• Cushing Lake closed because of dam breach

    Cushing Lake closed because of dam breach - August 19, 2019

    CUSHING, Okla. (AP) - Officials have closed a recreational lake in northeastern Oklahoma while they monitor a dam breach in the area. Cushing City Manager Terry Brannon said Sunday that a breach ha...

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  • Chamber Chat

    Chamber Chat - August 19, 2019

    Thank you to everyone that made our 2019 Party at the Palace/Chamber Auction so successful! We had a record number of sponsors and record attendance this year. Our auction items were over the top....

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  • Police say boy’s fatal shooting was accidental

    Police say boy’s fatal shooting was accidental - August 19, 2019

    CLINTON, Okla. (AP) - Police in western Oklahoma say the fatal shooting of an 8-year-old boy appears to have been an accident. Clinton Police Chief Paul Rinkel said Sunday officers discovered the c...

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  • Ponca City Art Center selling more than 100 pieces from fine art collection

    Ponca City Art Center selling more than 100 pieces from fine art collection - August 19, 2019

    The Ponca City Art Association will disperse more than 100 pieces from its fine art collection from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at 819 East Central Avenue. Oil paintings, numbered prints...

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  • Oklahoma teen serving life term pleads guilty to more counts

    Oklahoma teen serving life term pleads guilty to more counts - August 18, 2019

    (Information from: Tulsa World, http://www.tulsaworld.com) TULSA, Okla. (AP) - An 18-year-old serving life without parole for a 2017 crime spree that included the killing of an Oklahoma teacher and t...

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  • Personal injury collision in Osage County

    Personal injury collision in Osage County - August 18, 2019

    The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported that a personal injury collision occurred at about 5:11 p.m. Saturday on County Road Old River Road, about 240 feet west of Glasgow Road, which is about 4.5 miles ...

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  • South Carolina man sues Walmart after gas can explosion

    South Carolina man sues Walmart after gas can explosion - August 17, 2019

    AIKEN, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina man is suing Walmart, saying that a gas can that exploded and set him on fire was defective and should never have been sold to him at a Walmart store in Barnwell. ...

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  • The Latest: 4.2 magnitude earthquake reported in Kansas

    The Latest: 4.2 magnitude earthquake reported in Kansas - August 17, 2019

    HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) - A series of earthquakes shook parts of Kansas near Hutchinson, knocking down ceiling tiles and breaking some windows. The largest earthquake measured 4.2 and struck around 8 a...

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  • Country’s largest tribal nation seeks congressional delegate

    Country’s largest tribal nation seeks congressional delegate - August 17, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The newly elected chief of the Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation plans to appoint the tribe's first-ever delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, a right outlined in a nearly 2...

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  • School support personnel celebrated at assembly

    School support personnel celebrated at assembly - August 16, 2019

    Ponca City Public Schools support personnel were celebrated and recognized at their annual Back-to-School Assembly held this week in the new Concert Hall. The assembly followed the same agenda as t...

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