• Nebraska farmers return land to Ponca Tribe

    Nebraska farmers return land to Ponca Tribe - June 12, 2018

    NELIGH, Nebraska — In a first-of-its-kind ceremony on June 10 near Neligh, Neb., a Nebraska farmer signed a deed returning ancestral tribal land back to the Ponca Tribe — sacred land that lies on...

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  • Oklahoma revenue collections top estimate by 20 percent

    Oklahoma revenue collections top estimate by 20 percent - June 12, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - State finance officials say collections to Oklahoma's main operating fund exceeded the monthly estimate by nearly 20 percent, a jump attributed largely to continued economic recov...

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  • Ribbon cutting marks new location for Henley’s Shelter Insurance

    Ribbon cutting marks new location for Henley’s Shelter Insurance - June 12, 2018

    The Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Shelter Insurance. Tom Henley's new office is located at 516 E. Hartford. Henley offers all kinds of insurance for wha...

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  • Water service restored at Oklahoma State Reformatory

    Water service restored at Oklahoma State Reformatory - June 12, 2018

    GRANITE, Okla. (AP) - State prison officials say water service has been fully restored at a southwestern Oklahoma prison where a water line leak emptied a water tower. The Oklahoma Department of Co...

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  • Patients tested for HIV after Cherokee Nation nurse reused syringes

    Patients tested for HIV after Cherokee Nation nurse reused syringes - June 12, 2018

    TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) - A Cherokee Nation hospital in Oklahoma is testing more than 180 patients for HIV and hepatitis after allegations that a nurse reused syringes to administer medications. Cher...

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  • SUV driver killed in collision with Skiatook school bus

    SUV driver killed in collision with Skiatook school bus - June 12, 2018

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Authorities in northeastern Oklahoma say the driver of an SUV has died in a collision with a school bus. Officials say no students were injured in the crash about noon Tuesday. ...

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  • Officials identify body as that of missing Norman man

    Officials identify body as that of missing Norman man - June 12, 2018

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - A body discovered in a pickup truck recovered from Lake Thunderbird has been identified as that of a missing Norman man. Amy Elliott of the State Medical Examiner's Office said...

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  • Tulsa teen may get competency trial in teacher’s death case

    Tulsa teen may get competency trial in teacher’s death case - June 12, 2018

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A 17-year-old in Tulsa will soon learn whether his defense can use state funds to hire mental health experts ahead of a jury trial in a teacher's death and other crimes. The Tul...

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  • First, a sock hop, and then a movie

    First, a sock hop, and then a movie - June 12, 2018

    Two fun events are set for June 22 – first, a sock hop at the Senior Center at 5:30 p.m. with Larry Lenhart, Larrell Birdsong, Bob Rogers, Kevin Roe, Ryan Burkette, and Jacque Salman, featuring the ...

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  • Park and Recreation plans fun events

    Park and Recreation plans fun events - June 12, 2018

    Summer activities sponsored by the Park and Recreation Department are coming up!  A Mud Volleyball Tournament is set for June 16 and a Youth Triathlon will be June 23. Both events will be held at...

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