• Bickford enters guilty plea in embezzlement case

    Bickford enters guilty plea in embezzlement case - June 05, 2017

    Crystal Bickford entered a guilty plea Monday to a felony charge of embezzlement in Kay County District Court. Bickford appeared in court with her attorney, Grace Yates, and entered a blind plea. S...

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  • Phone found

    Phone found - June 05, 2017

    OWNER FOUND! A cell phone was found today at approximately 2 p.m. near the area of Ash Street and Overbrook Avenue.  The cell phone requires a passcode to unlock.  Call 767-0370 if you have l...

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  • Oklahoma’s pump price average is lowest in region – 11 cents below Texas

    Oklahoma’s pump price average is lowest in region – 11 cents below Texas - June 05, 2017

    None of Oklahoma’s neighbors have a gasoline price average as low as the Sooner State’s today, AAA reports. Arkansas and Missouri come closest at $2.12, three cents above today’s Oklah...

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  • State files application to appeal judge’s dismissal of state murder charges

    State files application to appeal judge’s dismissal of state murder charges - June 05, 2017

    The Bigheart Times, a weekly newspaper based out of Barnsdall, Okla., reported Monday that the State of Oklahoma has filed an application to appeal a ruling by a judge who dismissed the state murde...

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  • Golf scramble to benefit Fraternal Order of Police

    Golf scramble to benefit Fraternal Order of Police - June 05, 2017

    A four-person golf scramble fundraiser for the Ponca City Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #103, will be held at Lew Wentz Golf Course on Friday, June 16. Registration and lunch will be at noon, wi...

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  • Frozen tuna recalled after testing showed hepatitis A virus

    Frozen tuna recalled after testing showed hepatitis A virus - June 05, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Some imported frozen tuna cubes and steaks are being recalled after testing showed they could be contaminated with the hepatitis A virus. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sa...

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  • Several small earthquakes recorded across Oklahoma

    Several small earthquakes recorded across Oklahoma - June 05, 2017

    LAMONT, Okla. (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey says a dozen small earthquakes have been recorded in Oklahoma during the past few days. No injuries or damage are reported. The largest quake recorded...

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  • Police say Oklahoma man shoots man trying to drown infants

    Police say Oklahoma man shoots man trying to drown infants - June 05, 2017

    ADA, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say a man who was trying to drown his infant 3-month-old twin son and daughter in southeastern Oklahoma was fatally shot by a neighbor. City of Ada spokeswoman Lisa Br...

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  • Chamber Chat

    Chamber Chat - June 05, 2017

    The Ponca City Business Council will meet Tuesday at 8 a.m. at the Chamber Office. This is a very active committee of the chamber. One of their projects is selecting a chamber business, each...

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  • Suspect mortally wounded during Tulsa homicide investigation

    Suspect mortally wounded during Tulsa homicide investigation - June 04, 2017

    Suspect mortally wounded during Tulsa homicide investigation (Information from: Tulsa World, http://www.tulsaworld.com) TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Police in Tulsa say a homicide suspect has been mortally w...

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