COVID-19 update from OSDH

The Oklahoma State Department of Health on Monday reported 151 new COVID-19 cases statewide to put the overall total of cases since March 2020 to 455,535. Statewide, there are 1,291 active cases. The statewide death toll is at 7,354.OSDH on Monday reported that Kay County ranks 18th in the state in total of of...

Armed, Dangerous Ark City man arrested in Ponca City Friday

The Arkansas City, Ks. Police Department responded to a call on Friday involving an Arkansas City man that was considered to be armed and dangerous.Christopher Logan Strychalski, 29, was arrested in the Ponca City McDonald's parking lot at around 6:30 p.m. Friday on suspicion of aggravated battery, criminal threat and discharge of a firearm...

Tonkawa man killed in accident Friday afternoon

According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, one Tonkawa man was killed in an accident at 1:31 p.m. Friday afternoon, 2 miles south of Blackwell at 13th street and Hubbard Road.Charles Stewart, 49, was driving at 1996 Dodge Pickup on south 13th when he failed to yield at the stop sign at Hubbard Road. Stewart...
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Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show in Rush Limbaugh’s Slot on WBBZ

LOS ANGELES, May 27, 2021 –Premiere Networks announced today the launch of “The Clay Travis &Buck SextonShow,” anewthree-hour talk radio show airing Monday through Friday from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET, beginning June21.Airing in the timeslot held by “The Rush Limbaugh Show” for more than three decades, Travis and Sexton will carry on...

Missing Wisconsin woman last seen in Enid found safe in Kansas

A missing Wisconsin woman last seen in Enid has been located safe in Kansas and her family contacted. Stephanie Rene Wallace, 23, of Spring Green, WI, was found safe in Attica, KS, about 15 miles northwest of Anthony in Harper County, after a farmer reported a tip to the Enid Police Department.About 8:15 a.m....

Fair week set for 2021

The City of Blackwell lately approved a sub-lease agreement with the Kay County Fair Board to host the long-running fair, which was cancelled for the first time in over 100 years in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Fair week for 2021 will be September 14 through the 19.
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Brad Witherspoon named Mavs’ basketball coach

Brad Witherspoon has been named the head men’s basketball coach at Northern Oklahoma College.   Witherspoon, 35, spent the previous four years as an assistant coach at Barton Community College in Great Bend, Kansas.  Witherspoon also has assistant coaching experience at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska, Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas,...

NOC’s Arts Adventure Summer Camp set for July

Arts Adventure Camp held at NOC July 20-22This year marks the 30th anniversary of Arts Adventure Summer Camp. It began in 1991 and was held on the grounds of the Marland Mansion. In 2000, it moved to the campus of Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa.
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Diplomas for Po-Hi Class of 2021 students can be picked up today

Ponca City Public Schools announced Monday that diplomas for the Po-Hi Class of 2021 can be picked up at the main office today between 7:30 a.m. and noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Diplomas may only be picked up by the students. Please return any school property you may have.If you need a transcript,...

Planned power outage for areas in Blackwell

The City of Blackwell will be experiencing a controlled outage tomorrow from 4 - 6 a.m. in the area of Southwest Boulevard South to Hubbard; and Main Street west to 3rd and east to Urbana. This outage will be for maintenance work by Blackwell Public Power.