• Trump, Palin to visit ORU

    Trump, Palin to visit ORU - January 20, 2016

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is set to make a campaign stop at Tulsa's Oral Roberts University with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Trump is scheduled to speak at...

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  • Termination hearing for McAlester superintendent cancelled

    Termination hearing for McAlester superintendent cancelled - January 20, 2016

    MCALESTER, Okla. (AP) - The due process termination hearing for the suspended McAlester Public Schools superintendent has been cancelled without explanation. Approximately 100 people were waiting for...

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  • Indicted ex-sheriff due in court on 2 misdemeanor charges

    Indicted ex-sheriff due in court on 2 misdemeanor charges - January 20, 2016

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A former Oklahoma sheriff is due in court on two criminal charges stemming from his indictment last year by a grand jury. Former Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz is expected at...

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  • False Alarm at West Junior High

    False Alarm at West Junior High - January 19, 2016

    Students at West Junior High in Ponca City got a very short break from classes today when a dirty smoke detector sent off a false alarm. Several units of the PCFD responded but were on site for a v...

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  • Gov. Mary Fallin commutes sentences for 2 state inmates

    Gov. Mary Fallin commutes sentences for 2 state inmates - January 19, 2016

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Gov. Mary Fallin has approved shortening the prison sentences of two state inmates - the first commutations she's authorized since 2012. Fallin signed off last week on recommend...

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  • Subject surrenders after I-35 chase, crash

    Subject surrenders after I-35 chase, crash - January 19, 2016

    DAVIS, Okla. (AP) - Interstate 35 in southern Oklahoma has reopened after being closed following a standoff with a driver who crashed while being chased by police. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says th...

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  • Trooper struck in I-40 accident

    Trooper struck in I-40 accident - January 19, 2016

    SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper has been struck by a vehicle while investigating an accident along Interstate 40 east of Oklahoma City. OHP officials told reporters that the...

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  • School district hosting suicide prevention speaker

    School district hosting suicide prevention speaker - January 18, 2016

    Ponca City Public Schools will be hosting Dr. Kym Puga to speak to secondary school students, staff and parents about suicide prevention. Puga will meet with East Middle School students at 9...

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  • Chamber Chat

    Chamber Chat - January 18, 2016

    We will have a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 11 a.m. Tuesday for Danny’s BBQ Head Quarters, located at 1217 E. Prospect. Please join us and see the great improvements the Heads have made to the...

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  • Library offers craft and storytime

    Library offers craft and storytime - January 18, 2016

    The Ponca City Public Library offers storytime and craft time twice this week. The activities take place in the program room of the library at 515 East Grand. The programs are from 11 a.m. to noon Ja...

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