• Area High School Football Scores

    Area High School Football Scores - August 31, 2018

    Area High School Football Scores for the Week of 08/31/2018 ------------------------------------------------------------- Blackwell @ Perry | 46-22 (Perry) Newkirk @ Tonkawa | 14-0 (Newkirk) ...

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  • Inmate dies in Oklahoma County Jail cell

    Inmate dies in Oklahoma County Jail cell - August 31, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office says an inmate has died in his cell. Sheriff's spokesman Mark Opgrande says 41-year-old Jeremy Lee Simmons was found unresponsive in the ce...

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  • Tulsa church spared in 1921 riot added to National Register

    Tulsa church spared in 1921 riot added to National Register - August 31, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A church that was spared destruction during the 1921 Tulsa race riots has been added to the National Register for Historic Places. The Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church...

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  • Cornelius seizes opportunity in OSU season opener

    Cornelius seizes opportunity in OSU season opener - August 31, 2018

    STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Taylor Cornelius passed for 295 yards and five touchdowns in his first career start to help Oklahoma State defeat Missouri State -- on Thursday night. Cornelius, a fifth-ye...

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  • Schools closed Monday for Labor Day

    Schools closed Monday for Labor Day - August 30, 2018

    The entire Ponca City Public School district will be closed on Monday, Sept. 3, for the Labor Day holiday. Classes will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 4....

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  • It’s the holiday weekend — save a life; get a shirt!

    It’s the holiday weekend — save a life; get a shirt! - August 30, 2018

    FRIDAY is the Oklahoma Blood Institute's first release of its OSU and OU donor T-shirts for this year! Along with getting their choice of the new Bedlam shirts, donors will be entered into a drawin...

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  • Some City services closed Monday for holiday

    Some City services closed Monday for holiday - August 30, 2018

    LABOR DAY: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Residential Refuse WILL NOT BE PICKED UP on Monday, September 3, and WILL RESUME on Tuesday, September 4. Contact: Tim McNew, Solid Waste Supervisor, at 767-0411 The...

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  • Oklahoma DHS disputes report on foster care reform efforts

    Oklahoma DHS disputes report on foster care reform efforts - August 30, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Department of Human Services is taking issue with the latest report on its efforts to improve the foster care program for children. DHS Director Ed Lake said Thurs...

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  • Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center to host Homesteaders’ Hoedown fundraiser

    Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center to host Homesteaders’ Hoedown fundraiser - August 30, 2018

    ENID, Okla. — On Friday, Sept. 14, the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center will host the Homesteaders' Hoedown—the annual fundraiser for the Heritage Center. It will take place at the Home Pl...

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  • Oklahoma coal plant’s future bleak amid cheaper power

    Oklahoma coal plant’s future bleak amid cheaper power - August 30, 2018

    POTEAU, Okla. (AP) - The future of an independent coal-fired electricity generator and its about 100 employees in eastern Oklahoma is looking bleak in the face of cheaper power. The Oklahoman repor...

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