• Weekend calendar of events

    Weekend calendar of events - August 01, 2014

    Sunday No events planned Click here to view PoncaCityNow.com's daily calendar of events. ...

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  • Town changed, even with girls’ killer behind bars

    Town changed, even with girls’ killer behind bars - August 01, 2014

    WELEETKA, Okla. (AP) - Some residents of the small central Oklahoma town of Weleetka say their community has been forever changed by the deaths of two young girls who were gunned down on a backcountr...

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  • Witness tampering alleged in Oklahoma bomb trial

    Witness tampering alleged in Oklahoma bomb trial - August 01, 2014

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A federal judge in Utah has ordered an FBI agent to court next month to respond to allegations that he tampered with a witness who backed out of testifying in a trial about Okla...

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  • Readers Theater at Attucks premeires tonight

    Readers Theater at Attucks premeires tonight - August 01, 2014

    Tonight is Ponca City's one chance to see Fences at Attucks Community Center. Fences is a staged reading, which is when the actors simply read their scripts and act vocally. Christiana Rich-Splawn, ...

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  • Firefighters are firing up the grills for benefit cook-off

    Firefighters are firing up the grills for benefit cook-off - July 31, 2014

    Firefighters are firing up the grills for the benefit cook-off, All Fired Up. All three shifts will cook up their best steak Saturday night. David VanBuskirk, former Ponca City Fire Marshall said th...

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  • Okla. appeals court judge retires after 25 years

    Okla. appeals court judge retires after 25 years - July 31, 2014

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals judge is retiring after 25 years of service. Friday is Judge Charles Johnson's last official day on the appellate court, which has exclus...

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  • Unemployment rate ticks up in 72 Oklahoma counties

    Unemployment rate ticks up in 72 Oklahoma counties - July 31, 2014

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - State labor officials say unemployment rates increased last month in 72 of Oklahoma's 77 counties. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission on Wednesday released county and...

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  • Ponca City FFA and 4-H makes state and national headlines

    Ponca City FFA and 4-H makes state and national headlines - July 30, 2014

    The Ponca City FFA and 4-H chapter made a huge impact at the Special Olympics in Stillwater a few weeks ago. A big enough impact to land a spot on The Oklahoma Network's Sunup program and on a nationa...

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  • Chamber of Commerce host Stuff the Bus

    Chamber of Commerce host Stuff the Bus - July 30, 2014

    In less than a month students will be filling up buses, but first the Chamber of Commerce is filling buses with school supplies. Sue Lunsford, Chamber Education Workforce committee chairman said the...

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  • Gas prices continue downward slide in Oklahoma

    Gas prices continue downward slide in Oklahoma - July 30, 2014

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - AAA Oklahoma says gas prices continue to drop in the state as demand nationwide drops below 9 million barrels per day. On Tuesday, the average price for a gallon of unleaded g...

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