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Ponca City Sees Dramatic Increase In Graduation Rates - November 14, 2013
Cap and gowns are becoming more in style in Ponca City. Graduation rates have increased 18 percent in the past three years. Only 64 percent of students graduated in 2011, this year 82 percent of s...
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Ponca City Elementary School Hires New Principal - November 14, 2013
One teacher at Liberty Elementary is stepping out from behind the podium and into the head honcho chair. Jill Henderson has been teaching special education at Liberty, but will become principal Ja...
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Enid Voters Approve Collective Bargaining - November 13, 2013
ENID, Okla. (AP) - Voters in Enid have approved a proposition allowing municipal workers to collectively bargain with the city. According to unofficial results from Tuesday's election, about 54 perc...
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Tribal Leaders Gather For White House Conference - November 13, 2013
American Indian leaders are gathered in Washington, D.C., to talk directly with officials in President Barack Obama's administration about their needs. The White House Tribal Leaders Conference is s...
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Stillwater Voters Say NO - November 13, 2013
Voters in Stillwater yesterday rejected all 3 propositions on a ballot that would have increased property and sales taxes. The money would have been used to build a sports complex, upgrade Boomer Lak...
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More Than 5 Million Steps Taken In Ponca City - November 13, 2013
Last month Kay county hosted a competition called Walktober. Teams of four to seven people counted steps during the last two weeks in October. More than five million steps were taken between th...
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Donate Blood To Help A Ponca City Neighbor - November 13, 2013
One blood donor can help three patients and this week you have a chance to help Ponca City patient, Phil Bandy. Bandy is having health issues that require blood products on a daily basis. The Ponc...
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Ponca City Changes Christmas Traditions - November 12, 2013
Ponca City is replacing the decorative Christams tree at City Hall and the tree at Grand and Third. The city has purchased an artificial tree that will be displayed in front of City Hall. City m...
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Ponca City Receives Recognition - November 12, 2013
2013 has been a year of awards for Ponca City. The city has gotten awards for development, the medical center and now technology. Ponca City ranked fifth on a list of towns with population l...
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Coldest Night of the Fall On Way - November 11, 2013
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - The coldest temperatures of the season are predicted throughout Oklahoma early this week. The National Weather Service has issued a hard freeze warning beginning 8 p.m....