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The Ponca City News was formed in 1918 by merging two local newspapers, The Ponca City Courier and The Ponca City Democrat. Both of these original papers began in the 1890s, giving The News a rich history of over 118 years.

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June Ponca City Tourism Bureau meeting

2 days ago | poncacitynews.com | Calley Lamar

Posted in: The Ponca City Tourism Bureau held their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, June 26 at 9 am in the meeting room at the Ponca City Chamber of Commerce.Suzanne Devinney called the meeting to order.At the start of the meeting, Tourism Coordinator Zach Trantham shared that Brad Fox would be rolling off as a Tourism Trustee and will be replaced in July with Angela Rickman.This meeting was the final…
June Chamber Board of Directors meeting

3 days ago | poncacitynews.com | Calley Lamar

Posted in: The Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 24 at 11 am.Chamber Chair Ashley Miller called the meeting to order.Miller provided her report, sharing that sponsorship sales for the Party at the Palace are going well and they have started collecting auction items.Jenna Wells then provided an update for Ponca Young Employees (PYE).PYE…
19th Annual All-American Fish Fry Blood Drive set for June 27

4 days ago | poncacitynews.com | Calley Lamar

Time to read less than 1 minute Posted in: Friday, June 27 will see one of Kay County’s largest blood drives held at the Carolyn Renfro Event Center at 445 Fairview from 9 am to 6 pm.The All-American Fish Fry Blood Drive is held annually on the last Friday in June, and serves to held fill blood donation shortages that occur during the summer months.Those donating blood will get to enjoy a fried fish dinner, and there will be door prizes…
Newcomb sworn-in at City Commission meeting

4 days ago | poncacitynews.com | Calley Lamar

Posted in: The Ponca City Board of Commissioners held their regular session on Monday, June 23 at 5:30 pm.Mayor Kelsey Wagner called the meeting to order.The first item on the agenda was the Oath of Office for Commissioner-Elect Annette Newcomb. Mayor Wagner administered the Oath of Office to Newcomb, who was elected to fill the seat on June 10. The seat was formerly held by Mayor Wagner, but became vacantâ€¦
Fish Fry for the Small Fry serves nearly 500

5 days ago | poncacitynews.com | Calley Lamar

Posted in: Dearing House Child Advocacy Center held their annual fundraiser event the “Fish Fry for the Small Fry” on Friday, June 20 at Standing Bear Park. The Fish Fry began in the summer of 2014, as a way to bring activity downtown on Friday nights, before outgrowing the location downtown and moving to Standing Bear Park in 2016.The Fish Fry for the Small Fry brings together different teams to compete in…
Oxford House summer event

1 week ago | poncacitynews.com | Calley Lamar

Time to read less than 1 minute Posted in: Oxford House is planning a summer fundraiser event that will be held at Lake Ponca on Saturday, June 28 at 12 pm. This event is open to the public and will include food as well as activities including slip’n slide kickball and a pie in the face fundraiser.Oxford Houses are peerrun, self-sustaining recovery housing that helps the occupants of the houses learn to overcome addiction and reenter…
Author Dan SaSuWeh Jones talks on award winning book

1 week ago | poncacitynews.com | Calley Lamar

Time to read 4 minutes Posted in: The Chilocco National Alumni Association held their annual reunion events earlier this month on Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7. One of the largest federally-funded boarding schools for Native American youth, Chilocco was constructed in 1883 and opened its doors in January of 1884 to 150 children from the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Wichita, Comanche, and Pawnee tribes. By 1906, students from a…
Trump’s Iran war talk is testing his ties with MAGA loyalists

1 week ago | poncacitynews.com | Mario Parker |Jamie Tarabay

Time to read 4 minutes Posted in: WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s hints that he may dispatch the U.S. military to help Israel destroy Iran’s nuclear program has spurred a revolt from his typically faithful America First base, further dividing a party already struggling to unite around the president’s second- term agenda. Trump continues to be non-committal on what he’ll ultimately decide, but his rhetoric toward Iran has grown more…
Ponca City Juneteenth weekend celebrations

1 week ago | poncacitynews.com | Calley Lamar

Time to read less than 1 minute Posted in: Three days of Juneteenth celebrations are planned for the weekend of June 19 to June 21 at the Attucks Community Center and Park at 1001 S. 12th Street.The following is a list of activities on each day: Thursday, June 197 pm to 10 pm - Free hot dogs, ice cream, face art for children, and music by DJ Ricky Robinson.Friday, June 207 pm to 10 pm - Arts and crafts, line dance contest, concession‚Ä¶
Po-Hi Alumni Hall of Fame plans new guest speaker event

1 week ago | poncacitynews.com | Calley Lamar

Time to read less than 1 minute Posted in: The Po-Hi Alumni Hall of Fame are planning a special event featuring Don Nickles on Friday, Aug. 8 at Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) in an event titled “Get Your Nickles Worth.”Don Nickles is a Ponca City native and graduate of the Po-Hi Class of 1967. He was elected to the US Senate at the age of 31, and served from 1981 to 2005, becoming Oklahoma’s longest-serving senator. He held positions…