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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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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...