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PO-HI Senior Abby Williams signs to play soccer at Laramie County Community College

Friday, January 21

PO-HI Senior Abby Williams signs to play soccer at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming.Front Row – L to R: Brooke Williams (Abby’s mom), Abby Williams, Jeff Williams (Abby’s dad), and Dylan Williams (Abby’s brother)Back Row – L to R: Antonio Fowlkes, (Strength and Conditioning Coach), Shelby Cox... Read More.

751 new COVID-19 cases for Kay County

Friday, January 21

The Kay County Health Department reported on Thursday that Kay County's seen 751 new COVID-19 cases from January 13-19. Kay County's seen an overall total of 9,887 COVID-19 cases since March 2020.52% of the age 5+ and 84.4% of the age 65+ populations in Kay County have received at... Read More.

Noble, Payne and numerous Oklahoma counties placed under burn ban

Thursday, January 20

The Oklahoma Forestry Services has placed Noble and Payne counties under a burn ban through the end of the month.As for the entire state of Oklahoma, here are all the counties in the burn ban:Alfalfa County Beaver County Blaine County Caddo County Canadian County Carter County Cimarron County ... Read More.

Noble County Sheriff’s Office sees increase in car burglary reports in the Morrison area

Wednesday, January 19

Over the past several weeks, the Noble County Sheriff’s Office has noticed an increase in car burglary reports in the Morrison area.Several citizens reported suspicious activity in the area. During the early morning hours of January 17, deputies observed suspicious activity between two vehicles near CR 200 and U.S.... Read More.

OSDH reports 12,841 new COVID-19 cases Monday

Wednesday, January 19

The Oklahoma State Department of Health documented 12,841 new COVID-19 cases for Monday, and 14,913 new cases Sunday. Since March 2020, Oklahoma's seen 839,143 COVID-19 cases overall.According to KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City, OSDH officials believe that there are 110,244 active COVID-19 cases in the state. Oklahoma's seen 12,775 deaths... Read More.

Absentee voters for upcoming school elections have until Feb. 8 to apply

Wednesday, January 19

Voters in Kay County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the Feb. 8 Tonkawa School Board, Frontier School Bond, or the Deer Creek-Lamont School Bond elections need to apply by Feb. 8.Absentee ballots are available to any registered voter, provided they are eligible to vote in the... Read More.

Blackwell’s City Hall closed until January 24th

Tuesday, January 18

The City of Blackwell announced Monday that the City Hall will be closed until January 24th.For any assistance you can call the Utility Office at 363-7200 or Administrative Office at 363-7250.The payment options we have available are the Utility drop box, the Utility phone pay 866-330-9322 or you can... Read More.

PCPS Superintendent Shelley Arrott shares COVID-19 update

Tuesday, January 18

PCPS Families,After a tumultuous week last week with Omicron, we have many students and staff members returning to school tomorrow, January 18, 2022. Unfortunately, we are beginning to receive a great deal of information of additional students and staff who have tested positive over the weekend, or who are... Read More.

PCPS retuning to class Tuesday

Tuesday, January 18

Students attending Ponca City Public Schools will return to in-person learning today. This includes ALL school sites, even those closed last week for distance learning.Based upon numbers, the district will have 88 fewer staff members out on Tuesday compared to Friday’s number of 142.

Kay County Sheriff’s Office announce the 4th Annual Kay County Sheriff Citizen Academy

Tuesday, January 18

The Kay County Sheriff's Office has announced the 4th Annual Kay County Sheriff Citizen Academy.Location: Pioneer Tech and Kay County Sheriff’s Office training room 1101 W. Dry Rd., Newkirk, OK.Start Date: March 17th, 2022Deadline for applications: February 25th, 2022Applications can be picked up at the Kay County Sheriff’s Office... Read More.

Noble County Sheriff’s Office receiving reports of break-ins in eastern Noble County

Monday, January 17

In the last several days, the Noble County Sheriff's Office has received reports of break-ins in the eastern part of Noble County. Residents that live in eastern Noble County can help by making sure that vehicles are locked and that nothing of value (guns, laptops, etc..) is left in... Read More.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed today as City Holiday

Monday, January 17

• Residential Refuse WILL NOT BE PICKED UP Monday, January 17, and RESUME Tuesday, January 18. • Ponca City Landfill will CLOSE Monday, January 17, and will REOPEN Tuesday, January 18. • Ponca City Library will CLOSE Monday, January 17, and REOPEN Tuesday, January 18. • Marland’s Grand Home will CLOSE Sunday,... Read More.