• Chamber banquet Jan. 26 - January 10, 2017

    U.S. Marshal Clayton Johnson will be the Master of Ceremony at the 123rd annual Ponca City Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Jan. 26. Johnson is the former Chief of the Ponca City Police Departme...

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  • Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday

    Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday - January 10, 2017

    The City of Ponca City will observe Monday, Jan. 16, as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. City offices will be closed. Residential refuse will not be picked up on Monday, and the landfill and rec...

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  • New assistant city attorney named - January 10, 2017

      John Andrew has been named the new assistant city attorney for Ponca City. City Manager Craig Stephenson announced his appointment Monday night during the City Commission meeting. Andr...

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  • ‘On the Spot’ comedy improv returns Jan. 28

    ‘On the Spot’ comedy improv returns Jan. 28 - January 10, 2017

    The Ponca Playhouse presents On the Spot Comedy Improv Troupe on Jan. 28. This show starts a little later in the evening, at 9 p.m., and features adult content. This show is similar to "Whose Li...

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  • Auditions set for ‘Exit Laughing’ at Ponca Playhouse

    Auditions set for ‘Exit Laughing’ at Ponca Playhouse - January 10, 2017

    Auditions for the comedy "Exit Laughing" are scheduled for 7 p.m. Jan. 16 and 17 at the Ponca Playhouse, 301 South First Street. This play is a comic play needing three mature women, a woman in her...

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  • Chambers pleads no contest in homecoming deaths; sentenced to life

    Chambers pleads no contest in homecoming deaths; sentenced to life - January 10, 2017

    STILLWATER — The murder case against the woman charged in the deadly crash that occurred during the 2015 homecoming parade at Oklahoma State University came to an end Tuesday after she entered a...

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  • Oklahoma public high school juniors can take ACT or SAT free

    Oklahoma public high school juniors can take ACT or SAT free - January 10, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister announced today that Oklahoma public school districts will have the opportunity this year to choose whether their 11th-grade...

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  • Now’s the time  to prepare for possible power outage

    Now’s the time to prepare for possible power outage - January 10, 2017

    "It is not very often that the NWS uses strong language on Monday to describe upcoming weekend weather," Emergency Management Director Paula  Cain said late Monday. "What we are hearing is that confi...

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  • Director teaching character development workshops

    Director teaching character development workshops - January 10, 2017

    Nick Sweet, along with directing the production of "9 to 5 The Musical," also is teaching two character development workshops Jan. 14 and 15. If you are interested, please call the Playhouse at (58...

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  • ‘9 to 5’ begins its run Friday at Ponca Playhouse

    ‘9 to 5’ begins its run Friday at Ponca Playhouse - January 10, 2017

    Get your tickets now for "9 to 5 --  The Musical," directed by Nick Sweet, and tap your toes along as Violet, Judy and Doralee sing and dance their way to happiness and success in the workplace. S...

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