Pope Leo XIV is embarking on the longest and farthest trip of his pontificate three weeks after lung cancer surgery. The U.S.-born Leo is returning home to Peru, where the former Robert Prevost lived for two decades as a missionary priest and learned to be the pastor he is today. Leo is also going to Argentina, the home of his predecessor, Pope Francis. It will be a homecoming of sorts there, too, since Francis never returned to Argentina after his 2013 election, leaving a complicated legacy tha

IOLA, Kan. — Allen Community College sophomore Bodee West has earned the American FFA Degree, the National FFA Organization’s highest degree, recognizing years of achievement in agriculture, leadership and community service. West, a graduate of Oklahoma Union High School in South Coffeyville, Oklahoma, is pursuing […]

Michael Ervin Balenti was born on April 19, 1941, in Calumet, Oklahoma, to Ervin E Balenti and Francis (Penwright) Balenti. Mike was a member of the Cheyenne Tribe and an Eagle Scout. He attended school in Alva, Oklahoma, graduating from Alva High School 1959. Mike passed away on October 28, 2026, in Enid, Oklahoma. Mike continued his education at the University of Oklahoma and Northwestern...

A man who escaped from a Tennessee prison over a week ago has been caught just outside of the Kansas City metro. Jacob Allen Morley, a convicted murderer, was captured near the Kansas City, Missouri, area, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed. The TBI had […] The post Authorities capture escaped Tennessee inmate near Kansas City, Missouri, after weeklong manhun appeared first on Ponca City Now.

Ven-Allen Lubin had 20 points and 10 rebounds for his 19th career double-double and North Carolina State opened the Justin Gainey Era with an 83-64 vi...

Join us for the annual Stephens Media Group food drive on Wednesday, November 18th at Walmart in Ardmore.  We will be Collecting non-perishable food items for the Food & Resource Center of south central Oklahoma, to make sure everyone has a great Thanksgiving.  $1 will provide 3 meals for a family in need. Some things ...

Josh Allen set the franchise record for career touchdown passes and also rushed for a score and the Buffalo Bills took advantage of multiple Baltimore...

Josh Allen set the franchise record for career touchdown passes and also rushed for a score and the Buffalo Bills took advantage of multiple Baltimore...

Police in Birmingham, Ala., reported a mass shooting outside Legion Field after the annual 'Magic City Classic' football game on Saturday night. One person was killed and eight others were wounded. Michael Pickett, chief of the Birmingham Police Department, said the shooting occurred near vendors on Graymont Avenue after most spectators had left the stadium. He expressed gratitude that more people weren't hurt, calling the incident "completely senseless." Police spokesperson De'Rell Freeman said

Evan Mobley scored a season-high 27 points and Jarrett Allen had 25 points and 11 rebounds as the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to a 136-111 vic...