• Oktoberfest Saturday and Sunday!

    Oktoberfest Saturday and Sunday! - September 30, 2015

    Oktoberfest 2015 is Saturday, Oct. 3, and Sunday, Oct. 4, on the grounds of the Marland Mansion and in the Unity Gym in Ponca City. Gates are open from 10 al.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and from 1...

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  • Splash pads close Thursday

    Splash pads close Thursday - September 30, 2015

    The Ponca City Park and Recreation Department will be closing and winterizing the splash pads Thursday. They are located in War Memorial Park on Seventh Street and in Dan Moran Park on South Avenue....

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  • Glanz plans to resign following his indictment by a grand jury

    Glanz plans to resign following his indictment by a grand jury - September 30, 2015

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The latest on the grand jury investigation into the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office, which came under fire after a volunteer deputy fatally shot an unarmed man (all times local): 3:...

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  • Governor halts execution for Oklahoma inmate

    Governor halts execution for Oklahoma inmate - September 30, 2015

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The latest on the scheduled execution of an Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, who was convicted of ordering the 1997 beating death of his boss but claims he was framed b...

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  • Pope asks Fallin to commute Glossip’s death sentence

    Pope asks Fallin to commute Glossip’s death sentence - September 30, 2015

    By The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The latest on the scheduled execution of an Oklahoma death row inmate who was convicted of ordering the 1997 beating death of a motel owner but cla...

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  • Child Nutrition  Program offers new on-line payment

    Child Nutrition Program offers new on-line payment - September 30, 2015

    Ponca City Public Schools Child Nutrition Program is offering MySchoolBucks®! This online payment service provides a quick and easy way to add money to your student’s meal account using...

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  • Oklahoma death row inmate asks court to give him a new trial

    Oklahoma death row inmate asks court to give him a new trial - September 30, 2015

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma death row inmate wants the Court of Criminal Appeals to reduce his first-degree murder conviction or grant him a new trial in the October 2009 killings of a Comanche C...

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  • Fire Prevention program to visit schools

    Fire Prevention program to visit schools - September 30, 2015

    Oct. 4-10 is Fire Prevention Week and this year's theme is "Hear the Beep Where You Sleep." The campaign says every bedroom needs a working smoke alarm. The Ponca City Fire Department and P...

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  • Oklahoma panel orders removal of Ten Commandments monument

    Oklahoma panel orders removal of Ten Commandments monument - September 30, 2015

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A state panel charged with overseeing artwork at the state Capitol has ordered the removal of a Ten Commandments monument from the statehouse grounds after a court found the scul...

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  • Pet of the Week

    Pet of the Week - September 30, 2015

    The Ponca City Humane Society, 900 West Prospect Avenue, has several animals available for adoption. For more information, call 580-767-8877. Booray is a handsome, smart 3-year-old Pointer ...

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