Police Blotter
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March 27, 2023 Field Interview - At 1:23 am, an officer was out with a subject in the 100 block of S. Lake.
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Happenings & Announcements
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VISION SUPPORT GROUP HOSTED BY THE PONCA CITY NOON LIONS Second Monday of every month. Where: Room 207 Northeast Baptist Church, 2200 N Pecan, Ponca City, OK 74604 When: April 10, 2023 at 10 am Speaker: Ponca City Police Department will be discussing scams and how to avoid being a victim.
9 people dead after Blackhawk military helicopters crash in Western Kentucky
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Nine U.S. military members have died after a crash involving two military helicopters in Western Kentucky Wednesday, according to officials with the military.
Senate votes to overturn COVID-19 national emergency order
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WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Wednesday to terminate a COVID-19 pandemic national emergency order implemented by former President Donald Trump in 2020 that was due to be terminated in May anyway. The 68-23 vote on the measure came after the House voted 229-197 in February, with 11 Democrats joining 218 Republicans in support.
Russia detains Wall Street Journal reporter on spy charges
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Russia’s Federal Security Service said it has detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, in the city of Yekaterinburg on spying allegations.
Social Security and You
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Social Security Rumors Don’t Pass the “Look, Sound and Quack Test!” I’m sure you’ve heard that old saying that goes something like this: “If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck -- it’s a duck!” Well, I offer you another version of that old chestnut. And it goes like this: “If it looks like a crazy Social Security rumor, sounds like a crazy Social Security rumor and quacks like a crazy Social Security rumor -- it’s a crazy Social Security rumor!” Almost every day, people send me emails in which they regurgitate some wacky rumor or myth they’ve heard or read about Social Security.
Today in History
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Today is the 90th day of 2023 and the 12th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1889, the Eiffel Tower was dedicated in a ceremony in Paris.
Bipartisan group of senators offer clawback bill for bank failures
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WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators released draft legislation Wednesday that would claw back executive pay in the five years leading up to a bank’s failure, following President Joe Biden’s call on Congress to take action.
Southern region land-grant researchers look for solutions to feral hog problem
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STILLWATER, Okla. – Researchers at land-grant institutions in the southern region of the United States are working hard to stop more than $1 billion in economic damages each year.
Gardeners, don’t be fooled by magic beans
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STILLWATER, Okla. – While Jack may have gotten lucky with the magic beanstalk beans he received when he traded his cow, gardeners may not be so lucky when purchasing seeds for their gardens. Casey Hentges, host of Oklahoma State University Agriculture’s television program “Oklahoma Gardening,” has a word of caution for gardeners purchasing seeds this growing season.