• Initial hearing set for Frias on first-degree murder, conspiracy charges

    Initial hearing set for Frias on first-degree murder, conspiracy charges - February 11, 2019

    NEWKIRK -- An initial  hearing was set today for 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15, in Kay County District Court for Luis Octavio Frias, 34, charged in the Aug.  8, 2013, stabbing death of his estranged wife,�...

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  • Parent-Teacher conferences set for Tuesday

    Parent-Teacher conferences set for Tuesday - February 11, 2019

    The Ponca City Public School district is hosting Parent/Teacher Conferences Tuesday, Feb. 12. Conferences are by appointment from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m., depending on the site. As indica...

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  • Adult learner resource fair at NOC rescheduled for Feb. 20

    Adult learner resource fair at NOC rescheduled for Feb. 20 - February 11, 2019

    TONKAWA -- Northern Oklahoma College is hosting an Adult Learner Resource Fair Wednesday, Feb. 20 in the Renfro Center in Tonkawa. The resource fair is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m.  Campus tours be...

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  • Haley Coleman named Wildcat of the Week

    Haley Coleman named Wildcat of the Week - February 11, 2019

    Haley Coleman, a senior at Po-Hi, is the Week #4 Wildcat of the Week.  Superintendent Shelley Arrott said, “Haley demonstrates the highest levels of responsibility in everything she does.  She is ...

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  • CASA spring trainings scheduled

    CASA spring trainings scheduled - February 11, 2019

    Court Appointed Special Advocates of Kay and Noble Counties are gearing up for spring trainings. CASA of Kay and Noble Counties provides trained volunteers to advocate for children who are victims ...

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  • Prisoner transport company shutting down after escape

    Prisoner transport company shutting down after escape - February 11, 2019

    DALLAS (AP) - A private prisoner transport company is shutting down after an MMA fighter accused in two killings escaped from one of its vans while being escorted to a jail in Southeast Texas. Texa...

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  • Conditions ideal for wildfires, officials warn

    Conditions ideal for wildfires, officials warn - February 11, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Forestry officials say conditions in the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles are ideal for sparking wildfires. Oklahoma Forestry Service officials say danger levels are high Monday i...

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  • Inventor postpones presentation

    Inventor postpones presentation - February 11, 2019

    Due to illness, Angelyn Myers, MyBuddyTowel.com inventor, will not be able to present to the IENetwork on Tuesday, Feb. 12.  She has rescheduled for Thursday, April 11, at 5:30 p.m. Next meeting f...

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  • Chamber Chat

    Chamber Chat - February 11, 2019

    Tuesday, Feb. 12, we will have a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 10 a.m. for the refurbished Ponca City RecPlex. The RecPlex looks incredible. It offers family, individual and senior memberships. The RecPl...

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  • Police chief relieved for arrest in former Blackwell officer’s slaying

    Police chief relieved for arrest in former Blackwell officer’s slaying - February 10, 2019

    BLACKWELL, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma police chief says it was a relief to hear that the suspect in the 2013 killing of one of his former officers was arrested in Mexico. Blackwell Police Chief Dwayne ...

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