Ponca City Wrestlers Place in Nationals

Three Ponca City wrestlers placed at the United States Junior Open Championship national wrestling tournament held last weekend in Oklahoma City. As a team, Ponca City finished in seventh place. Wrestlers from junior high and high school teams participated.Chris Kiser won the championship at 106 pounds. Garrett Short placed... Read More.

PCPS Board of Education Spotlight

In salute and gratitude to the more than 2,700 Oklahoma school board members, January 2022 has been designated as School Board Recognition Month.School Board Recognition Month honors the efforts of thousands of men and women who help to shape the direction of Oklahoma public education and their collective focus... Read More.

OSDH Takes Wellness Services on the Road in Northern Oklahoma

STILLWATER, Okla. – The Oklahoma State Department of Health District 3 mobile wellness unit will offer public health services throughout January in locations across northcentral Oklahoma.OSDH District 3 serves a seven-county region including Creek, Kay, Lincoln, Noble, Osage, Pawnee and Payne Counties.The “Mobile Health on the Go” mobile wellness... Read More.
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1,589 new COVID-19 cases this week for Oklahoma

As of January 5, the Oklahoma State Department of Health documented 1,589 new COVID-19 cases over the past week, putting the state's overall total of COVID-19 cases since early 2020 to 52,783.Locally, Kay County saw 218 new COVID-19 cases in a week. Kay County's had an overall total of... Read More.
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Leaming named Kay County’s new assessor

Janell Leaming's been named Kay County’s new assessor.Leaming was sworn in to office by Judge Lee Turner at Monday’s Kay County Commissioner meeting. She replaces Susan Keen who retired on Dec. 30.Before becoming the new assessor, Leaming spent her time working in the assessor’s office since Oct. 1, 2010... Read More.

Former Blackwell City Manager Outhier now free on bond

A Former Blackwell City Manager, Thomas Lynn Outhier, 67, is now free on a $5,000 bond after he was booked into the Kay County Detention Center on felony charges of conspiracy and fraud.Also facing the same charges with Outhier when they were handed out last year were Blackwell Mayor... Read More.
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Two Kansas residents killed in accident near Tonkawa

A double fatality collision occurred at approximately 4:35 a.m. Tuesday on northbound Interstate 35, approximately ½ mile south of mile marker 214, one mile south of Tonkawa in Kay County. This caused the north bound traffic on I-35 to be detoured through Tonkawa.According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol report,... Read More.