• Companies pay more than $1 million to drill on Oklahoma land

    Companies pay more than $1 million to drill on Oklahoma land - June 21, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Two oil and gas companies have each paid more than $1 million for the right to drill on state-owned land in Oklahoma, the highest payouts for the state since at least 2011. The...

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  • University of Oklahoma regents vote to raise tuition, fees

    University of Oklahoma regents vote to raise tuition, fees - June 21, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - University of Oklahoma students will pay more for their education starting this fall under a plan approved by the OU Board of Regents. OU spokesman Rowdy Gilbert says the board...

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  • Man sitting in car in north Tulsa killed by gunfire

    Man sitting in car in north Tulsa killed by gunfire - June 21, 2017

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Tulsa police say a person was killed after a man randomly fired a gun into a vehicle early Wednesday. Police say the fatal shooting happened at about 1 a.m. Wednesday following ...

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  • Emergency meeting of County Commissioners set for 10 a.m.

    Emergency meeting of County Commissioners set for 10 a.m. - June 21, 2017

    NEWKIRK -- The Board of County Commissioners of Kay County will hold an emergeny meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 21, in the Commissioners' Court on the first floor of the Kay County Courthouse. ...

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  • Special School Board meeting at noon today

    Special School Board meeting at noon today - June 21, 2017

    A special meeting of the Ponca City Board of Education is scheduled for noon today. Included on the agenda is an executive session to discuss a proposed written employment contract between the distric...

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  • County Commissioner Vance Johnson dies

    County Commissioner Vance Johnson dies - June 21, 2017

    Kay County Commissioner Vance Johnson died Tuesday afternoon. He was an employee at Pioneer Technology Center for 33 ½ years, retiring in December 2014 after being elected County Commissioner. ...

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  • Summer Solstice Sale Today

    Summer Solstice Sale Today - June 21, 2017

    Downtown merchants will be holding a Summer Solstice Sale from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today. They invite everyone to come downtown to enjoy summer music and some sweets from Surf's Up Snow Cones and Buz...

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  • Blackwell holding Movies in the Park 2017!

    Blackwell holding Movies in the Park 2017! - June 20, 2017

    The Blackwell Tourism Board, in cooperation with First United Methodist Church, presents:  Movies in the Park 2017! Check out the calendar of great family movies scheduled for this summer.  Free ...

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  • Pioneer life focus of Saturday’s Family Fun Day

    Pioneer life focus of Saturday’s Family Fun Day - June 20, 2017

    The Pioneer Woman Museum will host Pioneer Life Day on Saturday, June 24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. as part of the museum’s summer program, Pioneer Family Fun Days. The day will include a variety of...

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  • Pioneer Woman adds magazine to her adventures

    Pioneer Woman adds magazine to her adventures - June 20, 2017

    PAWHUSKA, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma's Pioneer Woman has a new venture Ree Drummond of Pawhuska is known to fans of her blog, cookbooks, children's books and Food Network cooking show as "The Pioneer Wo...

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