• Duck hunter drowns in Stephens County

    Duck hunter drowns in Stephens County - January 09, 2017

    DUNCAN, Okla. (AP) - Authorities in Stephens County say a duck hunter has drowned while trying to save his dog. Sheriff Wayne McKinney told The Duncan Banner that the victim, Tanner Shorter, was duck...

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  • Oklahoma deputy shoots, kills man who pointed gun at officer

    Oklahoma deputy shoots, kills man who pointed gun at officer - January 09, 2017

    FAIRLAND, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says an Ottawa County sheriff's deputy fatally shot a man who pointed a gun at officers. The OSBI says 42-year-old Travis Edward Bake...

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  • Trial to begin over deadly Oklahoma State homecoming crash

    Trial to begin over deadly Oklahoma State homecoming crash - January 09, 2017

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma woman who drove into a crowd of spectators at Oklahoma State University's 2015 homecoming parade, killing four people and injuring dozens of others, is set to stand tri...

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  • Expect weather extremes this week

    Expect weather extremes this week - January 09, 2017

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A week of weather extremes is expected in Oklahoma, with forecasters predicting unseasonably warm temperatures early in the week followed by the possibility of a "significant winte...

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  • Chamber Chat

    Chamber Chat - January 09, 2017

    Our 31st Ponca City Leadership class will have a session on Kay County Government this Wednesday in Newkirk. Brian Hermanson, Kay County District Attorney, is the Day Chair for this session....

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  • Juveniles arrested on stolen vehicle, drug counts

    Juveniles arrested on stolen vehicle, drug counts - January 09, 2017

    At 9 p.m. Saturday, Kay County deputies located a car near the intersection of 14th and Lake Road in Ponca City that was a reported stolen from Winfield, Kansas, on Jan. 3. Two juvenile males were ...

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  • Tribe’s plan for casino in Oklahoma Panhandle draws concern

    Tribe’s plan for casino in Oklahoma Panhandle draws concern - January 07, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An American Indian tribe's plan to build a $25 million casino in the Oklahoma Panhandle - which is hundreds of miles from its headquarters - has prompted a state senator to questi...

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  • Oklahoma revenue collections continue on downward slide

    Oklahoma revenue collections continue on downward slide - January 07, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma finance officials say overall revenue collections to the state treasury are continuing on a downward slide. Oklahoma Treasurer Ken Miller reported Friday that annual gro...

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  • Red Cross blood drive Tuesday

    Red Cross blood drive Tuesday - January 06, 2017

    The American Red Cross will have a blood drive in  the family gym of  the Ponca City YMCA, 1604 West Grand Ave., from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10. Please calll 1-800-Red-Cross (1 (800) 733-27...

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  • Art Center announces new classes

    Art Center announces new classes - January 06, 2017

    The Ponca City Art Center kicks off 2017 with a slate of new classes. Classes offered for the Spring 2017 semester begin Feb. 6 with enrollment beginning immediately. Focusing on after-school program...

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