Leavitt Named New PC Athletic Director
Jason Leavitt Jason Leavitt has been named the new Athletic Director for the Ponca City Public School District pending final board approval. Jason has... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleThe Lights Are Dim on the Hill
WASHINGTON — Surely, now, we can concede that letting Trump be Trump has exhausted itself — even among the smugly credulous.For a year and a half, we’... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleMr. President, Declassify Documents Relating to Collusion Now
WASHINGTON — Now that FBI agent Peter Strzok has appeared before Congress and told us nothing that we did not know, it is time for President Donald Tr... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleCity Briefs – 2018-07-19
Suspicious Person — The Ponca City Police Department received a 911 call at 8:31 a.m. Wednesday from a reporting party stating a motorist was driving ... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleFunerals
Friday Patricia Marie Grove — A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., at Roberts and Son Funeral Home Chapel, Blackwell.
View ArticleNo Regrets From This Southerner
Parenting is filled with hand-wringing, second-guessing and “what-if” quandaries. For example, “What if I let my teenage daughter have a party while I... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleNew Acting Athletic Director
Mike McCoy WINFIELD, Kan. — Southwestern College President Brad Andrews has announced that Mike McCoy will move into the role of acting athletic direc... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticlePending – Aubrey Keith Pennington
Aubrey Keith Pennington, died early Friday morning, July 20, 2018, at his home in Blackwell. He was 86. Arrangements are pending with Roberts and Son Funeral Home, Blackwell.
View ArticleClub Meeting Notes
Fun & Fundamental Oklahoma Home & Community Education Club met June 19 in the Peckham Christian Church Annex. President Frances Bohannon led ... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticlePending – Billy Dean Killman
Billy Dean Killman, of Blackwell, died Thursday evening, July 19, 2018, at Blackwell Regional Hospital. He was 75. Arrangements are pending with Roberts and Son Funeral Home, Blackwell.
View ArticleEnrollment For Blackwell Schools Begins Aug. 3
Enrollment for Blackwell Public Schools will begin Aug. 3 for select schools. Central enrollment for returning Pre-K through 12th grade students will ... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleFunerals 2018-07-20
Saturday Dennis James Jones — A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home Chapel, Arkansas City, Kan. Burial will follow in Foraker Cemetery. William “Bill” Atkinson Adams —...
View ArticleHead Man Dancer
THE HEAD MAN Dancer, George Alexander, right foreground, leads men dancers in the round dance at the 137th Otoe-Missouria Encampment on Thursday at th... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleMcCord School Receives Champions of Excellence Grant
McCord Elementary School of Ponca City will receive a $34,395 grant as a member of the Osage County Interlocal Consortium announced by State Superinte... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleGrant Program At Work For McCord
DIANE ANDERSON, the Phillips 66 community relations liaison, along with staff member Katy Muller and her husband Ryan have put in countless hours repo... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleTribal Princess
BREANNA GRACE KIHEGA is presented as the 2018-2019 Otoe-Missouria Princess during ceremonies Thursday at the 137th Otoe-Missouria Encampment. Speaking... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleWeekend Happenings 2018-07-20
Weekend events in the Ponca City area. Friday137th annual Otoe-Missouria Summer Encampment continues in Red Rock. “August: Osage County” will be prese... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleFunerals 2018-07-23
Tuesday Matthew Gordon Saylors — A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. at Ponca City Assembly. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Trout Funeral Home and Crematory.
View ArticlePonca City Couple Dies
The couple that died Friday at Resthaven Cemetery has been identified as George Allen Smith, 82, and Kay Suzan Smith, 80, of Ponca City, according to ... Please login below or subscribe to the Ponca...
View ArticleNearly News 2018-07-23
The Newkirk Family Health Center and Pharmacy will close on Tuesday at 1 p.m. in memory of their dedicated employee Matt Saylors.
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