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Back-to-school bash Aug. 6 at Ponca City Assembly - July 29, 2016
The Ponca City Assembly at 2313 East Prospect will hold a Back to School Bash from 8 to 10 a.m. Aug. 6. There will be activities for the whole family and 500 backpacks will be given away to student...
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Blackwell florist wins Oklahoma Cup - July 29, 2016
Letecia Burkett, of Anytime Flowers in Blackwell, won the Oklahoma Cup last week at the Oklahoma State Floral Association's conference in Stillwater recently. The Oklahoma Cup competition was o...
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101 Ranch Old Timers Association reunion Aug. 13 - July 29, 2016
The 101 Ranch Old Timers Association will have its annual reunion and meeting at the Community Center at Marland on Aug. 13. The event opens at 9 a.m. "It's mostly a get-together with ...
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Crazy Days Street Party set for Thursday, Aug. 4 - July 29, 2016
This year’s Crazy Days Street Party, hosted by Ponca City Main Street, is set for Thursday, Aug. 4. The fun will start at 5 p.m. at the Veterans Plaza on the corner of Fourth Street and Gran...
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Mosquito capable of carrying Zika virus found in SW Oklahoma - July 29, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma State Department of Health says the mosquito that carries the Zika virus has been discovered in southwestern Oklahoma, but no cases of the illness have been recorded ...
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Stillwater mayor films mammogram ad; learns she has cancer - July 29, 2016
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - The mayor of Stillwater has been diagnosed breast cancer after filming a public service announcement to promote a hospital's new 3-D mammography technology. The Stillwa...
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Fallin’s special session proposal faces bipartisan criticism - July 29, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Gov. Mary Fallin's suggestion that lawmakers return for a special session to consider ways to increase teacher salaries is facing bipartisan criticism from legislators and eve...
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Help sought in phone theft at Wal-Mart - July 28, 2016
Police need the assistance of the public to identify the woman pictured here entering the Wal-Mart in Ponca City. This surveillance photograph was taken on July 24 at approximately 10:30 p.m. A cus...
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Three arrested as search warrant served - July 28, 2016
The Ponca City Police Department's Special Projects Unit served a search warrant at 403 South Oak Street at 4:10 p.m. Wednesday, with three people being arrested. Megan Duncan, 26, was arrested...
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E. Melvin Porter, Oklahoma’s first black state senator, dies at 86 - July 28, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Family members say Oklahoma's first black state senator, who held a sit-in at the state Capitol with civil rights icon Clara Luper and fought to keep the state's only hi...