• ‘Lifting the Spirit’ free at The Poncan Theatre on Thursday

    ‘Lifting the Spirit’ free at The Poncan Theatre on Thursday - February 08, 2017

    "Lifting the Spirit,” featuring Supa Man and Honey, will be presented free  at 7 p.m. Thursday at The Poncan Theatre. “Lifting the Spirit” is a collaboration of five tribal youth p...

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  • Planning Commission votes not to recommend closing alley

    Planning Commission votes not to recommend closing alley - February 08, 2017

    The Ponca City Planning Commission on Tuesday night rejected a request to recommend closing an alley south of the 200 block of West Cleveland. Ron Nuckols, owner of property west of the all...

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  • Work continuing on LaQuinta Inn

    Work continuing on LaQuinta Inn - February 08, 2017

    Ponca City Development Services Director Chris Henderson updated the Planning Commission Tuesday night on several projects underway in Ponca City. Among the current private developments is LaQuinta...

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  • Two homes with repetitive flood damage demolished

    Two homes with repetitive flood damage demolished - February 08, 2017

    A project which acquires and demolishes repetitively flooded houses has brought down two Ponca City homes  this week. The FEMA project is a 75/25 project with the City of Ponca City, with FEMA pay...

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  • Sportsmen’s memorial benefit dinner Saturday

    Sportsmen’s memorial benefit dinner Saturday - February 08, 2017

    Tickets are still available for Saturday night's Sportsmen's Dinner and Wild Game Feast at the Stagecoach Event Center in Newkirk. The dinner is in memory of Craig Strickland and Chase Morland, two...

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  • Third person arrested in connection with ’08 death in Oklahoma

    Third person arrested in connection with ’08 death in Oklahoma - February 08, 2017

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say a third person has been charged in the death of an Oklahoma man more than eight years ago. Cleveland County Sheriff Joe Lester said Tuesday that 36-year-old Thoma...

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  • Oklahoma family given conflicting details of veteran’s death

    Oklahoma family given conflicting details of veteran’s death - February 08, 2017

    TALIHINA, Okla. (AP) - The family of the second veteran to die at an Oklahoma Veterans Center says he almost died at the center beforehand because of a choking hazard that went undetected. The Tulsa ...

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  • Body parts found at Oklahoma City waste recycling facility

    Body parts found at Oklahoma City waste recycling facility - February 08, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Authorities are investigating after a worker at a waste recycling facility on the city's northwest side discovered body parts in a bale of trash. Oklahoma City Police Master Sgt...

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  • Four dead in apparent murder-suicide in Morris

    Four dead in apparent murder-suicide in Morris - February 08, 2017

    MORRIS, Okla. (AP) - Authorities are investigating what deputies say is an apparent murder-suicide that left four dead in northeastern Oklahoma. The Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office says in a stateme...

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  • Pruitt has not turned over public records; lawsuit filed

    Pruitt has not turned over public records; lawsuit filed - February 08, 2017

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A lawsuit accuses Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, President Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, of violating the state open records law by not...

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