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Junior High Spring Sport Athletics Return for Ponca City Public Schools

Thursday, March 11

Monday, March 22, 2021, seventh grade athletes will return to practice and competition. Athletes that will be returning are in-season Spring Sports. In addition to seventh grade athletes, all Junior High Spring sport athletes will return to competition. Athletes will need an OSSAA Physical Form completed before participating. The OSSAA... Read More.

NOC Instructors of the Year named

Thursday, March 11

Northern Oklahoma College students selected instructors Cathy Ballard, Brian Baird, and Scott Harmon as the top instructors for 2020-21. Instructors are selected based on the results of a survey with 221 students responding on which teacher helped them learn better than any other and what the teacher did... Read More.

Pfizer vaccination POD at Otoe-Missouria Tribe on Friday

Thursday, March 11

The Oklahoma Health Department will hold a Pfizer Vaccine POD at the Otoe-Missouria Tribe east of Red Rock on Friday, March 12.The state vaccination portal is now open for those who wish to book an appointment at vaccinate.oklahoma.gov. Otoe-Missouria tribal members & their family can call 580-723-4466 extension 284... Read More.

Ponca City’s Spring Cleanup will be held April 10-17

Thursday, March 11

Spring Cleanup will be held April 10 thru April 17 for Ponca City residents. Solid Waste crews will pick up most trash and haul it away, or residents can haul it to the landfill themselves and get rid of it for free.City Collections Crews will pick up any extra items... Read More.

CDC Vaccination guidelines and how to register in Oklahoma

Thursday, March 11

COVID-19 VACCINE INFORMATION Registration for a vaccination appointment can be made using the OSDH link: https://vaccinate.oklahoma.gov. Some local pharmacies are also scheduling appointments.CDC’s NEW GUIDANCE FOR VACCINATED PEOPLE COVID-19 vaccines are effective at protecting you from getting sick. Based on what we know about COVID19 vaccines, people who have been... Read More.

NOC Process Technology and Engineering Technology Programs

Thursday, March 11

Northern Oklahoma College has a number of different programs that can help students achieve their goals in working in a variety of Oklahoma Industries. Courses taken at NOC can help individuals learn about a variety of career paths and gain skills needed by local employers. NOC works with a... Read More.

High winds lead to injury collision west of Pawhuska

Wednesday, March 10

A personal injury collision occurred at 1:43 p.m. Wednesday on County Road N3660 approximately 3/10TH mile north of State Highway 11, approximately 8 mile west of Pawhuska in Osage County.According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol's report, Caleb G. Drummond, 21, of Pawhuska was driving a 2007 Himmat Fire Truck... Read More.

Boesch named new CEO of Kay Electric Cooperative

Wednesday, March 10

The Board of Directors for the Kay Electric Cooperative (KEC) in Blackwell, Oklahoma is pleased to announce Jason Boesch as the new CEO.Jason has replaced Tim Rodriguez who started his cooperative career in 1983 and served as CEO of Kay Electric for the past six years.In 1997, Boesch began... Read More.

Suspect found after gas station robbery Wednesday morning

Wednesday, March 10

UPDATE: The female suspect in the robbery case at Elm St. and Highland Ave. in Ponca City has been identified as Maretha K. Brown 09/05/1991 of Ponca City. She was taken into custody by Ponca City Detectives today at 2:23pm. On Wednesday, March 10 at approximately 3:25 a.m., a female... Read More.

818 COVID-19 cases and 826 recoveries reported by OSDH Wednesday

Wednesday, March 10

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 818 new positive COVID-19 cases for Wednesday. Oklahoma's seen 430,250 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic started. There are 11,629 active COVID-19 cases which is eight less than Tuesday.OSDH is reporting that the death toll is currently at 4,701 and the provisional... Read More.

Blackwell’s Street & Parks Department offering leftover mulch chips

Wednesday, March 10

The City of Blackwell announced Tuesday that Blackwell's Street & Parks Department is offering leftover mulch chips that were used from the recent ice-storms. The mulch pile is located just off Ferguson Ave on 6th Street, in a small lot just before the railroad tracks. The mulch is free... Read More.

Threat of fires, strong winds and storms in the forecast for Wednesday

Wednesday, March 10

The National Weather Service in Norman has placed Grant and Garfield counties, along with much of western Oklahoma, under a Red Flag Warning from 11 a.m. this morning and going until 9 p.m. tonight.All of the counties included in the Red Flag Warning are Alfalfa, Grant, Major, Garfield, Blaine,... Read More.