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SANTA FE DEPOT RESTORATION GROUND BREAKING FEBRUARY 17

by Ponca City Now-City of Ponca City
A Ground Breaking Ceremony will be held for the Santa Fe Depot Restoration Project on Monday, February 17, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.In March of 2021, the City began researching potential funding opportunities to rehabilitate the former Santa Fe Depot through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022. Staff prepared a Ponca City Multi-Modal Transportation Infrastructure... Read More.

Pro Tem Paxton Bill to Strengthen Penalty for Drive-By and Shooting into Buildings Advances

by Ponca City Now
OKLAHOMA CITY – Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, Tuesday advanced legislation that would add discharging a firearm at or into a dwelling or building used for public or business purposes to the state’s list of 85% crimes.Senate Bill 631 passed through the Senate Public Safety Committee, reinforcing Oklahoma’s commitment to holding violent offenders... Read More.

Oklahoma Film Industry Sees Six-Fold Growth in Spending Since 2021 Incentive Update

by KTUL
TULSA, OKLA. (KTUL) — The Oklahoma Film and Music Office is reporting significant growth in the film industry here in Oklahoma since updating the state’s film incentive in 2021."You've seen biomed, biotech, and biomanufacturing. And now you're really seeing the growth of the film industry in our great state as well. It's creating jobs and... Read More.
https://www.noc.edu/

Cold Weather Advisory

by Ponca City Now-NWS
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Norman OK Wed Feb 12 2025OKZ004>015-021-131500- /O.NEW.KOUN.CW.Y.0003.250213T0200Z-250213T1500Z/ Harper-Woods-Alfalfa-Grant-Kay-Ellis-Woodward-Major-Garfield- Noble-Roger Mills-Dewey-Beckham- Including the cities of Woodward, Enid, Vici, Shattuck, Seiling, Carmen, Helena, Buffalo, Wakita, Pond Creek, Gage, Sayre, Hammon, Blackwell, Fargo, Alva, Arnett, Taloga, Ponca City, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Laverne, Elk City, Fairview, Lamont, Perry, Leedey, and Medford 1245 PM CST Wed Feb 12 2025...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM... Read More.

Ponca City Mayoral Election Results

by Ponca City Now
Candidate Choice Absentee Mail Early Voting Election Day Total VotesPercentALAN KELLER 1 2 48 512.56%2.56% CompleteDIANE ANDERSON 14 25 494 53326.77%26.77% CompleteKELSEY WAGNER 10 72 1,325 1,40770.67%70.67% CompleteTotal 25 99 1,867 1,991 
https://www.boomertireok.com/

Schools Closed

by Ponca City Now
Ponca CityTonkawaNewkirkBlackwellFrontier-Red RockPioneer Vo-TechNOC CampusesOSU Campuses Stillwater/TulsaOU Tulsa 

PTC Welding Students Win Top Prize

by Ponca City Now
The Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) Welding Fabrication team claimed 1st place at the regional competition last week, showcasing their exceptional skills and teamwork. Team members Colton Cink from Medford, Danner Lessert from Fairfax, and Adrian Perez from Ponca City worked together to take home the top honor. Under the guidance of instructor Tyler Foster,... Read More.

Drummond Pushes Back Against Biden-Harris Dietary Recommendations

by Ponca City Now
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond is pushing back against dietary recommendations made by a Biden-Harris Administration advisory committee to move meat, poultry and eggs to last on the list of recommended protein sources. In a letter sent Monday to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture,... Read More.
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60th Legislature Begins Work

by Ponca City Now
by Rep. John PfeifferThe first week of a legislative session always feels a bit like the start of a new school year – fun but exhausting. As we dive into our legislative work, reading bills serves as our homework. The final test will be the budget as we try to balance spending and tax... Read More.

Watch Ponca City Basketball @ Bixby

by Ponca City Now
The Cats are away against Bixby. If you can’t make it to the games in person, we’ll have live streaming video available here with Jordan Woodruff’s broadcast audio from 100.7FM KPNC. Pregame coverage will begin at approximately 3:15pm, with tipoff scheduled at 3:30.https://www.poncacitynow.com/tv
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