• Tulsa Officer Shelby acquitted in shooting of unarmed man

    Tulsa Officer Shelby acquitted in shooting of unarmed man - May 18, 2017

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A jury has acquitted a white Oklahoma police officer who says she fired out of fear last year when she killed an unarmed black man with his hands held above his head. The family o...

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  • Smith to review school projects at Republicans’ meeting

    Smith to review school projects at Republicans’ meeting - May 18, 2017

    Bret Smith, Executive Director of Operations for Ponca City Public Schools, will be the keynote speaker at the Kay County Republican Party monthly meeting. Smith will review capital impr...

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  • I-35 traffic to be diverted near Billings

    I-35 traffic to be diverted near Billings - May 18, 2017

    Northbound and southbound I-35 traffic will be diverted to the on- and off-ramps at SH-15 (mile marker 203) near Billings in Noble County from 8 p.m. to midnight Friday for ongoing bridge work. Motor...

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  • Kay County in High Risk area added to severe storm forecast for today

    Kay County in High Risk area added to severe storm forecast for today - May 18, 2017

    A High Risk area was added to today’s severe storm forecast, including parts of Kay County, Ponca City's Emergency Management Director Paula Cain said. Hail to the size of softballs, damaging wi...

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  • Grandmother convicted in girl’s drowning death

    Grandmother convicted in girl’s drowning death - May 18, 2017

    A Kay County jury on Wednesday deliberated for just over an hour before finding Esther Lee Bales, 56, guilty of second-degree murder in the drowning death of her granddaughter, 4-year-old Hale...

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  • Sirens to be tested at noon today in Ponca City

    Sirens to be tested at noon today in Ponca City - May 18, 2017

    Paula Cain with the City of Ponca City wants to inform the public that unless the weather conditions change the sirens will be tested at 12 noon today.   While there is a risk of severe weather well ...

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  • City may be forced to replace sewer line under tank farm

    City may be forced to replace sewer line under tank farm - May 17, 2017

    Ponca City's Board of Commissioners heard Monday about a problem with a long section of concrete pipe which carries sewage from the west side of the Phillips 66 tank farm to the wastewater t...

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  • Lincoln Street closing for pavement improvements

    Lincoln Street closing for pavement improvements - May 17, 2017

      River Ridge Construction, LLC has entered a contract with the City of Ponca City to construct pavement improvements on Lincoln Street, from the south side of Oklahoma Avenue to the south sid...

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  • Driver arrested after driving wrong way on U.S. 77

    Driver arrested after driving wrong way on U.S. 77 - May 17, 2017

    On Tuesday night at about 9:45 p.m., Kay County Sheriff's Deputy Wesley Bear was on U.S. Highway 77 when he observed a vehicle turn into the northbound lanes traveling southbound. Bear initiated hi...

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  • YMCA moves closer to hiring new CEO, adopting new budget

    YMCA moves closer to hiring new CEO, adopting new budget - May 17, 2017

    The Board of Directors of Ponca City's YMCA held a special meeting Tuesday to continue addressing issues to improve operations at the Ponca City Aquatic and Family Center -- YMCA. Two representativ...

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