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Ponca City High School Announces Instructions for Concurrent Enrollment for Juniors & Seniors

Monday, July 13

ATTENTION Po-Hi Juniors and Seniors who plan to enroll or are interested in concurrent enrollment for the 2020-2021 school year. As the counselors are working on student schedules for the upcoming school year, they are requesting information about concurrent enrollment of students. All Po-Hi students interested or enrolled in concurrent courses...

PTC Receives Gold Star School Award for 18th Year

Monday, July 13

Ponca City, OK- Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) received the Gold Star School Award from the Oklahoma Association of Career & Technology Education (OKACTE). This designation, sponsored by OKACTE, provides recognition to technology center districts with outstanding programs designed to meet a broad spectrum of community needs.

Lamont woman involved in accident near Crescent Friday

Monday, July 13

A Lamont woman was involved in an accident that occurred at 11:49 p.m. Friday night on State Highway 74, 2.25 miles north of Crescent in Logan County.Debra Eck, 69, of Crescent was driving a 2002 Ford Taurus southbound on State Highway 74 and was pushing a 2017 Nissan Versa...

Blackwell man injured in acident east of Ponca City on Saturday

Monday, July 13

A personal injury collision happened at 8:51 p.m. Saturday evening on L.A. Cann, 154 ft. north of E. Prospect east of Ponca City.John Suggs, 48, of Blackwell was driving a 2010 Chevy Silverado westbound on E. Prospect where he attempted to negotiate a right turn onto L.A. Cann. Suggs...

Ponca City couple with animal abuse charges fail to appear in court for second time

Monday, July 13

A Ponca City couple accused of animal cruelty back in May 2019 have failed to appear in the Kay County District Court for a second time. Daniel James Moran, 54, and Patricia Lynn Moran, 51, both of Ponca City, were both charged after Kay County Deputy Jason Bell discovered...

456 new positive COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Sunday, no changes for Kay County

Sunday, July 12

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 456 new positive COVID-19 cases for Sunday, July 12. There have been 20,235 cases since testing started, and 4,750 cases are active.There are no new cases for Kay County where the overall total remains at 124, and 21 of those cases...

687 new positive COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Saturday

Saturday, July 11

The Oklahoma State Department of Health 687 new positive COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Saturday, July 11. Oklahoma has now seen 19,779 positive COVID-19 cases since testing started, and 4,643 cases are active.As for Kay County, there is one new COVID-19 case to report to bring the overall total...

Flood Advisory for Grant County

Friday, July 10

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Flood Advisory for Grant County in northern Oklahoma until 11:30 a.m. Friday morning.At 833 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause minor flooding in the advisory area. Up to two inches of rain have...

Severe weather hits northern Oklahoma Friday

Friday, July 10

Severe weather made its way across northern Oklahoma early Friday and left an impact.Kay Electric is reporting numerous outages across their area, especially within the Grant County area. If you are a Kay Electric customer and have a power outage, please call 800-535-1079. Crews are enroute to restore power....

Hunnewell, KS man killed in collision north of Blackwell

Thursday, July 9

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to a fatality collision that occurred at 12:37 p.m. Thursday on U.S. 177, 1 mile north of Blackwell in Kay County.According to the OHP report, Billy Dean Burrow Sr., 71, of Hunnewell, Ks., was driving a 1990 Ford Pick Up northbound on U.S. 177....

Central Fare Receives Second Community Grant from the National Association of Realtors

Thursday, July 9

PONCA CITY, OK -- Central Fare, a community workforce retention and attraction project was launched in June by the Ponca City Development Authority (PCDA) in response to COVID-19 physical distancing measures. PCDA received notice today that a submitted Placemaking Grant has been approved for $5000.00; $4,500 from the National Association of Realtors...

Crazy Days weekend to be strictly a shopping event this year

Thursday, July 9

The following is a statement from Ponca City Main Street:"In the interest of the health of our beloved community, our Ponca City Main Street Board has decided to make our normal Crazy Days weekend strictly a shopping event this year,...