• Deadline Aug. 16 to register to vote in Sept. 10 Tonkawa School District election

    Deadline Aug. 16 to register to vote in Sept. 10 Tonkawa School District election - August 05, 2019

    Friday, Aug. 16, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Sept. 10, 2019, Tonkawa School District I-87 Special Bond Election in Kay County, Election Board...

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  • Chamber Chat

    Chamber Chat - August 05, 2019

    Monday, we have a Cash Mob at Pizza Hut at 11:30 a.m. Please join us. Tuesday our Ponca City Business Council will meet at 8 a.m. at the Chamber Office. Wednesday we will kick off our 34th year of...

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  • Message in bottle from Hawaii found in California

    Message in bottle from Hawaii found in California - August 04, 2019

    (Information from: The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, http://www.pressdemocrat.com) SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - A newspaper says a message in a bottle from Hawaii was discovered floating in California wate...

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  • Ex-Oklahoma Sheriff’s lieutenant sentenced for stealing meth

    Ex-Oklahoma Sheriff’s lieutenant sentenced for stealing meth - August 04, 2019

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A former Oklahoma narcotics supervisor has been sentenced to six months in prison for stealing methamphetamine that had been seized by law enforcement. Court records show that 48-...

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  • Oklahoma Diocese reveals timeline of priest’s alleged abuse

    Oklahoma Diocese reveals timeline of priest’s alleged abuse - August 04, 2019

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma says that the alleged sexual misconduct by a priest involving a minor started shortly after the priest was ordained. The Diocese said in ...

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  • Embezzlement probe threatens virtual school expansion into Texas

    Embezzlement probe threatens virtual school expansion into Texas - August 03, 2019

    (Information from: Tulsa World, http://www.tulsaworld.com) TULSA, Okla. (AP) - An embezzlement investigation has placed a contract between a Texas public charter school and Oklahoma's largest online ...

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  • High school, two middle schools suffer more water damage Friday

    High school, two middle schools suffer more water damage Friday - August 02, 2019

    The roofing projects at Ponca City Senior High School and East and West Middle Schools suffered water damage as a result of the significant rain storm that occurred Friday morning, Aug. 2. The scho...

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  • Court upholds Holtzclaw convictions

    Court upholds Holtzclaw convictions - August 02, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma court on Thursday upheld the rape and sexual assault convictions and 263-year prison sentence of a former Oklahoma City police officer. The Oklahoma Court of Crimin...

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  • Dr. John Holden recognized as business partner of the month

    Dr. John Holden recognized as business partner of the month - August 02, 2019

    Dr. John Holden was presented the August Ponca City Business Council chamber/business partner of the month. Kerri Bowman, chair of the Ponca City Business Council made the presentation....

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  • Video shows officer using stun gun on 65-year-old woman

    Video shows officer using stun gun on 65-year-old woman - August 02, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Body camera video shows a police officer using a stun gun on a 65-year-old Oklahoma woman after she allegedly kicked the officer who had tried to give her a ticket for a broken ta...

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