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Local School Graduations times and dates listed.
The Newkirk High School graduation will be at 9AM Saturday at the Mark Branch Fieldhouse. 59 Tonkawa seniors will receive their diplomas this Saturday at 11 am in the Tonkawa Event Center. Po-Hi...
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Po-Hi 2018 Valedictorian and Salutatorian Named
Pictured L-R: Areli Villalobos, Kyle Shepard, Abigail Spiers The Ponca City Senior High School 2018 Graduating Class is proud to announce Abigail Jeanette Spiers and Kyle Allen Shepard as the...
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May 13th through May 19th is National Police Week.
Sunday May 13th through Saturday May 19th is National Police Week. In 1962, President Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as...
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Ponca City Main Street and Director Chelsea McConnell garner high awards.
Congratulations Ponca City Main Street and Director Chelsea McConnell. PC Main Street was chosen as the best in Oklahoma and Chelsea was recognized as the best director in Oklahoma at the annual...
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Dairy Queen in Blackwell Burglarized: Look Familiar?
The Blackwell Police Department was contacted by the owners of the Dairy Queen on Tuesday morning, May 8, 2018 reporting the business had been burglarized. The Dairy Queen is located at 801 South Main...
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Driver in fiery crash identified.
Ponca Post News reported yesterday a ONE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT late Friday night that caused a fire at an oil battery. The driver of a pickup truck traveling southbound on Ranch Drive that crashed into...
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Otoe-Missouria job fair TODAY.
The Otoe-Missouria Tribe TERO program will host a Job Fair today at 7Clans Paradise Casino Event Center in Red Rock. Employment seekers are encouraged to dress for success in professional attire,...
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Stillwater woman arrested for Apartment fire.
A 40-year-old Stillwater woman,Geneva Bell Wellington, was arrested on an arson complaint Friday after the Stillwater Fire Department responded to a fire at the Stonegate apartment complex. Once two...
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Cowley County sets new tornado record.
A new record was set Monday night in Cowley County when five tornadoes touched down when storms moved through the area. Records going back 68 years indicate that four tornadoes were recorded in 1984....
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Theft at Blackwell First United Methodist Church
The First United Methodist Church of Blackwell was broken into over the weekend, and an estimated $2,500 worth of technology and other items were stolen. Cap McIlnay, the pastor of the church, said he...
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2018 Click It or Ticket Campaign begins May 21.
The Oklahoma Highway Safety Office announced the kick off of the 2018 CLICK IT OR TICKET campaign. The seat belt enforcement period begins this Monday May 21 and runs through June 3. This will cover...
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NOC Mavericks win 40th game of season.
NOC baseball won their fourth straight and 40th win of the season Wednesday with a doubleheader sweep of Carl Albert at Poteau. NOC (40-13-1) won the first game 3-1 in a pitchers dual behind lefthander...
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Kansas woman injured in blowout collision in Kay County.
A blowout caused an injury collision late Wednesday evening west of Tonkawa in Kay County. Daniel Plama, of Miami Florida, who was not injured, had a blowout on his Volvo truck causing him to enter the...
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Woman jumps from overpass.
The Ponca City Police Department spokes person Sherry Bowers reports a woman walking her dog late yesterday morning, apparently jumped from the overpass on Union into the west bound lanes of East...
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Ponca City Schools Honors Retiring Employees
Pictured L-R: Mabel Urioste, Deborah Meyer, Betty LaRue, Judy Sattre, Terry Muchmore, Cindy Watson Eight retiring Ponca City Public School employees were honored at the May Board of Education meeting....
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Po-Hi Hosting Open House for New Weight Training Facility and Spring Football...
The Ponca City Public School district is hosting an open house for the new weight training facility on Tuesday, May 22 from 4:30 – 7:00 pm. This event will coincide with the spring football game at...
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Click It or Ticket Campaign starts today.
The Ponca City Police Department reports The nationwide campaign to enforce the usage of seat belt usage begins May 21, encompasses the Memorial Day weekend, and ends June 3. The Ponca City Police...
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Former Kay County Sheriff Everette Van Hoesen dies.
Everette Van Hoesen, who worked for the Ponca City Police department for 25 years before being elected Kay County Sheriff died Saturday morning. Van Hoesen was 69 years old. Ponca City Police Chief...
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25th Annual Hospice Memorial Golf Tournament this Friday.
On Friday, May 25th, Hospice of North Central Oklahoma Inc. will host the 25th Annual Hospice Memorial Golf Tournament at Lew Wentz Memorial Golf Course in Ponca City. Shot-gun start is at 8:00 a.m....
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Services for retired sheriff announced.
A celebration to say goodbye to retired Kay County Sheriff Everette Van Hoesen, who died Saturday at age 69, will be Wednesday at Grace Episcopal Church at 2 PM, with a graveside send off at Resthaven...
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