• Special school board meeting set for noon Tuesday

    Special school board meeting set for noon Tuesday - April 02, 2018

    A special meeting of the Ponca City Board of Education is scheduled for noon Tuesday, April 3, at the Board Room in the Administration Center, 613 East Grand Avenue. The board will discuss an annua...

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  • 147 agencies haven’t responded to untested rape kit audit

    147 agencies haven’t responded to untested rape kit audit - April 02, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Nearly 150 Oklahoma law enforcement agencies have yet to comply with the governor's order to report the number of their untested rape kits - six weeks after an extended deadline e...

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  • Teachers descending on Oklahoma Capitol

    Teachers descending on Oklahoma Capitol - April 02, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Thousands of Oklahoma teachers are expected to descend on the state Capitol to demand lawmakers approve more funding for education. Teachers say they are going ahead with the rall...

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  • Three fatally shot, one injured in Tulsa home

    Three fatally shot, one injured in Tulsa home - April 02, 2018

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say three people were fatally shot and a fourth person was injured at a home in Tulsa on Sunday night. Tulsa County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Casey Roebuck says a...

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  • Chamber Chat

    Chamber Chat - April 02, 2018

    Happy Easter!  I hope you had a great time with your family and friends during this very special time of year. This week our membership committee will meet Tuesday at 4 p.m. at El Patio.  We had ...

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  • Oklahoma police say cuffed woman allegedly steals police car

    Oklahoma police say cuffed woman allegedly steals police car - April 01, 2018

    (Information from: Tulsa World, http://www.tulsaworld.com) TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Police in Oklahoma say a woman managed to slip out of handcuffs and steal a police car after she was arrested for allege...

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  • Oklahoma man accused of Purple Heart and other thefts caught in Virginia

    Oklahoma man accused of Purple Heart and other thefts caught in Virginia - April 01, 2018

    CHANDLER, Okla. (AP) - Authorities in Oklahoma say a man accused of stealing Purple Heart medals and other items worth $250,000 has been taken into custody in Virginia. Authorities say 49-year-old Jo...

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  • Red-state teachers call for raises in Oklahoma, movement grows in Arizona

    Red-state teachers call for raises in Oklahoma, movement grows in Arizona - March 31, 2018

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - First it was West Virginia teachers who walked out of their classrooms and won higher pay. Then Oklahoma teachers threatened a walkout and got double-digit raises. Will Arizona be...

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  • County clerk faces counterfeit charges in Oklahoma

    County clerk faces counterfeit charges in Oklahoma - March 31, 2018

    (Information from: Claremore Daily Progress, http://www.claremoreprogress.com) CLAREMORE, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma official faces counterfeiting charges and an audit into the use of a petty cash fund...

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  • Court reinstates lawsuit over Blackwell man’s trampling death

    Court reinstates lawsuit over Blackwell man’s trampling death - March 31, 2018

    (Information from: The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle, http://www.kansas.com) WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A wrongful death lawsuit over an Oklahoma man's 2013 trampling death at a southern Kansas cattle processing fa...

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