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Stillwater Board Of Education Approves Early Release Day

Thursday, March 14 by Lyman James

The Stillwater Public Schools Board of Education voted to approve new elementary school boundaries as well as an early release day for seven sites for the 2019-2020 school year during Tuesday night's board meeting.To address overcrowding, roughly 100 Richmond Elementary students will be moved to either Will Rogers or Skyline elementaries with 45-50 Sangre...

Groundbreaking For Broadband Begins In Ponca City

Thursday, March 14 by Lyman James

The groundbreaking for the Ponca City Broadband took place on Monday with construction on the outside plan getting underway. Klassmeyer Construction, Inc., headquartered in Conway, Ark., will be constructing all of the outside plant for the Phase 1 service area of the new Utility. Estimated completion date for that construction has been established as June...

PCPS Names New Head Softball Coach

Thursday, March 14 by Lyman James

Daniel Wood has been named Head Softball Coach for Ponca City Public Schools. Daniel has been the Head Softball Coach for Holdenville Public Schools since 2011. While at Holdenville, Daniel led the Wolverines to their first ever state tournament appearance. Daniel was named the Route 66 Conference Fast pitch Coach of...

PCPS Special Education Department Hosting 3rd Annual Northern Oklahoma Resource Fair

Thursday, March 14 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Public School Special Education Department is hosting the 3rd Annual Northern Oklahoma Resource Fair on Thursday, March 28 at Pioneer Technology Center located at 2101 North Ash in Ponca City. The come and go event will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.The Resource Fair is a great place to gather...

Kansas Man Involved In Noble County Fatality Collision

Thursday, March 14 by Lyman James

A fatality collision occurred on Wednesday, March 13 at 5:01 p.m. on Interstate 35 at mile marker 179 in Noble County south of Perry.What happened was that 70-year-old Candace Box of Perry was traveling northbound on Interstate 35 in her 2012 Lincoln. That was when the pedestrian 80-year-old Gary Hylton of Praire Village, KS....

Blackwell Parents And Friend Charged For Baby Abuse

Wednesday, March 13 by Lyman James

Three Blackwell people are being charged with the abuse and neglect of three young children who are now in the care of DHS custody. According to KFOR-TV out of Oklahoma City, the investigation began after a 12-month-old child was found to have extensive bruising around its face.The parents John and Tami Rahlen are being...

Monday Night Fire At Continental Carbon Extinguished

Wednesday, March 13 by Lyman James

A fire at Continental Carbon that at one point produced 40-foot flames was extinguished before doing any damage to the building infrastructure or equipment at the plant on Monday night.Ponca City Fire Chief Butch Herring said that the fire was outside Ponca City limits, falling under the Ranch Drive Volunteer Fire Department jurisdiction. The...

Heavy Rains Create Flooding Concerns In Northern Oklahoma And Southern Kansas Wednesday Morning

Wednesday, March 13 by Lyman James

The good news is that Northern Oklahoma and Southern Kansas has received much needed rainfall Wednesday morning. The bad news is that the rain is likely to cause some flooding concerns throughout Wednesday going in to Thursday. At the time of writing this article, the National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Flood...

Lincoln Students Slime Assistant Principal

Tuesday, March 12 by Lyman James

If you ever watched much Nickelodeon growing up, you might be familiar with "slime" being poured on people. Students at Lincoln Elementary School had a great time getting to “slime” their Assistant Principal Dawn Mills. All students who successfully completed their reading challenge for the third nine weeks got to participate in the fun...

Blubaugh Elected AFR President

Tuesday, March 12 by Lyman James

Scott Blubaugh of Tonkawa was elected as AFR/OFU president by voting delegates during the organization's annual business session in Norman.Blubaugh is taking over after Terry Detrick, who served 10 years as president, is retiring. Detrick, a farmer from Ames, Oklahoma southwest of Enid, served for the organization for over 30 years in various leadership...

Apply Early For Absentee Ballots

Tuesday, March 12 by Lyman James

Voters in Kay County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the April 2, 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, March 27, Howard urged voters who...

Ponca Tribe Member Pleads Guilty To Involuntary Manslaughter

Tuesday, March 12 by Lyman James

23 year-old Sage Atheakee Gomez, a member of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, announced Robert J. Troester of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.According to the court documents, on Sept. 15, 2018, Gomez stabbed B.L.W., a member of the Tonkawa Tribe, at a rural residence on Indian land near Ponca...