Pending – Deanna Mackey
Deanna Mackey, resident of Ponca City, died Sunday, July 1, 2018. She was 53. Arrangements are pending with Trout Funeral Home & Crematory.
View Article30 NOC Athletes Academic Stars
TONKAWA — Thirty Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa athletes were named to the National Junior College Athletic Association All-Academic teams.Those na... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleCity Briefs 2018-07-02
Burglary Investigation — The Ponca City Police Department was contacted at 7:44 a.m. Saturday in reference to a vehicle having been burglarized while ... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleHe Bears Some Responsibility
COLUMBIA, S.C. — It was far too easy to assume the worst — that the inevitable, finally, had come to pass.When news broke Thursday afternoon that a sh... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleTuition Increasing
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tuition will increase at 21 of Oklahoma’s 25 higher education institutions.The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education on Thu... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleThe Newsroom Attack Feels Like a Home Invasion to Some
When news broke that a man with a shotgun had killed five employees in the Annapolis, Maryland, Capital Gazette newsroom, recent 24/7 media chatter ab... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleWoman Enters No Contest Plea
NEWKIRK — Rebecca Ann O’Conner, 30, Ponca City, entered a no contest plea in Kay County District Court to a felony count of exploitation of elderly an... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleHow to Disagree and Still See Each Other’s Humanity
“The problem is not that we disagree, but that our disagreements have become so callous, emotional and inconsiderate,” wrote Michael Wear in his book ... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
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Peggy Ann Lawson
Peggy Ann Lawson Peggy Ann Lawson, longtime Newkirk resident, died early Saturday morning, June 30, 2018, in Select Speciality Hospital, Oklahoma City. She was 84. The daughter of Lonnie Wilbur “Buck”...
View ArticleCelebrating 1,000th Column
BLACKBERRY Cobbler with a Lattice Crust. (News Photo by Sherry Muchmore) It’s hard to believe that today marks the 1,000 column/page of the ‘The Neigh... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleOverturning Decision Will Be a Battle
The prospect of overturning Roe v. Wade will be at the foreground of the battle over Justice Anthony Kennedy’s replacement, and it should be.Roe is ju... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
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Christopher Barnes
Christopher Barnes Christopher “Chris” Barnes, lifelong resident of Ponca City, passed on to his heavenly home on July 1, 2018, at his family home after a long battle with Huntington’s Disease under...
View ArticleThe Price of Rejecting Reality
One of President Trump’s most persistent and pernicious lies is that immigrants cause an increase in crime. That’s not true. So his whole approach to ... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleNo Contest Plea
NEWKIRK — Brandon Jay Anderson, 38, Ponca City, entered a no contest plea in Kay County District Court to six offenses including felony charges of elu... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleReady for Holiday
AMERICAN FLAGS at a residence along Meadowbrook Drive are a sure sign that the annual “I Love America” Neighborhood Parade is coming to Ponca City’s M... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
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View ArticleFamily Opens 360 Turf And Outdoor Equipment
THE PONCA CITY Chamber held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for 360 Turf and Outdoor Equipment located at 10395 South U Street. Take Highway 60 west and th... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleRed, White, and Blue
Red, White, and Blue: We are surrounded by these three colors during this first week of July. And color is always a great topic for a science column, so let’s look into some of the science behind these...
View ArticleRobotics Academy Held
BAYLEE STEWART (Newkirk) and Katelyn Clark (McCord) are checking their file programs that were uploaded to their LEGO programming module. The Universi... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleBacking the Blue
By STEVE DYE Mid-Week Editor Neither passing rain showers nor subsequent blazing sun dissuaded the local community from turning out in droves on Saturday to support the Ponca City Police Department and...
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