Motorcyclist Dies From Gunshot Wound
The Osage County Sheriff’s Office reports that a caller reported a possible motorcycle accident at 10:29 a.m. yesterday on Highway 99, south of Highway 11. Upon arrival, officers located a man who...
View ArticleFBI Informant Worried
A Ponca City woman accused of wanting to hire a contract killer to poison a man in Israel is out of jail and is on house arrest, and that has the woman who informed the FBI about the murder-for-hire...
View ArticleEmmy Contention for High Stakes Movie.
Marland’s Grand Home heads to the Emmy’s this Saturday with its historical documentary film “High Stakes: The Life and Times of E.W. Marland”. The 2017 Emmy Awards Banquets for the Heartland region of...
View ArticleCandidates File For Vacant Kay County Commissioner Seat
A total of six candidates have filed for the Kay County Commissioner District No. 1 seat. Five of them are Republicans and they will compete in the Sept. 12 Primary Election. The Republicans include...
View ArticleNew Executive Director of BIS at PTC
Pioneer Technology Center’s (PTC) Business and Industry Services (BIS) division has a new leader. Molly Kyler is now the Executive Director of BIS as of July 1. She stepped into Mike Boon’s role, who...
View ArticleLocal Movie Up For Emmy
Tomorrow night is the night that Marland’s Grand Home heads to the Emmy’s awards. The film “High Stakes: The Life and Times of E.W. Marland” is up for the historical documentary award. The 2017 Emmy...
View ArticleInternal Investigation May Not Be Completed
AP News reports that results of an internal investigation into a white Oklahoma police officer recently acquitted in the fatal shooting an unarmed black man may not be known now that the officer has...
View ArticleCASA Looking For Volunteers
The Honorable Judge Jennifer Brock swore in David McGee of Ponca City and Billy Bouchard of Tonkawa, as CASA volunteers — court-appointed special advocates for abused and neglected children. The newly...
View ArticleVehicle Collision Near Marland
A personal injury collision occurred early yesterday morning on State Highway 156 west of Marland, OK in Noble County. A 2005 Buick Le Sabre was stopped on the road preparing to make a left hand turn...
View ArticleNew United Way Campaign Chair Named
Brad Dierlam, Human Resources Business Partner-Labor Relations with Phillips 66, will serve as United Way campaign chair for the upcoming 2017-18 campaign. Dierlam is deeply committed to the Ponca City...
View ArticleHeat Related Illnesses Can Kill
The Oklahoma State Department of Health wants to remind WBBZ listening area residents that heat-related illness can range from heat rash, heat cramps and heat exhaustion to (overheating) and heat...
View ArticleOpen House Job Fair
The Otoe-Missouria Tribe hosts an Open House and job fair for the general public today at the tribe’s Cultural Building. In addition to more than 30 tribal departments who will have information...
View ArticleBoating Rules from Chief Don Bohon
It is the middle of the summer, but it is never to late to learn boating rules from the Ponca City Police Department. BOATING RULES that are important from Chief Don Bohon It is illegal to operate or...
View ArticleTwo Car Collision
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports a head on collision on US Highway 60 late Tuesday Evening. The two car collision was at South Waverly. Jamye Carpenter, driving a Chevy Blazer, apparently fell...
View ArticleFatality At Toll Booth
Several Oklahoma Law Enforcement agencies were involved in investigating a fatal accident at the US177 Toll Plaza, 6 miles east and 5 miles south of Red Rock in Noble County. The highway patrol reports...
View ArticleFour Arrested In Ponca City
Four people were arrested by Ponca City police at a property located at 1000 Greenwood, after police received a call for assistance from code enforcement. Officers arrived and were advised that drugs...
View ArticlePrevent Power Shortages
With this summer’s many Heat Advisories, you may be hearing the words “PEAK ALERT” on your favorite local radio stations. What this means, is that there are efforts in place to prevent power shortages....
View ArticleGrand Chalk Off
Head to historic Grand Ave. at the Veterans’s Plaza for this years Grand Chalk Off! The artists will begin drawing at 9am on August 2 and categories will include professional artists, business and...
View ArticlePonca City Crazy Days
Thursday Aug. 3, Friday Aug. 4 and Saturday Aug. 5 is Crazy Days all over Ponca City. Get your shopping on in Ponca City during this great retail event! Contact the Ponca City Chamber for more...
View ArticleHeat Advisory For Kay County
A heat advisory has been issued for Kay County today from noon until 8 p.m. High temperatures will be around 101 degrees today. Daily maximum heat index values will range up to 109 degrees today. Heat...
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