Ponca Post Archives - Page 5 of 485

Bette Midler to Receive 2026 Woody Guthrie Prize in Tulsa

Tuesday, August 18 by News 6

Midler is being honored for a decades-long career in the arts and advocacy for environmental conservation, public spaces, LGBTQ+ rights, public health and humanitarian causes -Woody Guthrie Center TULSA, Okla. -Bette Midler has been selected to receive the 2026 Woody Guthrie Prize. Organizers say Midler’s more than 50 years as an entertainer and advocate reflect the... Read More.

Oklahoma’s Native American-owned brewery expands with new menu, cocktails, and beer

Tuesday, August 18 by News 9

OKLAHOMA CITY - In the last year, several metro restaurants, bars and breweries have closed their doors-- unable to keep up with the cost of business. At the same time, one indigenous owned brewery in Oklahoma City is thriving and even expanding, its owner told News 9 last week. Skydance Brewing Co. said it’s celebrating its... Read More.

Drummond’s Multi-County Grand Jury indicts attorney accused of helping former death row inmate conceal contraband phone

Tuesday, August 18 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY — Attorney General Gentner Drummond's Multi-County Grand Jury has indicted an Alabama attorney accused of helping former death row inmate Tremane Wood conceal a contraband cell phone while he was incarcerated at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. Robin Corinne Konrad, 50, an attorney licensed to practice in Alabama, is charged with one... Read More.

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Kay County Courthouse’s 100th Anniversary Celebration Parade

Monday, August 17 by Ponca City Now

You are invited to participate in the Kay County Courthouse's 100th Anniversary Celebration Parade! This special event celebrates a century of history, community, and service, and we would be honored to have your business join us in marking this memorable occasion. The parade is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your business while celebrating alongside fellow community... Read More.

Cherokee Immersion Middle School to open on Monday

Monday, August 17 by KTUL

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation will open its new School of the Seven Directions Cherokee Immersion Middle School on Monday. Construction on the more than 66,000-square-foot middle school began in August 2024 as part of the Hoskin/Warner Administration's Durbin Feeling Language Preservation Act. The tribe said previously, all pre-K through eight-grade students attended classes at... Read More.

Drummond asks ATF to halt enforcement of struck-down firearms provisions

Monday, August 17 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond is asking the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to advise in writing what steps it will take to stop enforcing provisions of the National Firearms Act (NFA) that a federal court declared unconstitutional last week in a case where Oklahoma was a plaintiff. On Aug. 5,... Read More.

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US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere

Monday, August 17 by TNND

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s war against Iran is stretching the limits of U.S. aircraft carriers and leaving the western Pacific without one of the key American warships as China shows more signs of aggression. The USS George Washington is departing the Pacific and expected to... Read More.

OHP reports Kansas resident deceased in fatal collision on I-35 in Kay County

Sunday, August 16 by Oklahoma Highway Patrol

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has reported that a fatality collision occurred at 12:32 p.m. Monday afternoon on Interstate 35 northbound near mile marker 225.5 in Kay County. The vehicle was driven by Steven Slough, 76, of Topeka, Kansas. He was reported deceased. A passenger was reported injured. According to the Highway Patrol's report, Slough's vehicle departed... Read More.

EARLY VOTING BEGINS THURSDAY AUGUST 20

Friday, August 14 by Ponca City Now

Early voting begins Thursday August 20, for voters in Kay County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day, have the option of voting early at their County Election Board. Kay County Election Board Secretary Carol Leaming said early voting is open to all voters. “You do not... Read More.

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Stitt issues executive order directing investigation into Muslim non-profit

Friday, August 14 by News 9

OKLAHOMA CITY -Governor Kevin Stitt issued an executive order Wednesday requesting an investigation into the Center for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)’s what he calls “ties to Muslim Brotherhood, terrorist networks.” EO 2026-29 references President Trump’s Executive Order 14362, issued Nov. 24, 2025, which initiated “a process by which certain chapters or other subdivisions of the Muslim... Read More.

US government charges 11 people in scheme to obtain green cards through sham marriages

Friday, August 14 by AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Justice has charged nearly a dozen people with participating in a multimillion-dollar scheme to help hundreds of Chinese nationals fraudulently obtain green cards through sham marriages to U.S. citizens, officials said Wednesday. American citizens were paid as much as $30,000 to enter into bogus marriages with immigrants... Read More.

PONCA CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO APARTMENT FIRE AT COPPER RIDGE APARTMENTS

Thursday, August 13 by Ponca City Now-PCFD

On August 13, 2026 at approximately 1:35 a.m., Ponca City Fire Department crews responded to a report of an apartment fire at Copper Ridge Apartments on W. Highland. Upon arrival, crews found smoke and flames coming from an apartment. Firefighters immediately initiated fire suppression operations while simultaneously evacuating occupants from adjoining apartments to ensure their... Read More.