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PCPS Baccalaureate 2020 to take place virtually

Wednesday, May 13 by Lyman James

Baccalaureate 2020 for Ponca City High Schools will take place virtually at 7:00 pm on Thursday May 14, 2020. This year’s unique experience was graciously planned and created by a group of youth ministers from several churches in Ponca City including Austin Callahan from Eastern Heights Christian Church; Matthew Hanshaw from Freewill Baptist; Becca Hodgson from NewPoint Church; Larry Kitchell from PC Life Center; Brent McCoy from First Baptist; Neil Stangland from St. Luke’s Church of the Nazarene; and...

7 Clans First Council open 7 days a week

Wednesday, May 13 by Lyman James

7 Clans First Council Casino north of Newkirk is now open pen 7 days a week 2 p.m.-2 a.m. after being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is information:The hotel is now accepting reservations for Thursdays through Sundays. Snack bar, Flatwater and main bar are open. No bar top seating available.

Creekstone Farms employee tests positive for COVID-19; Company continues to take precautionary measures

Wednesday, May 13 by Lyman James

KWCH-TV in Wichita, Ks. is reporting that an employee at Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, a beef processing plant in Ark City, has tested positive for COVID-19.Creekstone's general manager says the employee who tested positive for the virus is in self isolation, as their other employees who were in direct contact with the infected worker....

Sun N’ Fun looking to open the weekend of May 30

Wednesday, May 13 by Lyman James

B&B Sun N' Fun Recreation, who was planning on opening up for the season during Memorial Day weekend, has made the decision to open the weekend of May 30.The current weather is setting them back. Additionally, the hand sanitizer and entire-park disinfectant that Sun N' Fun has ordered will not arrive until after Memorial...

Po-Hi 2020 Prom Royalty Announced

Tuesday, May 12 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Senior High School was unable to host the traditional Prom and After-Prom events on the third Saturday in April due to CDC and SDE guidelines and restrictions. Ponca City Public Schools has extended an invitation to the Ponca City High School graduating class of 2020 to the 2021 Prom and After-Prom...

Po-Hi Announces Top 20 Students from Senior Class of 2020

Tuesday, May 12 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Senior High School 2020 Graduating Class is proud to announce their Top 20 Valedictorians and Salutatorians. These are the students who have the highest (weighted), cumulative GPA’s of the senior class, freshmen through the first nine weeks of the second semester of their senior year. A separate article has been written...

Phillips 66 ST Math Teacher of the Year

Tuesday, May 12 by Lyman James

Rudonna Bailey, a fourth grade teacher at Trout Elementary, has been selected as the Phillips 66 ST Math teacher of the year for the Ponca City Public Schools.Rudonna is a ten-year veteran teacher. She had this to say about ST Math, “I love ST Math because it provides students with a different way to...

Top Two Valedictorians Announced for Po-Hi Senior Class of 2020

Tuesday, May 12 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Senior High School 2020 Graduating Class is proud to announce their top two Valedictorians, Lindsay Hollis and Lanie Varner. These two students have the highest (weighted), cumulative GPA’s of the senior class, freshmen through the first nine weeks of the second semester of their senior year. Valedictorian Lindsay Hollis is the...

Oklahoma up to 4,743 total positive cases statewide; 3,423 total recoveries

Tuesday, May 12 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting an additional 119 positive COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, May 12, to bring Oklahoma's total of cases to 4,732 since testing started.Locally, Osage County has one new COVID-19 case to bring their overall total to 90, Logan County is up to 18, Kay County remains at 48,...

New COVID-19 case in Cowley County Monday

Tuesday, May 12 by Lyman James

While there were no new COVID-19 cases across northern Oklahoma on Monday, a fourth case of the coronavirus was reported for Cowley County, Ks.A young man tested positive for the virus over the weekend after informed his employer that he was feeling sick. This is the first case found in Cowley County in three...

Kay County Courthouse reopening plan

Tuesday, May 12 by Lyman James

The following is information from the 8th District Attorney Office, Drug and Major Crime Task Force on Facebook regarding the reopening of the Kay County Courthouse in Newkirk. On May 18, 2020 the Kay County Courthouse, which was closed to the public by the Order Of the Oklahoma Supreme Court and Oklahoma Court of...

Ponca City man charged in Osage County after recent fire

Tuesday, May 12 by Lyman James

A Ponca City man is facing charges in Osage County after being arrested by Osage Deputies.Aaron Struble, 44, was arrested on May 6 on a charge of domestic assault and battery by strangulation. Struble left the scene of a structure fire back in late April that happened at City View and Kelly Road in...