• Today is deadline to register to vote in June 26 primary election

    Today is deadline to register to vote in June 26 primary election - June 01, 2018

    Today is the deadline to register for the June 26 State Primary Election, the Oklahoma State Election Board has announced. Voters have until Friday, June 1 to register to vote, change their address...

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  • Man killed in crop-dusting airplane crash near El Reno

    Man killed in crop-dusting airplane crash near El Reno - May 31, 2018

    EL RENO, Okla. (AP) - A crop-dusting airplane clipped a support wire to a radio transmitting tower and crashed in central Oklahoma, killing the pilot. Trooper Matt Conway of the Oklahoma Highway Pa...

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  • Court sends accused monument destroyer to mental hospital

    Court sends accused monument destroyer to mental hospital - May 31, 2018

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The man accused of destroying a Ten Commandments monument outside the Arkansas state Capitol has been acquitted of a felony charge by a judge who cited evidence of a mental di...

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  • Death sentence upheld for Oklahoman in bus station stabbing

    Death sentence upheld for Oklahoman in bus station stabbing - May 31, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the murder conviction and death sentence of a man who stabbed his estranged girlfriend to death at an Oklahoma City bus station. ...

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  • Youth Triathlon scheduled for June 23

    Youth Triathlon scheduled for June 23 - May 31, 2018

    The Ponca City Youth Triathlon has been scheduled for June 23 at Lake Ponca and Wentz Pool and Camp. Cost is $10 per person. To register your athlete, go to www.poncacityok.gov by June 20. For a...

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  • Nevada man sentenced for carrying explosives in Oklahoma

    Nevada man sentenced for carrying explosives in Oklahoma - May 31, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A Las Vegas man has been sentenced to prison after authorities found him traveling through Oklahoma City last year with loaded guns and explosive materials. The Oklahoman repor...

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  • School board sets special meeting for June 20

    School board sets special meeting for June 20 - May 31, 2018

    The Ponca City Board of Education will hold a special meeting at noon on June 20, 2018. The purpose of the meeting is accept bids for the Roosevelt Parking Lot Project. A full agenda will be releas...

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  • Ponca Playhouse announces cast for “August: Osage County”

    Ponca Playhouse announces cast for “August: Osage County” - May 31, 2018

    The Ponca Playhouse has announced most of the cast members for the upcoming production of "August: Osage County." The Pulitzer-Prize-winning play features 13 characters, numerous storylines running...

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  • Ammunition found in home of man who shot inside restaurant

    Ammunition found in home of man who shot inside restaurant - May 30, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Police recovered ammunition among other items from the home of a man who shot and wounded patrons inside an Oklahoma restaurant last week. The warrant to search the apartment o...

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  • Former teacher convicted of child sex abuse

    Former teacher convicted of child sex abuse - May 30, 2018

    VINITA, Okla. (AP) - A northeast Oklahoma jury has convicted a former teacher of sexually abusing an 8-year-old student. The Tulsa World reports that the Craig County jury convicted 49-year-old Ron...

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