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AARP TAX PREPARATION AT THE LIBRARY

Monday, February 17 by Ponca City Now

AARP is currently accepting intake appointments for March 4 thru April 17, 2025. All February appointments are filled. Intake appointments can be scheduled on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Checkout appointments are scheduled the following Tuesday, after the initial intake appointment. Appointments can be made by visiting the Reference Desk at the Library... Read More.

Osage Bronc Days Rodeo With Hooey Official After Party Featuring Former Professional Bull Rider Caden Gillard April 5

Monday, February 17 by Ponca City Now

\ Pawhuska, OK. -- Rodeo fans won't want to miss the 5th annual Osage Bronc Days, Oklahoma's only PRCA Xtreme Broncs and Ranch Bronc Riding, returning to the Osage County Fairgrounds in Pawhuska, OK Saturday, April 5, 2025. Paying tribute to rodeo's classic event, Osage Bronc Days features 30 of the Top PRCA bronc riders in the world, as... Read More.

Federal AG Bondi orders inmate transferred to Oklahoma for execution

Saturday, February 15 by The Associated Press

By SEAN MURPHY Associated PressOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The President's newly installed attorney general, Pam Bondi, has ordered the transfer of a federal inmate to Oklahoma so he can be executed, following through on the President's sweeping executive order to more actively support the death penalty.Bondi this week directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons... Read More.

Watch Ponca City Basketball vs. Owasso

Friday, February 14 by Ponca City Now

The Cats are at home against Owasso. If you can’t make it to the games in person, we’ll have live streaming video available here with Jordan Woodruff’s broadcast audio from 100.7FM KPNC. Pregame coverage will begin at approximately 5:45pm, with tipoff scheduled at 6:00.https://www.poncacitynow.com/tv

Wildcat Theatre Company to Perform “Eurydice”

Friday, February 14 by Ponca City Now

The show is Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl.Through special arrangement with Samuel French and Concord Theatricals Corporation.It follows the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Which is: Orpheus is a demi-god who composes and plays the sweetest, best music in the entire world. He and Eurydice (a human young woman) fall in love, but on their... Read More.

FEBRUARY 24 RECEPTION TO HONOR MAYOR NICHOLSON

Friday, February 14 by Ponca City Now

A reception to honor Mayor Nicholson will be held on February 24, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. in the Commission Chamber of City Hall.Nicholson has served as Ponca City’s longest running Mayor for 18 years and decided not to run for a seventh term.In his years on the Ponca City Board of Commissioners, he served... Read More.

Sen. Lankford Highlights Trump Administrations Approach to Immigration, Federal Funding

Friday, February 14 by News 9

WASHINGTON -After the Trump administration's executive order targeting birthright citizenship was blocked by federal courts, leaders in Washington D.C. are working to clarify the order's language.The News 9 team spoke with U.S. Sen. James Lankford about the order, as well as several topics being addressed by the Trump administration.RELATED: How President... Read More.

Senate Committee Advances Three Sports Betting Bills, Including Thunder-Specific Proposal

Thursday, February 13 by KOKH

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — The OKC Thunder have entered the chat regarding legalizing sports betting in Oklahoma.State senators in the Senate Business and Insurance Committee approved three sports betting bills in Oklahoma on Thursday, including one directly related to the NBA team."To me, this is the best bet I've seen," said Chair of the Committee... Read More.

Watch Ponca City Basketball vs. Westmoore

Thursday, February 13 by Ponca City Now

The Cats are at home against Westmoore. If you can’t make it to the games in person, we’ll have live streaming video available here with Jordan Woodruff’s broadcast audio from 100.7FM KPNC. Pregame coverage will begin at approximately 3:45pm, with tipoff scheduled at 4:00.https://www.poncacitynow.com/tv

Kristi Noem Says she ‘Clawed Back’ FEMA Payment to NYC Hotels Housing Migrants

Thursday, February 13 by TNND

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday she has “clawed back” a payment by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to hotels housing migrants in New York City.“I have clawed back the full payment that FEMA deep state activists... Read More.

SANTA FE DEPOT RESTORATION GROUND BREAKING FEBRUARY 17

Thursday, February 13 by Ponca City Now-City of Ponca City

A Ground Breaking Ceremony will be held for the Santa Fe Depot Restoration Project on Monday, February 17, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.In March of 2021, the City began researching potential funding opportunities to rehabilitate the former Santa Fe Depot through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022. Staff prepared a Ponca City Multi-Modal Transportation Infrastructure... Read More.

Pro Tem Paxton Bill to Strengthen Penalty for Drive-By and Shooting into Buildings Advances

Thursday, February 13 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY – Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, Tuesday advanced legislation that would add discharging a firearm at or into a dwelling or building used for public or business purposes to the state’s list of 85% crimes.Senate Bill 631 passed through the Senate Public Safety Committee, reinforcing Oklahoma’s commitment to holding violent offenders... Read More.