuse. He was released on a $5,000 bond. According to the affidavit, Grimes is accused of taking inappropriate pictures of students, staff members and unknown women. Cpt. Eric Welch, a school resource officer at Ponca City High School, said he was called to the main office on Nov. 21, 2019, to speak with principal Thad Dilbeck who provided him with witness and victim statements regarding the alleged crimes. The victims and witnesses claim that they were photographed by Grimes during class and in a lab class.
Moscow goes into lockdown
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MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian capital, Moscow, on Monday woke up to a lockdown obliging most of its 13 million residents to stay home, and many other regions of the vast country quickly followed suit to stem the spread of the new coronavirus.
New York governor begs for help amid ‘staggering deaths’
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s governor issued an urgent appeal for medical volunteers Monday amid a “staggering” number of deaths from the coronavirus, saying: “Please come help us in New York, now.” And tens of thousands of retired or sidelined nurses and doctors were already answering the call.
Country singer Joe Diffie dies of virus complications
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NEW YORK (AP) — Country singer Joe Diffie, who had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping ballads and honky-tonk singles like “Home” and “Pickup Man,” has died after testing positive for COVID-19. He was 61.
Police Blotter
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Disturbance — At 9:58 a.m. Friday a subject in the 300 block of South Pine reported man outside cussing at a neighbor. An officer responded and advised they got into a cussing match and everything was calmed down. No report was taken.