• No school Monday  for Ponca City Schools

    No school Monday for Ponca City Schools - January 18, 2019

    Monday, Jan. 21, is a professional development day for teachers. School will not be in session, so students do NOT attend school that day. Ponca City Public Schools employees may review work sch...

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  • Luttrell announces committee assignments

    Luttrell announces committee assignments - January 18, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Ken Luttrell today commented on his appointment to various House Committees for Oklahoma’s 57th Legislature, which runs through 2019 and 2020. Luttrell will serve ...

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  • Moving Oklahoma Forward

    Moving Oklahoma Forward - January 17, 2019

    By Sen. Bill Coleman This year brings many changes to our great state as we have one of the largest classes of new statewide elected officials, as well as state House and Senate members.  Monday w...

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  • Perry school district pays $3.5 million in sexual abuse case

    Perry school district pays $3.5 million in sexual abuse case - January 17, 2019

    PERRY, Okla. (AP) - A settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit accusing an Oklahoma school district of shielding a sexual predator and calling children liars. Court documents show Perry Publi...

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  • Company trying to retrieve seized hemp shipment

    Company trying to retrieve seized hemp shipment - January 17, 2019

    LOUISVILLE, Colo. (AP) - The president of a medical-grade hemp company in Colorado is working with authorities in Oklahoma to get back a shipment of about 18,000 pounds of hemp that was seized by poli...

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  • Medical  marijuana sales reach nearly $1 million in December

    Medical marijuana sales reach nearly $1 million in December - January 17, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Numbers from the Oklahoma Tax Commission show medical marijuana sales reached nearly $1 million in December, generating about $70,000 for state coffers from a special new tax on p...

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  • Injection opioid use contributes to high prevalence of Hepatitis C in Oklahoma

    Injection opioid use contributes to high prevalence of Hepatitis C in Oklahoma - January 17, 2019

    A recent study indicates Oklahoma ranked second in the nation for prevalence of Hepatitis C (HCV). Health officials say they believe a significant contributing factor is injection drug use being seen...

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  • Tulsa County deputy shoots, kills man in Sperry

    Tulsa County deputy shoots, kills man in Sperry - January 17, 2019

    SPERRY, Okla. (AP) - The Tulsa County Sheriff's Office says a deputy shot and killed a man near Sperry, about 10 miles north of Tulsa. Spokeswoman Casey Roebuck says deputies were called about 10 p...

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  • Senate leader files bills to expand Stitt’s power over hiring agency directors

    Senate leader files bills to expand Stitt’s power over hiring agency directors - January 17, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The new Oklahoma Senate leader is introducing a series of bills to expand the governor's power and give Gov. Kevin Stitt the ability to hire and fire the directors of some of the ...

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  • Justin Thompson named first ‘Wildcat of the Week’

    Justin Thompson named first ‘Wildcat of the Week’ - January 16, 2019

    Beginning this month, Team Radio, in conjunction with Ponca City Public Schools, begins the "Wildcat of the Week" program. The first Wildcat of the Week recipient, presented by Heather Cannon Honda...

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