Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day coming up on Saturday

This upcoming Saturday, April 23, is Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day. This is your chance to bring in those unwanted items you may have around your home or garage that you may not know how to safely dispose of. The Ponca City Phillips 66 Refinery is partnering with the City of Ponca City for this...

Rep. Ken Luttrell files for re-election

Rep. Ken Luttrell made the announcement recently that he is filing for re-election of the State Representative for District 37. The following is what Luttrell said in a Facebook post Saturday, April 16: “I filed this week to continue serving the citizens of Kay and Osage counties as your State Representative. It is...

Applications being accepted for NOC Lady Mavs girls’ summer basketball camps

Applications are now being accepted for the Lady Mavs girls’ summer basketball camps at Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa, according to Coach Greg Krause, camp director. “Summer is the best time to work on individual skills and fundamentals,” he advises. “Basketball teaches the value of improving as an individual, as well as committing to what’s best...
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Woman identified in Cowley County shooting

COWLEY COUNTY, KANSAS – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) has identified the woman killed in the officer-involved shooting in Cowley County as Andrea C. Barrow, 32, of Arkansas City, Kansas. The Cowley County Sheriff’s Office has one sheriff’s deputy still recovering from injuries at Wesley Medical Center as of Saturday. He is now in...

Two killed in accident on I-35 near Billings Saturday night

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports that two people were killed in an accident Saturday night on Interstate 35 near Billings in Noble County. Sources such as News on 6 in Tulsa state that the accident happened just after 5:30 p.m. A Ford F-150 was traveling northbound on I-35 before losing control and leaving the roadway to...

City of Ponca City observing Good Friday today

The City of Ponca City will observe GOOD FRIDAY today, which is Friday the 15th: • Residential Refuse WILL NOT BE PICKED UP Friday April 15, and WILL RESUME Monday, April 18. Contact: Tim McNew, Solid Waste Superintendent, at 767-0411 • Ponca City Landfill will CLOSE Friday, April 15, OPEN Saturday, April 16, CLOSE Sunday, April...
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BOE Approves HALO Smart Sensors

The Ponca City Board of Education recently approved an agreement with Johnson Controls for HALO Smart Sensors to be installed at Po-Hi and West Middle School. The sensors detect vape use as well as noise detection. Adam Leaming, Director of Operations for Ponca City Public Schools, said the district is purchasing 22 sensors. “These all-in-one...

Two suspects involved in Sunday shooting facing charges

*UPDATE*   On Sunday, April 10 at approximately 4:54 p.m., officers responded to 350 S. Birch in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival officers found Shawn Wood, 29 year old W/M, inside the residence suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Wood was transported to Alliance Health in Ponca City. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital....
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Two suspects involved in Sunday homicide arrested

Ponca City Police reported that the two suspects involved in the Sunday homicide at 350 South Birch. The victim, Shawn Wood, 29, died Sunday evening at AllianceHealth Ponca City due to gunshot wounds. Logan Peters and Martha Yahola were arrested shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday at 420 S. Palm. Probable murder charges are pending in Kay...