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Special Education Department hosting third annual Northern Oklahoma Resource Fair - March 14, 2019
The Ponca City Public School Special Education Department is hosting the third Annual Northern Oklahoma Resource Fair on Thursday, March 28, at Pioneer Technology Center, 2101 North Ash. The come-a...
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Pedestrian struck, killed while crossing Interstate 35 - March 14, 2019
A pedestrian was killed while crossing Interstate 35 about 5 p.m. Wednesday, six miles south of Perry in Noble County. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Gary Hylton, 80, of Prairie Village, Kansas, ...
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Ponca City Schools names Daniel Wood head softball coach - March 14, 2019
Daniel Wood has been named Head Softball Coach for Ponca City Public Schools. Wood has been the Head Softball Coach for Holdenville Public Schools since 2011. While at Holdenville, Wood led the Wol...
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Hunter comments on Supreme Court’s denial of opioid manufacturers’ request - March 13, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter on Wednesday released the following statement after Supreme Court Chief Justice Noma Gurich ruled against the defendants in the state’s trial against t...
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Oklahoma City Council delays vote on status of iconic church building - March 13, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma City Council is delaying a vote on granting historic status to an iconic egg-shaped church after the congregation complained the designation would hinder property rig...
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Teen pleads guilty to murder, 19 other counts in blind plea - March 13, 2019
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma teenager charged with murder, rape and other felonies during a 2017 crime spree has pleaded guilty less than a month before his trial was to start. Seventeen-year-ol...
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City budget finishes first half of fiscal year very strong - March 13, 2019
Ponca City's city budget was very strong for the first half of the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2018, Controller Pam Jones reported to the City Commission Monday night. Most budget funds were righ...
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Missouri fugitive accused of stealing police car, escaping - March 13, 2019
SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) - Authorities are searching for a Missouri fugitive who is accused of stealing a police car in Oklahoma when authorities attempted to recapture him. KHBS reports that Heavener, Ok...
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Fort Smith voters reject sales tax to finish U.S. Marshals Museum - March 13, 2019
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - Voters in Fort Smith have rejected a temporary sales tax increase that would have paid for the completion of the U.S. Marshals Museum now under construction in the city. Com...
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Court hearing arguments in Native American adoptions case - March 13, 2019
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Opponents of a 1978 law governing Native American adoptions have told a federal appeals court in New Orleans that the law is an unconstitutional threat to the well-being of children...