Former Kay County Commissioner Receives Nine Months

On Friday, March 6, A Payne County District Judge sentenced former Kay County Commissioner Dee Schieber to nine months in the Kay County Detention Center and must pay $45,208 in restitution.On Feb. 14, Schieber was found guilty on six misdemeanor charges of willful violation of law regulating official conduct. Schieber was found not guilty...

Ponca City Lady Cats Heading To State

The Ponca City Lady Cats Basketball Team will make the trip to Tulsa this weekend for the Class 6A State Tournament after picking up a 68-64 win over #3 Booker T. Washington in the Area Tournament on Saturday in Owasso.Senior Guard Baylee Fincher tallied up 24 points for the Lady Cats as #15 Ponca...

Cowley County Event Cancelled Due To Suspected Coronavirus

Williams Newton Hospital in Winfield, KS had scheduled a grand opening celebration today, Sunday, but it has now been cancelled due to a suspected case of coronavirus in Cowley County.  Information on the hospital's Facebook page says the suspected case is being tested to determine if the case is, in fact, the COVID-19 strain...
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Red Flag Warning For Northern Oklahoma Saturday

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Red Flag Warning remains in effect for areas of northern Oklahoma until 7 p.m. this evening for low humidity and windy conditions.The counties included are Kay, Grant, Harper, Woods, Alfalfa, Ellis, Major, Woodward, Garfield, Noble, Roger Mills, Dewey, Custer, Beckham and Washita counties. NWS in...

Sanitary sewer line project underway

PONCA CITY - Work has started on the realignment of the sanitary sewer in advance of the start of the proposed new Public Safety Center and Jail. Approximately 440 linear feet of new 12 inch diameter sanitary sewer line is being constructed to replace the existing sewer line. The new routing of...
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NOC Mavs grind out quarterfinal win over Seminole 77-71

SHAWNEE, Oklahoma --The NOC Tonkawa Mavericks scrapped out a 77-71 win over Seminole Thursday night in the NJCAA Region 2 Quarterfinal at OBU.   The 7th ranked Mavs (28-3) advance to the semi-finals against 24th ranked Murray State Friday at 8 p.m.  The teams split two regular season games, each winning...

Overturned Semi Truck Friday Morning On Cimmarron Turnpike South Of Pawnee

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to an overturned semi truck accident at 3:18 a.m. Friday morning along at mile marker 38 along the Cimmarron Turnpike, one mile east of the State Highway 18 exit south of Pawnee.Both eastbound lanes of the Cimmarron Turnpike were then closed. As of 6 a.m. Friday, the eastbound inside...
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PCPS Mourning the Loss of Staff Member

From Mary Ladd at Ponca City Public Schools."The Ponca City Public School District is mourning the loss of a member of our school family.  Elaine (Nikki) McGee, the Guidance Office Secretary at Po-Hi, passed away suddenly in the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 4.  Please pray for comfort and peace for Nikki’s family...

Absentee Voters Should Apply Now For April 7 School And Municipal Elections

Voters in Kay County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the April 7, 2020 School and Municipal Elections should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Chery Howard said today. Although the County Election Board can accept applications for absentee ballots until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1st, Howard urged voters...

Last Day To Register For Blackwell and Kildare Schools Election Is March 13

Friday, March 13, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the April 7, 2020 Blackwell School District I-45, and Kildare School District C-50 Elections, also the Blackwell Municipal, and Newkirk Municipal Elections in Kay County, Election Board Secretary Cheryl Howard said today.Howard said that...