Ponca City man injured in ATV accident near Kaw City

A Ponca City man was injured while riding his 2000 Yamaha Banshee on an ATV trail just west of Olsen Lane, approximately 3 miles east and one half mile north of Kaw City around 4:15 pm Sunday.Zachariah Means, age 29 of Ponca City was transported by Air Evac to St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa...

Wrong drug labels used by Oklahoma during recent executions

Oklahoma has used the wrong drug labels during at least three recent executions, prison officials said Friday during testimony in a federal trial on whether the state’s three-drug lethal injection method is unconstitutional.Despite the improper labels, Department of Corrections Director Scott Crow and his chief of operations, Justin Farris, both testified that they were...

Methamphetamine and other drugs found after two suspects were arrested Tuesday

The Ponca City Police Department Special Projects Unit, assisted by the Kay County Sheriff’s Office, District 8 Task Force, Tonkawa Police Department, Fort Oakland Police Department, Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, arrested two subjects on the evening of March 1st. Over a pound of methamphetamine, along with drug proceeds, packaging...
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Stillwater woman killed in Wednesday morning accident

A Stillwater woman is dead after a crash in Payne County Wednesday morning, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.Medical examiners said Valeria Sue Crawford, 42, of Stillwater, died at the scene of the crash from head injuries.According to the OHP report, the crash occurred on Jardot Road just south of Airport Road in Payne...

Reward offered by OSBI following February 2020 double homicide in Red Rock

After a two-year investigation, the person found dead inside a burning home in Red Rock has now been identified, along with a second victim.According to KWTV, OSBI stated that Bobby and Ruby "Fey" Ratliff were married and had lived in that home for more than 30-years. Investigators say the two were shot before someone...

Po-Hi releases first semester honor roll

The first semester honor roll has been announced for students attending Ponca City High School.Students named to the Superintendent’s Honor Roll earned a 4.0 (or above) grade average in all subjects, with no incomplete grades. Students include Manuel Jesus Amaya-Medellin, Katelyn Paige Ancona, Torrance Blake Bales, Landry Ann Baur, Emma Leigh Bickford, Rheagan Elizabeth...
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Shamrock Run-March 26th

Get signed up for the Shamrock Run-March 26th at 8:00am!Participant will receive a t shirt if registered by March 12th!Register at

Crews assist with fires across Kay County Tuesday

Officials report that three fires burned across Kay County Tuesday. Ponca City assisted Ranch Drive with a Blaze. Ranch Drive also worked a second blaze with McCord and Newkirk assisted Blackwell with a fire. Dry conditions are forecasted for the rest of the week.According to the Oklahoma Forestry Department, humidity is lower than 25%,...
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Crews respond to fire southwest of Kildare on Monday

Local Crews were on the scene of a fire on Monday. Kildare Fire Department reports that a fire on Coleman Road southwest of Kildare that burned forty acres of grass and two structures started because of someone burning trash. Ponca City, River Rd., Newkirk, Kaw City and Ranch Dr. Fire Departments all assisted.Images posted...

Po-Hi Girls Bowling Team wins State Championship

The Ponca City Girls Bowling Team won the State Championship over the weekend in Stillwater!The Lady Cats are coached by Jessica Hamlin, who is a Class of 2020-21 graduate. Team members are posted below: Porscha Kreger, Sophomore Mallory Riley, Senior Madi Jernigan, Senior Sanaya Rabb, Sophomore Kimberlyn Hamlin, Sophomore Assistant coach Angela Hamlin Elizabeth...