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Fairground groundbreaking set for Tuesday - February 24, 2017
A groundbreaking for Kay County Fairground improvements is set for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the fairground. The planned improvements include a new event center and livestock pavillion upgrades....
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Six CASA volunteers sworn in - February 24, 2017
On Thursday, the Honorable Judge Brock swore in six community members as CASA volunteers. The newly appointed CASA volunteers join 21 other dedicated community members who have been trained and are...
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Bartram Collection includes rare Indian artifacts - February 24, 2017
A special collection at Marland's Grand Home recently has attracted the attention of a Washington museum curator. Barbara Brotherton, Native American exhibit curator of the Seattle Art ...
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Four injured in well explosion - February 24, 2017
WAGONER, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say four people were injured when a private natural gas well exploded in eastern Oklahoma. Wagoner County Emergency Manager Heath Underwood says the explosion happ...
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Tulsa’s former Black Wall Street tries to remake itself - February 24, 2017
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A once-prosperous section of Tulsa that became the site of one of the worst race riots in American history is attempting to remake itself again after decades of neglect. Black lea...
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Fundraiser started to demolish home where family was killed - February 24, 2017
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) - A Broken Arrow city councilor wants to demolish the home where five members of a family were killed. City Councilor Mike Lester has set up a nonprofit account for donations...
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Former legislator ordered to pay $4.3 million in defamation case - February 24, 2017
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma jury has ordered a former state legislator to pay $4.3 million to an insurance company in a defamation case. The defamation charge arose because Wayne Pettigrew, who w...
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Oklahoma prisons impose hiring freeze due to revenue failure - February 24, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections says the agency is imposing a hiring freeze to help cut costs as a result of a state revenue failure. Director Joe Allbaugh...
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Ponca Politics Forum at noon today in City Hall - February 24, 2017
The Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce's Ponca Politics Committee will host a forum today, Feb. 24, with Rep. Steve Vaughan, Rep. John Pfeiffer and Sen. Eddie Fields at noon in the City Commi...
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State Health Department reports 37 flu deaths - February 24, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The number of flu-related deaths in Oklahoma for the current season rose this week by nine. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported Thursday that 37 people have died and...
