• Blessing of the Vineyard Saturday

    Blessing of the Vineyard Saturday - May 13, 2016

    The St. Kateri Blessing of the Vines, the annual Vineyard Blessing Ceremony, will be held at Stone Bluff Cellars Winery from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday. A traditional Indian Meal will follow, honorin...

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  • Sapulpa man files to withdraw guilty plea in rape case

    Sapulpa man files to withdraw guilty plea in rape case - May 13, 2016

    SAPULPA, Okla. (AP) - A Sapulpa man sentenced to 120 years in prison in the rape and abduction of a 12-year-old Glenpool girl is seeking to withdraw his guilty plea in the case. Local media reported ...

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  • Parents need Parent Portal account for Ponca City Schools

    Parents need Parent Portal account for Ponca City Schools - May 13, 2016

    All Ponca City Public School parents who do not have a Parent Portal account for their child need to contact their child's school before May 24 to obtain their Access ID and Password ID to set u...

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  • Red Cross Blood Drive May 20

    Red Cross Blood Drive May 20 - May 13, 2016

    The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 2 to 6 p.m. Friday, May 20, at the Ponca City Aquatic and Family Center -- YMCA, 1604 West Grand Avenue. In about an hour, each donor can help sav...

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  • Guns & Hoses Blood Drive Monday

    Guns & Hoses Blood Drive Monday - May 13, 2016

    The Ponca City Guns & Hoses Blood Drive by the Oklahoma Blood Institute will be Monday, May 16. The competition pits the Ponca City Fire Department against the Ponca City Police Department to se...

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  • Pancake breakfast coming Saturday in Blackwell

    Pancake breakfast coming Saturday in Blackwell - May 13, 2016

    An all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast will be held from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the Blackwell VFW. Cost is $5 per person. The VFW is at 1006 West Ferguson in Blackwell....

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  • Great Big Band to perform at The Poncan Theatre

    Great Big Band to perform at The Poncan Theatre - May 12, 2016

    The "Great Big Band" from Perry will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 26, at The Poncan Theatre. Director Bill Rotter said the group will perform a different program from their usual repert...

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  • Man faces charges after abandoning wrecked vehicle

    Man faces charges after abandoning wrecked vehicle - May 12, 2016

    Ponca City Police arrested 22-year-old Brantley Avallone at 11:50 p.m. Monday in the 400 block of South Osage Street on complaints of child endangerment, eluding police, leaving the scene of a proper...

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  • Drowning deaths of two men under investigation - May 12, 2016

    The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is continuing its investigation into the drowning deaths of two men on a private pond in McCurtain County. The incident, or incidents, occured Tuesday at an unknown time,...

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  • Two injured in accident near Tonkawa

    Two injured in accident near Tonkawa - May 12, 2016

    Two Ponca City residents were injured in a collision just before 8 a.m. Thursday on North Avenue, a half-mile east of Q Street, three miles east of Tonkawa. Zachrey Louis Schroff, 21, was transported...

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