• Thousands of wastewater barrels spilled in Grant County

    Thousands of wastewater barrels spilled in Grant County - March 08, 2016

    MEDFORD, Okla. (AP) - An oil and gas operating company has spilled several thousands of barrels of wastewater injection fluid into a Grant County creek. Oklahoma Corporation Commission spokesman Matt...

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  • Blood drive continues til 3 p.m.

    Blood drive continues til 3 p.m. - March 08, 2016

    The Oklahoma Blood Institute Bloodmobile is at the Ponca City Country Club until 3 p.m. today! OBI says it is in urgent need of negative blood type donors today....

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  • FREE Minions movie showing March 16

    FREE Minions movie showing March 16 - March 08, 2016

    The Poncan Theatre will present "Minions," a FREE kids' movie, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 16. This special free movie is presented as a Spring Break treat. Minions Stuart, Kev...

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  • Guests read to Union students

    Guests read to Union students - March 08, 2016

    Union Elementary School students recently celebrated Read Across America with lots of fun activities celebrating Dr. Seuss. Kindergarten students in Laura Johnston’s class had several gues...

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  • Special School Board meeting Wednesday

    Special School Board meeting Wednesday - March 08, 2016

    The Ponca City Board of Education will hold a special meeting at noon Wednesday at the Administration Center, 613 East Grand Ave. The board will receive an audit report from Wilson, Dotson and ...

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  • 10 Commandments issue could be sent to Oklahoma voters

    10 Commandments issue could be sent to Oklahoma voters - March 08, 2016

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A Republican-led effort to return a Ten Commandments monument to the Oklahoma Capitol grounds is one of several proposed ballot questions the state Senate has approved sending to ...

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  • Oklahoma City, police sued over convicted ex-officer

    Oklahoma City, police sued over convicted ex-officer - March 08, 2016

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Two more women have joined a lawsuit alleging that Oklahoma City and its police force failed to monitor a former officer who was recently convicted of sexually assaulting women wh...

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  • Oklahoma releases another plan to reduce temblors

    Oklahoma releases another plan to reduce temblors - March 08, 2016

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - State regulators are asking oil and gas producers in central Oklahoma to restrict wastewater disposal operations to help temper a sharp increase in the number and severity of earth...

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  • Ex-inmate accused of officer assault at McAlester restaurant

    Ex-inmate accused of officer assault at McAlester restaurant - March 08, 2016

    MCALESTER, Okla. (AP) - A man on probation after serving prison time in McAlester has been accused of assaulting a corrections officer at a local restaurant. The McAlester News-Capital (http://bit.ly...

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  • Oklahoma officials warn cuts could affect programs for poor

    Oklahoma officials warn cuts could affect programs for poor - March 07, 2016

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The officials who run Oklahoma's state agencies say they are running out of ways to insulate core programs from major budget cuts after steep mid-year revenue failures and...

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