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Shooting at Louisiana club leaves around 12 wounded, police say

1 year ago By Peter Sblendorio New York Daily News

A shooting at a Louisiana nightclub early Sunday left around a dozen people wounded, including several who remain hospitalized, officials said. The gunfire erupted at the Dior Bar and Lounge in Baton Rouge around 1:30 a.m.

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China says COVID deaths top 12,600 in week before Lunar New Year

1 year ago By Bloomberg News

China said its COVID-related death toll topped more than 12,600 in the week before the Lunar New Year holiday, while a top health official suggested more than 1.1 billion people had been infected since virus controls were abruptly dismantled late last year.

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Today in History

1 year ago By News Staff

Today is the 24th day of 2023 and the 35th day of winter. T ODAY’S HISTORY: In 1848, gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill, setting off the California gold rush.

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Wildcat swimmers second in conference

1 year ago By David Miller Rellimd43@gmail.com

EDMOND -- The Ponca City High School swim team came away with a second-place finish at Friday’s Oklahoma Big 7 Conference swim meet in the Mitch Park pool. Enid edged out Ponca City in both girls and boys competition.

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Chiefs get hero turns from Mahomes, Henne, Kelce to top Jaguars, advance in NFL playoffs

1 year ago By Herbie Teope The Kansas City Star

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes was battered and bruised, barely able to put weight on his right ankle amid drizzly and at times snowy conditions over the final two quarters of Saturday’s NFL divisional round playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Basketball teams win one each in tourneys

1 year ago By David Miller Rellimd43@gmail.com

EDMOND -- Both Ponca City varsity basketball teams won one out of three games in the Bruce Gray Invitational Tournament at Deer Creek High School over the weekend. The Ponca City Lady Cats won their initial game in the tournament topping Stillwater 52-38 on Thursday.

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Six Wildcats named All-Conference

1 year ago By David Miller Rellimd43@gmail.com

Six swimmers from the Ponca City High School team have been named to the Oklahoma Big Seven Conference All-Conference team. Those receiving this award are Alyssa Sullivan, Kyle King, Jessalyn Carpenter, Timothy Crank, Mattie Shearer and Braden Stewart.

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NCOCWE meeting at held at Pioneer Tech

1 year ago By Calley Lamar Calley@poncacitynews.com

North Central Oklahoma Center of Workforce Excellence (NCOCWE) held a legislative luncheon on Friday, Jan. 20 in Conference Center B at Pioneer Technology Center (PTC). NCOCWE Chair Garrett Bowers welcomed the assembled group of people from the fields of businesses, industry, education, economic development organizations, chambers of commerce, state agencies, tribes and government. NCOCWE is a consortium that engages in promoting growth opportunities for students and providing ample workforce to meet the ever-changing needs of regional businesses and industries.

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