• Muscogee (Creek) Nation to swear in new principal chief

    Muscogee (Creek) Nation to swear in new principal chief - December 30, 2015

    OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) - Inauguration ceremonies for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's new principal chief and other elected officials are scheduled Saturday in Okmulgee. Principal Chief-elect James Floyd ...

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  • Disaster relief approved for parts of Oklahoma

    Disaster relief approved for parts of Oklahoma - December 30, 2015

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Gov. Mary Fallin says the federal government has approved the state's request for disaster assistance for 18 Oklahoma counties following an ice storm that began after Thanksgiving...

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  • Search for hunter begins third day

    Search for hunter begins third day - December 30, 2015

    Search efforts for a missing hunter at Kaw Lake were suspended about 6 p.m. Tuesday because of darkness. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said side scan was used along with the use of Patrol One, a H...

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  • Department of Public Safety updates REAL ID Act information

    Department of Public Safety updates REAL ID Act information - December 29, 2015

    As an update to information provided in October 2015, the Department of Public Safety continues to provide information regarding the REAL ID Act passed by Congress in 2005. Despite what you ma...

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  • Pioneer Woman campaign nearing finish

    Pioneer Woman campaign nearing finish - December 29, 2015

    The campaign to raise $5,000 for the cleaning of the Pioneer Woman statue is within reach of its goal, Pioneer Woman Museum director Robbin Davis said Tuesday. "We have two and a half days to ...

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  • Police ask for public’s help in locating suspect

    Police ask for public’s help in locating suspect - December 29, 2015

    Police need your assistance in locating Tyler Truelove. Police have probable cause to arrest Truelove for a string of crimes committed on Dec. 23. Truelove is a 19-year-old man with an extens...

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  • Lake Ponca Duck Pond area added  to National Register of Historic Places

    Lake Ponca Duck Pond area added to National Register of Historic Places - December 29, 2015

    The Lake Ponca Duck Pond has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The National Park Service notified City Manager Craig Stephenson Monday that the decision to add the hist...

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  • Commissioners approve application for FEMA grant

    Commissioners approve application for FEMA grant - December 29, 2015

    Ponca City's City Commissioners voted Monday night to approve an application for the Fire Department to seek a Citizens Firefighting Grant from FEMA for the cost of firefighting equipment and trai...

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  • Commissioners review snow, ice policy

    Commissioners review snow, ice policy - December 29, 2015

    Ponca City's Board of Commissioners reviewed the city's ice and snow control manual Monday night during the commissioners' meeting. Rob Dick, assistant public works director, outlined the order ...

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  • Red Cross blood drive Jan. 13 at YMCA

    Red Cross blood drive Jan. 13 at YMCA - December 29, 2015

    A community blood drive sponsored by the American Red Cross will be at the YMCA, 1604 West Grand Ave., on Wednesday, Jan. 13, from 2 to 6 p.m. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS for more information or visit redcr...

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