• Recreation events coming up in Ponca City

    Recreation events coming up in Ponca City - June 01, 2018

    Saturday, June 2 Herb Festival, Cann Memorial Gardens, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. A 10-acre showcase of color, texture, fragrance, and landscape architectural beauty. More than 100 vendors from Oklahoma, ...

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  • Vase once kept at Philbrook Museum sells for $14.5 million

    Vase once kept at Philbrook Museum sells for $14.5 million - June 01, 2018

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A centuries-old Chinese vase that was once in storage at an Oklahoma museum has sold at auction for $14.5 million in Hong Kong. The rare, porcelain vase was given to the Philbro...

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  • Today is deadline to register to vote in June 26 primary election

    Today is deadline to register to vote in June 26 primary election - June 01, 2018

    Today is the deadline to register for the June 26 State Primary Election, the Oklahoma State Election Board has announced. Voters have until Friday, June 1 to register to vote, change their address...

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  • Man killed in crop-dusting airplane crash near El Reno

    Man killed in crop-dusting airplane crash near El Reno - May 31, 2018

    EL RENO, Okla. (AP) - A crop-dusting airplane clipped a support wire to a radio transmitting tower and crashed in central Oklahoma, killing the pilot. Trooper Matt Conway of the Oklahoma Highway Pa...

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  • Court sends accused monument destroyer to mental hospital

    Court sends accused monument destroyer to mental hospital - May 31, 2018

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The man accused of destroying a Ten Commandments monument outside the Arkansas state Capitol has been acquitted of a felony charge by a judge who cited evidence of a mental di...

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  • Death sentence upheld for Oklahoman in bus station stabbing

    Death sentence upheld for Oklahoman in bus station stabbing - May 31, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the murder conviction and death sentence of a man who stabbed his estranged girlfriend to death at an Oklahoma City bus station. ...

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  • Youth Triathlon scheduled for June 23

    Youth Triathlon scheduled for June 23 - May 31, 2018

    The Ponca City Youth Triathlon has been scheduled for June 23 at Lake Ponca and Wentz Pool and Camp. Cost is $10 per person. To register your athlete, go to www.poncacityok.gov by June 20. For a...

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  • Nevada man sentenced for carrying explosives in Oklahoma

    Nevada man sentenced for carrying explosives in Oklahoma - May 31, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A Las Vegas man has been sentenced to prison after authorities found him traveling through Oklahoma City last year with loaded guns and explosive materials. The Oklahoman repor...

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  • School board sets special meeting for June 20

    School board sets special meeting for June 20 - May 31, 2018

    The Ponca City Board of Education will hold a special meeting at noon on June 20, 2018. The purpose of the meeting is accept bids for the Roosevelt Parking Lot Project. A full agenda will be releas...

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  • Ponca Playhouse announces cast for “August: Osage County”

    Ponca Playhouse announces cast for “August: Osage County” - May 31, 2018

    The Ponca Playhouse has announced most of the cast members for the upcoming production of "August: Osage County." The Pulitzer-Prize-winning play features 13 characters, numerous storylines running...

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