28 – Ponca City Now

EARLY VOTING BEGINS THURSDAY MARCH 27 & FRIDAY MARCH 28, 2025

Monday, March 24 by Ponca City Now

Early voting begins Thursday March 27, 2025, for voters in Kay County who are eligible to vote in the following: Ponca City School District, Blackwell School District, City of Newkirk, City of Kaw City and Frontier School District and Deer Creek/Lamont School District who will not be able to make it to the polls... Read More.

NOC Tonkawa Reschedules Northern Encounter for Jan. 28

Friday, January 24 by Ponca City Now

Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa is hosting a Northern Encounter recruiting event on Tuesday, Jan. 28, from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. at the Renfro Center.There will be door prizes, free SWAG, campus tour, meetings with faculty/staff, and a drawing for tuition waivers.According to Vice President for Enrollment Management Dr. Rick Edgington students will be... Read More.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 28 points, Thunder beat Suns 99-83 in NBA Cup

Saturday, November 16 by Ponca City Now

By TIM WILLERT Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the short-handed Phoenix Suns 99-83 on Friday night in an NBA Cup game. Lu Dort had 15 points and nine rebounds, Jalen Williams added 14 points and eight rebounds, and Isaiah Joe scored 11 points to... Read More.

Redemption, Oklahoma: Free Blackwell Screening September 28

Tuesday, September 20 by Lyman James

Local native Tray Goodman, the owner and producer of Great Creative Minds Media and the driving force behind a new movie called “Redemption Oklahoma” has announced a free screening in Blackwell next week. The movie, filmed recently at Bob’s Grill in Blackwell and in Nardin, is a faith based project starring Nick Searcy, from... Read More.

Ponca City Board Of Commissioners Regular Session Held June 28

Wednesday, June 30 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Board of Commissioners met in regular session on June 28, 2021. Mayor Homer Nicholson called the meeting to order, which was followed by the pledge of allegiance.Consent AgendaUnder the Consent Agenda, the City Commission approved the minutes of the regular session held on June 14, 2021; a resolution appropriating money for... Read More.

2.8 magnitude earthquake in Pawnee County Sunday

Monday, March 15 by Lyman James

U.S. Geological Survey Team is reporting that a 2.8 magnitude earthquake happened at around 11 a.m. Sunday morning with an epicenter about 10 miles northeast of Morrison in Pawnee County. No damage was reported from the earthquake as it was the only one in northern Oklahoma on Sunday.However, things were a bit different north... Read More.

Christmas Tree Recycling Mulch Available January 28

Thursday, January 28 by Lyman James

The Christmas Tree Recycling area is now closed for the drop-off of Christmas trees. The old Christmas trees are being turned into mulch for gardening and landscape usage. The mulch will be available free to the public beginning January 28, 2021 until it is gone. Those interested will need to bring their own shovels... Read More.

OSDH reporting 861 new COVID-19 cases for Monday, Sept. 28

Monday, September 28 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 861 new positive COVID-19 cases for Monday, Sept. 28. Oklahoma's seen an overall total of 85,194 COVID-19 cases as 13,379 cases are active.One additional virus-related death was documented for Monday to put Oklahoma's death toll to 1,007. The individual was a Muskogee County woman in the... Read More.