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Salvation Army to hold two fundraisers in July - July 15, 2019
The Ponca City office of the Salvation Army will have two fundraisers in July. The first will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at Walmart. A child's wading pool will be set up with a ca...
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Blackwell disc golfer wins third World Disc Golf Championship - July 15, 2019
Ron Convers Jr. recently won his third World Disc Golf Championship. The Blackwell resident is a Ponca City High School graduate and a member of the Ponca City Disc Golf Club. Convers said that ...
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Authorities investigating explosion that killed welder - July 15, 2019
EL RENO, Okla. (AP) - Authorities in central Oklahoma are investigating an explosion that killed a welder at an oil field services company. The explosion occurred about 7 a.m. Sunday at the Canyon ...
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Eufaula man drowns while boating - July 15, 2019
EUFAULA, OK -- The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a 67-year-old man has drowned while boating in eastern Oklahoma. Troopers say the body of Carl Eugene Dobson of Eufaula was recovered about 5:11 p.m. S...
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Two die in road rage incident - July 15, 2019
DURANT, OK -- Authorities say a driver who had been drinking deliberately forced another vehicle into oncoming traffic on an Oklahoma highway, causing a head-on collision that killed two people and in...
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Final week of school registration/enrollment starts today - July 15, 2019
Monday, July 15, begins the final week for Registration/Enrollment for the Ponca City Public Schools 2019-20 school year. After this week, the Registration Center will be closed from July 22 to Aug...
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Astronomy club for amateurs now forming - July 15, 2019
Have you ever looked at the sky and wondered about the Stars and Planets? Ever want to know which of those lights up there is a Star and which is a Planet? There is now a group forming to learn about...
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Investigators of ex-OU president paid more than $1.5 million - July 14, 2019
(Information from: The Oklahoman, http://www.newsok.com) NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - The University of Oklahoma has paid another nearly $490,000 to a law firm that investigated alleged sexual misconduct by ...
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Disaster assistance approved for 18 Oklahoma counties - July 14, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved disaster assistance for 18 counties due to spring flooding. Stitt's office said Friday th...
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The latest: 2 dead, 1 wounded in shooting near Sand Springs - July 14, 2019
SAND SPRINGS, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say two men are dead and a woman was injured in a shooting near Sand Springs. Tulsa County Sheriff's Deputy Casey Roebuck says that 46-year-old Douglas Dick and...
