The Ponca City News

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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Trump’s Ukraine push comes to a head with challenge to Putin

5 days ago | poncacitynews.com | Piotr Skolimowski

Time to read 4 minutes Posted in: Donald Trump’s effort to secure peace in Ukraine is reaching a decisive moment with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy challenging Vladimir Putin to engage in talks this week.Following a weekend of hectic diplomacy, Zelenskyy said he will travel to Istanbul on May 15 where Putin has proposed direct negotiations between the two countries.But the fragile process is surrounded by doubts and unresolved…
Trump’s UK trade deal leaves key issues unresolved

1 week ago | poncacitynews.com | Catherine Lucey

Time to read 3 minutes Posted in: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pitched his trade framework with the U.K. as a historic achievement, and the first step in his revolutionary effort to overhaul the global economy.But as the president began revealing specifics of the deal, it became clear it fell short of the “full and comprehensive” agreement he had promised, or the U.S.-U.K. free-trade pact he pursued during his first term…
Housing construction projects approved at PCDA meeting

1 week ago | poncacitynews.com | Calley Lamar

Time to read 2 minutes Posted in: The Ponca City Development Authority (PCDA) Board held their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, May 8 at 7:30 am in the Redbud Room at City Central.Erica Fetters called the meeting to order.The Board voted to approve the consent calendar. The consent calendar included the following items: - The minutes of the regular meeting held on April 10, 2025.- The financial reports for April 2025.- The…
First “Operation: Transformation” town hall held at City Hall

1 week ago | poncacitynews.com | Calley Lamar

Time to read less than 1 minute Posted in: The first of two planned town halls, dubbed Operation: Transformation, was held at City Hall on Tuesday, May 6 from 6 pm to 8 pm. These town halls are part of a city-wide initiative that is focused on revitalizing neighborhoods by engaging with residents, sharing ideas and resources all in an effort to strengthen public-private partnerships on revitalization.This first town hall, hosted by Mayor…
RSVP deadline approaches for Business and Beyond

1 week ago | poncacitynews.com | Calley Lamar

Posted in: The Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce will be launching a new guest speaker series beginning on Wednesday, May 14 at Pioneer Technology Center (PTC). This series is open to the public, and includes lunch with the deadline set for Monday, May 12 by 9 am.This first session will feature speaker Lori Fullbright with the News On 6. Fullbright is a veteran journalist at News On 6 (KOTV) in Tulsa,…
Combat Syndicate featured at 1 Million Cups

1 week ago | poncacitynews.com | Calley Lamar

Posted in: The monthly 1 Million Cups meeting was held at the cafeteria atrium at Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) on Wednesday, May 7 at 8:30 am. 1 Million Cups is a Kauffman Foundation program allowing entrepreneurs to come together over coffee and hear their stories about how they started their businesses.The speaker for this month was Sam Lionelli, owner of Combat Syndicate. Combat Syndicate, located at…
Andor Season 2 Episodes 7-9 Review

1 week ago | poncacitynews.com | Calley Lamar

Time to read 2 minutes Posted in: Wow.Let’s get that out of the way first. These (especially the last two episodes) were some of the craziest we’ve had this season, and in the show in general.As always, I’ll be discussing some minor spoilers for these episodes, as well as spoilers for the previously reviewed episodes. And it is to that reason I still highly recommend this show.With that said, let’s go right into it.We once again…
Wildcats lose twice in baseball regional

1 week ago | poncacitynews.com | David Miller

Time to read 1 minute BIXBY -- The baseball season came to an end for the Ponca City Wildcats Wednesday as they lost twice in the Class 6A Regional Tournament in Bixby.In the opener, Ponca City lost 11-1 to the host Bixby Spartans, and then lost 5-2 later in the day to the Norman Tigers.The Wildcats finished the year with a 13-23 record. Ponca City scored first against Bixby, with one run in the first inning. But that…
5th Annual Unleashed Poker Run was a success

1 week ago | poncacitynews.com | Dailyn Emery

Time to read 1 minute Posted in: Once again, the Northern Oklahoma Humane Society (NOKHS) knocked it out of the park with the latest Unleashed Poker Run held on Saturday, May 3. For the past five years, NOKHS has gone above and beyond for one of their favorite fundraisers. From the prizes and entertainment to the food and other fun, they show through this event, just how much they enjoy the community.This year the map includedâ€¦
NOYRRA has back to back competitions after 6th annual Sid Wilson Memorial Rodeo

1 week ago | poncacitynews.com | Dailyn Emery

Time to read 1 minute Posted in: The Northern Oklahoma Youth Ranch Rodeo Association held their 6th Annual Sid Wilson Memorial Rodeo at the 101 Wild West Rodeo grounds on Saturday, May 3rd. From 5 pm to around 10 pm these cowboys and cowgirls put on an incredible show as they worked to be the top hand and bring home a buckle from the rodeo.Events held during the 6th Annual Sid Wilson Memorial Rodeo were doctoring, sort and pen,…