Ponca City High School Announces Plans for Commencement Ceremony on June 26
The Ponca City High School commencement ceremony for the Class of 2020 will be held on Friday, June 26 at Sullins Stadium. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. A live feed of the graduation will also be provided at
OSDH reporting 218 new positive COVID-19 cases for Monday, June 22
The latest report from the Oklahoma State Department of Health on Monday, June 22, shows 218 new positive COVID-19 cases to put the overall total of cases for Oklahoma to 10,733. There are 3,085 active cases at this time.For local counties, Payne County has 22 new positive COVID-19 cases, two new cases for Logan,...
NOC employees earn service awards
Northern Oklahoma College honored each of their employees who met the following service milestones as employees at NOC.
Normally, the employees are honored in May of each year but the ceremony was postponed due to Covid-19. The ceremony honoring the employees will be held at a later date.
“It is disappointing...
Precinct Polling Locations in Kay County for June 30 election
The Kay County Election Board has provided a list of polling places across the county for the upcoming June 30 Primary Elections.
June 2020
Slapout featured at July 3 Full Moon Concert
The Stillwater band Slapout will perform at the free Full Moon Concert Friday, July 3 in Centennial Park, 301 East Grand in Tonkawa, and will serve as the band’s CD release party for their 2020 album, Redbud. The album features 13 songs, ten of which are original, with three interpretations of Oklahoma folk music and poetry. The...
Garber man involved in motorcycle accident east of Enid
GARBER, Okla. - A Garber man was involved in a personal injury collision that occurred at 1:30 a.m. Monday morning in a private driveway on the north side of U.S. Highway 412, two miles west of State Highway 74, eight miles east of Enid in eastern Garfield County.Richard Dylan Staerkel, 20, of Garber was...
Fireworks prohibited within Ponca City
The Ponca City Fire Department strongly urges the public to use extra caution during the upcoming Fourth of July holiday period. Each year thousands of serious fireworks-related injuries occur across the country. Sparklers, firecrackers, and bottle rockets are the leading cause of those injuries.Fireworks are not allowed to...
Stillwater woman killed in UTV wreck near Morrison
A fatality collision occurred at 9:30 p.m. Saturday night on 27201 Harvest Road, approximately 2 miles south and 1 mile east of Morrison in Noble County.Veronika Perez, 21, of Stillwater was driving a 2019 Polaris Ranger. The wreck is still under investigation. According to the Stillwater News Press, Perez was using her seatbelt. Sarah...
Oklahoma breaks record again for most COVID-19 cases reported in a single day
The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 478 new COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma on Sunday, June 21. This breaks the previous record set last week for the most new cases reported in a single day for Oklahoma.There have now been 10,515 cases since testing started, and 2,984 cases are active.Locally, Payne County has...
4.5 magnitude earthquake near Perry
UPDATE: The U.S. Geological Survey Team is reporting a 4.5 magnitude earthquake that occurred at 10:15 p.m. Saturday, about 5.6 miles NW of Perry in western Noble County.According to local news outlets, the earthquake could be felt in Ponca City, Stillwater, Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Wichita, KS.No damage from the earthquake has been reported...
March for Racial Equality scheduled for today in Blackwell
A March for Racial Equality is scheduled for today, June 20, in Blackwell.According to information shared by the Blackwell Journal-Tribune on Facebook, the march will start at 2 p.m. at the Blackwell High School and will go to the Top of Oklahoma Museum. This event is set to be a peaceful march intended to...
331 new positive COVID-19 cases reported by OSDH on Saturday, Oklahoma surpasses the 10,000 mark
For Saturday, June 20, the Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 331 new positive COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma. This puts the state's overall total of cases to 10,037 since testing started, and 2,623 cases are active.Locally, Payne County has seven new COVID-19 cases, Osage County has five new cases, two new cases for...
