Ponca City Now

09/24/2025

https://www.poncacitynow.com/local/poncapost/standing-bear-pow-wow-this-week/

The Standing Bear Powwow, hosted by the six north-central tribes of Oklahoma, is held the last Friday and Saturday of September, this year on September 26-27. It features inter-tribal dancing, exhibition dancing, contest dancing, tiny tot contests and the crowning of the Standing Bear Princess. Visi...

09/24/2025

https://www.poncacitynow.com/local/poncapost/ponca-city-high-school-band-attends-first-contest-of-the-season/

By: Katie Parr The Ponca City High School Band attended their first contest of the season, the Moore Outdoor Music Festival, on Saturday, September 20. The band placed in the top six out of 13 performing bands during prelims with their show Forever Young. After their prelims performance, students an...

09/24/2025

https://www.poncacitynow.com/local/oklahoma-lawmakers-push-to-halt-biosolid-use-amid-health-concerns/

Oklahoma City, Okla. — An Oklahoma lawmaker is intensifying efforts to halt the use of biosolids, also known as humanure, as fertilizer on farmland due to health concerns linked to “forever chemicals.” Representative Jim Shaw has been vocal about the potential risks, stating, “We here in Okl...

09/24/2025

https://www.poncacitynow.com/local/poncapost/edmonds-uncommon-ground-park-one-step-closer-with-route-66-eagles-nest/

A long-awaited Edmond sculpture park reaches a key milestone as it begins installing the centerpiece. On Monday, The Uncommon Ground Sculpture Park, located at 2nd Street and Coltrane, says it is one step closer to a 2026 opening with the arrival and installation of The Route 66 Eagles Nest. Atop th...

09/24/2025

https://www.poncacitynow.com/local/poncapost/nasa-introduces-10-new-astronaut-candidates/

NASA’s 2025 astronaut class (left to right): Ben Bailey, Rebecca Lawler, Cameron Jones, Anna Menon, Katherine Spies, Lauren Edgar, Adam Fuhrmann, Erin Overcash, Imelda Muller and Yuri Kubo.Josh Valcarcel – NASA – JSC NASA on Monday introduced 10 new astronauts, four men and six women selected ...

09/23/2025

https://www.poncacitynow.com/local/poncapost/ohp-reports-on-minco-bus-crash-investigation/

OHP UPDATE Sept 23, 2025: The Oklahoma Highway Patrol Traffic Homicide Unit has completed its investigation into the September 8, 2025, crash. Investigators determined that while traveling on State Highway 152, a Minco school bus struck a deer, which partially pinned the left front tire and caused t...

09/23/2025

https://www.poncacitynow.com/local/poncapost/mike-gundy-out-as-oklahoma-state-head-coach-after-20-full-seasons/

TULSA, Okla. – Oklahoma State University and longtime head football coach Mike Gundy have agreed to part ways after 20 full seasons, source confirmed to News On 6’s John Holcomb. For the first time in two decades, the Cowboys are searching for a new head coach. OSU officials decided to move on f...

09/23/2025

It’s a HOME game day for your 7th and 8th grade Wildcats. 7th grade game starts at 5 with 8th to follow. Come out and cheer on your Cats!

09/23/2025

https://www.poncacitynow.com/local/poncapost/ponca-city-men-recently-arrested-in-ark-city-ks/

On September 14, at approximately 3:01 a.m., Arkansas City Police Department officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of North A Street after a report of a suspicious subject possibly looking into vehicles. Officers soon discovered that two vehicles in the area had been entered by an unknown subje...

09/23/2025

https://www.poncacitynow.com/local/poncapost/green-country-tire-shop-owner-out-thousands-of-dollars-after-fraudulent-checks-used/

TULSA, Okla. – An Oklahoma tire shop owner says a man has stolen several thousands of dollars’ worth of tires from three of his shops across the state using fake checks. One of the shops is in Sapulpa, and Sapulpa police say they are investigating and looking for the suspect. Jeff Webster owns T...

09/23/2025

https://www.poncacitynow.com/local/fugitive-wanted-for-r**e-domestic-assault-added-to-drummonds-10-most-wanted-list/

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has added to his 10 Most Wanted list a 20-year-old man wanted for charges that include r**e, domestic assault and battery by strangulation and robbery. Justice Jauquin Jones faces charges stemming from a July 17, 2025 incident in which he allegedly...

09/23/2025

https://www.poncacitynow.com/local/poncapost/saltwater-contamination-kills-cattle-threatens-water-in-western-oklahoma-its-devastating/

A heartbreaking situation is unfolding in western Oklahoma, where farmers say saltwater contamination is killing cattle and threatening local water sources. Ranchers near Five Mile Creek in Caddo County are demanding answers as state officials work to find the source. Five Mile Creek, a common water...