The Ponca City Chamber of Commerce Ponca Politics Committee will be hosting a candidate forum in the City Commission Chamber at City Hall from 12 pm to 1 pm on Friday, Jan. 26.
EDMOND -- Both Ponca City High School basketball teams came away with victories in the Bruce Gray Invitational Tournament held last week at Deer Creek High School. The Lady Cats picked up a big win Saturday over Stillwater in the third-place game after winning their opener Thursday against Holland Hall.
Dressed in a jean vest, a cowboy hat and his usual swagger, Roquan Smith considered the game he’d just been a part of — the one in which the Ravens’ defense refused to let the upstart Houston Texans ever sniff a rhythm, ever see the red zone, ever feel comfortable on offense.
PERRY -- Wrestling in the Perry Lady Tournament of Champions, the Ponca City girls came away as the event’s runners-up. Two wrestlers, Tootie Bales as 115 pounds and Adisyn Ivers at 135 won their weight division.
WASHINGTON — Immigration will figure prominently in the 2024 presidential campaign, continuing its run as one of the nation’s longest-running and most divisive issues. Republicans plan to feature the troubles at the southern border as evidence for their argument that President Joe Biden is failing.
Ron DeSantis is backing down — and getting behind former President Donald Trump. The Florida governor, who bet everything on the Iowa caucuses and lost, ended his 2024 presidential campaign on Sunday, less than 48 hours before the New Hampshire primary, a contest that he had virtually no chance of winning.