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Arrests Made Following Traffic Stop, Home Search

Friday, October 10 by KCSO-PCPD

On Wednesday, October 9th, Sheriff's Deputies conducted a joint operation with the 8th District Attorney's Drug Task Force and the Ponca City Police Department. Two arrests were made following two separate traffic contacts. K9 units from both the Sheriff's Office and the Ponca City Police Department were utilized during the operation. One arrest was... Read More.

Drummond stops deceptive cancer charity fundraising scheme

Monday, September 29 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has stopped a deceptive charity fundraising scheme and its operators who are accused of raising millions of dollars to fund breast cancer screenings but only spending a fraction of the donations on those procedures.Drummond, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 21 other state agencies from 19 states... Read More.

Flesh-eating screwworm detected, US stops imports of Mexican cattle

Tuesday, May 13 by NewsNation

-Screwworms are flesh-eating parasites that burrow in open wounds-The parasite was detected 700 miles away from Texas-USDA head Brooke Rollins called the outbreak a national security issue(NewsNation) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it would be suspending all cattle, horse and bison imports from Mexico after... Read More.

Gov. Stitt makes stops in Ponca City on Tuesday

Wednesday, August 18 by Lyman James

As Gov. Kevin Stitt visited Ponca City on Tuesday as the second stop on his 2021 Top Ten Traveling Cabinet Tour, he held a meeting at City Central followed by making some stops around the area. Gov. Stitt and his Cabinet members visited Ponca City High School on Tuesday afternoon. Gov. Stitt met with some... Read More.