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Kaw City man drowns near Pioneer Cove Marina - June 21, 2016
A Kaw City man drowned Monday afternoon in the Pioneer Cove Marina area of Kaw Lake. Gregory Allen Skrdla, 52, was riding on a 1987 Searay operated by Ron Enderud, 60, of Kaw City about 2:16 p.m...
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Texas man dies after being pulled from Oklahoma lake - June 20, 2016
MADILL, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a 24-year-old Texas man has died at a hospital after he was pulled from Lake Texoma in southern Oklahoma. The highway patrol says Roy A. Seims of...
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Bike & Build group visits Ponca City - June 20, 2016
Ponca City's Salvation Army hosted a Bike & Build group visiting Ponca City this past weekend. The Ponca City Habitat For Humanity assisted with a tour of its ReStore and the newest Habita...
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Chamber Chat - June 20, 2016
We will elect a new Sheriff for Kay County on Tuesday, June 28 . This Friday we will have a Candidates' Forum sponsored by the Chamber’s Ponca Politics Committee. It will start a...
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Oklahoma City Zoo announces death of silverback gorilla - June 20, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma City Zoo says a 41-year-old silverback gorilla named Tatu has been euthanized because of ongoing health problems. The zoo says Tatu's health had been declining for s...
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Regents approve tuition hikes at OSU and A&M schools - June 20, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma State University students will pay 7 percent more for tuition and mandatory fees for the next academic year. The Oklahoman reports that the Board of Regents for the uni...
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Stilwell man drowns at Lake Tenkiller - June 20, 2016
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) - A 42-year old Stilwell man has died after drowning on a lake in far eastern Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says Benjamin Floyd Chambers drowned about 4 p.m. Saturday o...
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Several injured in Sunday accident - June 20, 2016
A collision at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at State Highway 11 and Enterprise Road northeast of Ponca City resulted in several injuries. Lucinda Grace, 47, of Ponca City was transported by Ponca City EMS a...
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Oklahoma independents get a chance to vote in US Senate race - June 19, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Democrats and Republicans in Oklahoma won't be picking a candidate for U.S. Senate in the June 28 statewide primary election, but all of the state's 266,000 registered independent...
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Trucker accused in 2014 crash that killed 4 to stand trial - June 19, 2016
SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) - The Texas truck driver accused of causing a 2014 crash that killed four members of a women's college softball team has been ordered to stand trial. Russell Wayne Staley is charg...
