• Time for AP students to do pre-admin session for AP exam

    Time for AP students to do pre-admin session for AP exam - April 25, 2018

    It is time for Po-Hi students in AP classes to make arrangements to do their pre-admin session for their AP exam. They may schedule an appointment by going to the guidance office and choosing a date...

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  • Pre-K students perform with homemade guitars

    Pre-K students perform with homemade guitars - April 25, 2018

      This picture is Janice Branstetter's students at the Washington Prekindergarten Center performing with a video using their homemade guitars. The families helped the students make their ...

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  • Republicans want answers from EPA’s Pruitt; ethics woes mount

    Republicans want answers from EPA’s Pruitt; ethics woes mount - April 25, 2018

    WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican senators say they want President Donald Trump's embattled environmental chief to address questions about ethics and spending decisions. But GOP lawmakers who have stood...

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  • Charges dismissed against inmates accused in 2015 Oklahoma riot

    Charges dismissed against inmates accused in 2015 Oklahoma riot - April 25, 2018

    STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Court records show charges have been dropped against seven Oklahoma inmates involved in a fatal 2015 prison riot. Payne County District Attorney Laura Thomas filed a motion...

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  • After years of cuts, Oklahoma budget gives agencies a boost

    After years of cuts, Oklahoma budget gives agencies a boost - April 25, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - After years of slashing budgets amid a downturn in the state's economy, Oklahoma's public schools and other agencies will receive boosts in spending under the largest-ever state b...

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  • Abused student’s parents ask Fallin to weigh in

    Abused student’s parents ask Fallin to weigh in - April 25, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The parents of an Oklahoma middle school student who allege in a federal lawsuit that school officials did nothing to stop sexual attacks against the boy during an 18-month period...

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  • National Day of Prayer May 3

    National Day of Prayer May 3 - April 24, 2018

    The National Day of Prayer will be observed from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 3, at the Veterans Plaza. The plaza is at Fourth Street and Grand Avenue in downtown Ponca City. David Borrego is th...

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  • Fallin signs industrial hemp legislation

    Fallin signs industrial hemp legislation - April 24, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma governor has signed into law a measure allowing universities and farmers who work with them to grow industrial hemp. The Tulsa World reports that Gov. Mary Fallin ...

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  • Ranchers scrambling for hay, pasture land

    Ranchers scrambling for hay, pasture land - April 24, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Ongoing drought and wildfires have cattle ranchers in at least five Southwestern U.S. states scrambling for hay or pasture land, while others are selling off some of their herds. ...

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  • City comes to terms on purchase of property from couple

    City comes to terms on purchase of property from couple - April 24, 2018

    The City of Ponca City has come to terms with the owners of three lots at 320 South Fourth Street for the purchase of their property. The lots are the last remaining in the block, which is planned ...

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