• Campgrounds to close for repairs

    Campgrounds to close for repairs - July 30, 2018

    The campgrounds  at Lake Ponca will be closed Aug. 19–24 for repairs. They will reopen Aug. 25. For more information, call (580) 767-0430....

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  • Pioneer Technology looks at possibility of Emergency Services Training Center

    Pioneer Technology looks at possibility of Emergency Services Training Center - July 30, 2018

    Pioneer Technology Center is working to develop specifications for a possible Emergency Services Training Center with plans to put it out for bid in the near future. The districts that would be inc...

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  • Free movie set for Crazy Days weekend at The Poncan!

    Free movie set for Crazy Days weekend at The Poncan! - July 30, 2018

    A free movie has been added to the Crazy Days Weekend schedule! Jumanji (2017) version, will be shown at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4. JUST ADDED! For this Crazy Days special, you can purchase two ...

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  • Inmate’s mother hopes to pursue lawsuit against jail officials

    Inmate’s mother hopes to pursue lawsuit against jail officials - July 30, 2018

    MUSKOGEEE, Okla. (AP) — The mother of an Oklahoma jail inmate who died while in custody is urging a federal judge to allow her to pursue a lawsuit she filed against jail officials. The lawsuit al...

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  • Oklahoma recreational marijuana measure hits signature goal

    Oklahoma recreational marijuana measure hits signature goal - July 30, 2018

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A group working to legalize recreational marijuana in Oklahoma says it’s gathered enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. Green the Vote announced Sunday that’s colle...

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  • Blackwell resident injured in vehicle vs. pedestrian collision

    Blackwell resident injured in vehicle vs. pedestrian collision - July 29, 2018

    The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported a personal injury collision occurred about 10:33 a.m. Sunday on I35 northbound near mile marker 223, about 0.4 miles west and 0.1 miles north of Blackwell, OK in K...

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  • Traffic stop leads to meth arrest and other charges

    Traffic stop leads to meth arrest and other charges - July 29, 2018

    The City of Ponca City reported through social media that on July 27th, 2018 at 11:39pm Sgt. Rob Hughes stopped a vehicle for a safety infraction. The driver of the vehicle was subsequently arrested o...

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  • Construction starts on U.S. Marshals Museum

    Construction starts on U.S. Marshals Museum - July 27, 2018

    FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — Construction is now underway on the long-awaited, $50 million museum in Fort Smith focused on the U.S. Marshals Service. The United States Marshals Museum will be built on...

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  • Buyer plans to turn old News office into 10-suite hotel

    Buyer plans to turn old News office into 10-suite hotel - July 27, 2018

    Entrepreneurs Kevin and Tracy Emmons closed Wednesday on the purchase of the old Ponca City News building at Third Street and Cleveland. "First is clean up and repair of the roo...

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  • Hubbard Road bridge now open

    Hubbard Road bridge now open - July 27, 2018

    The Hubbard Road bridge just west of Waverly Street has reopened this week. The project began in January and was nearly completed for some time while waiting for subcontractors to complete the final d...

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