Local garage sales set in spring

As spring is approaching, local communities have announced garage sale dates. Tonkawa will have their city-wide garage sale on Saturday, April 3. Blackwell will have their later in the season on June 5. Local newspapers will provide maps of garage sales with a small fee for those wanting to...

One injured in Saturday morning accident near Fairfax

A personal injury collision occurred at 3:05 a.m. Saturday morning on County Road 5451, 1 mile east of S. 1st Street near Fairfax in Osage County.Timothy Dilbeck, 59, of Fairfax was driving 2016 Dodge Ram pick up eastbound on County Road 5451, went left of center, struck a guardrail...

Lease approved for Grand Lake Mental Health Center in Blackwell

Blackwell Journal-Tribune reports that the Blackwell City Council approved a lease with Grand Lake Mental Health Center to set up a mental health site at the former Red Cross Building on 13th and Ferguson.Grand Lake is currently seeking an appropriate property in Blackwell for a full-scale mental health urgent...
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PTC Partners with the Ponca Tribe to Offer Covid Vaccines for Employees

The Ponca Tribe through the White Eagle Health Center offered Covid-19 vaccinations to Pioneer Technology Center employees this last week.Medical Assisting students helped administer the vaccine, which became a clinical learning experience. “We appreciated this opportunity of learning and partnership with the Ponca Tribe and White Eagle Health Center,”...

895 new COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Thursday

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 895 new positive COVID-19 cases for Thursday, March 4. Oklahoma's seen 426,641 COVID-19 cases overall as 12,379 cases are active. The number of active cases is 131 more than Wednesday.For the second day in a row, OSDH did not report any...

Lynsey Ailey pitches, powers Mavs past Ft. Scott

FT. SCOTT, Kansas -- Lynsey Ailey had five hits and won two games in the circle including a no-hitter as Northern Oklahoma College swept Ft. Scott (KS) in college softball Tuesday.   NOC (4-2) swept the Greyhounds 8-0 and 12-3.   Ailey won Game 1 8-0, Ailey...
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NOC’s production of Xanadu postponed

The Northern Oklahoma College Division of Fine Arts presentation of “Xanadu” has been postponed.   The new tentative date is March 11-14.   The musical was originally set for March 4-7 at the Kinzer Performing Arts Center in Tonkawa.

Ponca City Senior High Student Kaylee Wimberley Named 2021 Academic All-State Scholar

Ponca City Senior High School is proud to announce that student Kaylee Wimberley has been named Academic All-State Scholar by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. This prestigious award honors 100 outstanding public high school seniors selected from 379 nominations statewide, hailing from 77 schools in 69 Oklahoma...

Ponca City High School Swimming Compete Well in State Championships

Ponca City High School Swimming recently competed in the OSSAA State Championships. The swimmers competed well in the individual standings along with team relays. State Qualifiers who represented Ponca City are Tayler Bennett, Max Engster, Simone Villaruel, Kyle King, Haydan Jones, Timothy Crank, and Tanner Estes. Alternates were Brady...
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NOC Mavs and Lady Mavs victorious over Seminole State

SEMINOLE, Oklahoma -- The Northern Oklahoma College Mavs and Lady Mavs swept Seminole State in NJCAA basketball action Tuesday night.   The 5th ranked Mavs (10-0) whipped Seminole 73-50 while the Lady Mavs (3-6) beat the Lady Belles 72-64.   The Mavs are 5-0 in conference...

OSDH reporting 747 new COVID-19 cases, 0 deaths for Wednesday

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 747 new positive COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. Oklahoma's seen 425,746 COVID-19 cases overall as 12,248 are active. The number of active cases statewide is 283 less than Tuesday.OSDH is reporting no new deaths for Wednesday as the state's death toll remains...