Ponca City Now

Civil Air Patrol information meeting tonight at 6:30 at airport - July 23, 2019

Civil Air Patrol is starting a flight in Kay County, and an information meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Ponca City Airport. The meeting is in the building where the monthly fly-in breakfas...

Pawnee Bill Ranch, Museum wins top honors in True West Magazine - July 23, 2019

PAWNEE, Okla. — Pawnee Bill Ranch and Museum in Pawnee has been named the top museum in the category “Cowboys, Indians, Lawmen and Outlaws” in True West magazine’s Top Western Museum’s issue...

Utility Authority approves construction contract for sewer interceptor - July 23, 2019

The Ponca City Utility Authority Trustees on Monday approved a construction contract for the Bois d'Arc sanitary sewer interceptor second phase. Urban Contractors was awarded the $1,324,044 contrac...

City to advertise for bids on Turner Street mill and overlay project - July 23, 2019

Ponca City's Board of Commissioners approved authorization to advertise for bids for a mill and overlay project on Turner Street from Hartford Avenue to Donner to resolve problems with deep cracks in ...

FEMA to open temporary Disaster Recovery Center in Ponca City - July 23, 2019

As a result of the extreme weather and flooding in Kay County, FEMA will open a Disaster Recovery Center in Ponca City this week. The DRC provides a space for recovery specialists from FEMA and th...

I-35 narrows at Blackwell Thursday for routine testing - July 23, 2019

Northbound and southbound traffic on Interstate 35 will be narrowed to one lane in each direction between SH-11 (mile marker 222) at Blackwell and Bender Road/West Braman Road (mile marker 230) at Bra...

Kay County 4-H Teams Win Big at Regional Competition - July 22, 2019

Congratulations to the Kay County 4-H Livestock Judging Teams! This past week they competed in the OSU Big 3 field days in Stillwater. There were 1,860 participants from Florida, Arkansas, Texas, Kans...

Man arrested in shooting death of daughter - July 22, 2019

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Police in Oklahoma City say a 74-year-old man has been arrested on a murder complaint in the fatal shooting of his daughter. Oklahoma County Jail records indicate Michael Henth...

Chamber Chat - July 22, 2019

We will have a ribbon cutting ceremony for Air Evac’s life team at AllianceHealth Ponca City Hospital Tuesday July 30 at 12:30 p.m. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be at the helicopter pad. This i...

Audit report says some IHS hospitals not following opioid protocols - July 22, 2019

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - A federal audit says government hospitals have placed Native American patients at increased risk for opioid abuse and overdoses. The report was released Monday by the U.S. D...