• Board of Health to consider medical marijuana rules on July 10

    Board of Health to consider medical marijuana rules on July 10 - June 27, 2018

    The Oklahoma State Department of Health has worked for the past three months to develop a framework for implementing the requirements of State Question 788. Now that Oklahoma voters have approved ...

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  • Senate District 10 draws runoff election

    Senate District 10 draws runoff election - June 27, 2018

    Republican voters for State Senate District 10 will decide a runoff race on Aug. 28 between Bill Coleman of Ponca City and Amber Roberts of Hominy. In unofficial results, Coleman received 48.47 per...

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  • New bike rack installed at library

    New bike rack installed at library - June 26, 2018

    A new bicycle rack was installed Tuesday at the Ponca City Library, built in stylized letters spelling out "READ." The new rack includes a bicycle pump and a station for making bicycle repairs....

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  • It’s not too late to adopt your lucky duck

    It’s not too late to adopt your lucky duck - June 26, 2018

    TONKAWA -- It is not too late to adopt a Duck for the upcoming Lucky Duck Derby held on July 4 in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. A long-standing tradition, the Duck race will be held immediately following th...

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  • Email supposedly from Trout is fraudulent

    Email supposedly from Trout is fraudulent - June 26, 2018

    A few residents of Ponca City have contacted the Police Department stating that they have received a fraudulent email from Trout Funeral Home. One specifically stated that it was from Trout Funer...

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  • Oklahoma City pays marketing costs for some nonstop flights

    Oklahoma City pays marketing costs for some nonstop flights - June 25, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City has provided about $1.2 million in incentives over the past five years to airlines that provide nonstop flights to new destinations. Th...

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  • Oklahoma State AD Mike Holder gets 3-year contract extension

    Oklahoma State AD Mike Holder gets 3-year contract extension - June 25, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder has received a three-year contract extension with his annual pay boosted to $950,000. The deal was approved Friday by the Oklahoma St...

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  • Company plans Tulsa to Oklahoma City passenger rail service

    Company plans Tulsa to Oklahoma City passenger rail service - June 25, 2018

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A Kansas-based company is seeking proposals from private rail carriers to provide passenger service between Tulsa and Oklahoma City. The request for proposals by WATCO Companies o...

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  • Oklahoma medical mairjuana question hinges on conservative support

    Oklahoma medical mairjuana question hinges on conservative support - June 25, 2018

    LINDSAY, Okla. (AP) - More traditionally conservative Republican voters in Oklahoma now favor medical marijuana and that could ensure the state joins the growing list of places where marijuana is lega...

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  • Storms bring high winds, rain to Oklahoma, Arkansas

    Storms bring high winds, rain to Oklahoma, Arkansas - June 25, 2018

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Storms moving through Oklahoma and Arkansas brought high winds that downed trees and power lines. National Weather Service meteorologists say they had several reports of 60 t...

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