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Po-Hi 2020 Prom Royalty Announced

Tuesday, May 12

The Ponca City Senior High School was unable to host the traditional Prom and After-Prom events on the third Saturday in April due to CDC and SDE guidelines and restrictions. Ponca City Public Schools has extended an invitation to the Ponca City High School graduating class of 2020 to...

Po-Hi Announces Top 20 Students from Senior Class of 2020

Tuesday, May 12

The Ponca City Senior High School 2020 Graduating Class is proud to announce their Top 20 Valedictorians and Salutatorians. These are the students who have the highest (weighted), cumulative GPA’s of the senior class, freshmen through the first nine weeks of the second semester of their senior year. A...

Phillips 66 ST Math Teacher of the Year

Tuesday, May 12

Rudonna Bailey, a fourth grade teacher at Trout Elementary, has been selected as the Phillips 66 ST Math teacher of the year for the Ponca City Public Schools.Rudonna is a ten-year veteran teacher. She had this to say about ST Math, “I love ST Math because it provides students...

Top Two Valedictorians Announced for Po-Hi Senior Class of 2020

Tuesday, May 12

The Ponca City Senior High School 2020 Graduating Class is proud to announce their top two Valedictorians, Lindsay Hollis and Lanie Varner. These two students have the highest (weighted), cumulative GPA’s of the senior class, freshmen through the first nine weeks of the second semester of their senior year.

Oklahoma up to 4,743 total positive cases statewide; 3,423 total recoveries

Tuesday, May 12

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting an additional 119 positive COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, May 12, to bring Oklahoma's total of cases to 4,732 since testing started.Locally, Osage County has one new COVID-19 case to bring their overall total to 90, Logan County is up to 18,...

New COVID-19 case in Cowley County Monday

Tuesday, May 12

While there were no new COVID-19 cases across northern Oklahoma on Monday, a fourth case of the coronavirus was reported for Cowley County, Ks.A young man tested positive for the virus over the weekend after informed his employer that he was feeling sick. This is the first case found...

Kay County Courthouse reopening plan

Tuesday, May 12

The following is information from the 8th District Attorney Office, Drug and Major Crime Task Force on Facebook regarding the reopening of the Kay County Courthouse in Newkirk. On May 18, 2020 the Kay County Courthouse, which was closed to the public by the Order Of the Oklahoma Supreme Court...

Ponca City man charged in Osage County after recent fire

Tuesday, May 12

A Ponca City man is facing charges in Osage County after being arrested by Osage Deputies.Aaron Struble, 44, was arrested on May 6 on a charge of domestic assault and battery by strangulation. Struble left the scene of a structure fire back in late April that happened at City...

Road work begins on U.S. 77 between Newkirk and the casinos

Tuesday, May 12

Road construction now underway for a widening and resurfacing project along U.S. 77 between Newkirk and E. Home Road south of the casinos.Motorists will notice workers in the right-of-way of US-77 between E. Home Rd. and E. Fork Rd. for initial work zone set up including building construction access...

New COVID-19 Cases in Oklahoma See Lowest Increase Since March

Monday, May 11

The number of COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma took a slight jump on Monday, May 11, as the Oklahoma State Department of Health documented 24 positive cases, bringing the state's total to 4,613.The death toll in Oklahoma is now up to 274 as two more Oklahomans have died from the...

Two injured in motorcycle accident north of Pawnee

Monday, May 11

A personal injury collision occurred just before 10:27 p.m. Sunday night on State Highway 18, just south of State Highway 15, approximately 3 miles north of Pawnee in Pawnee County.Jari Mitchell, 21, of Pryor, Ok. was driving a 2005 Harley Davidson southbound on State Highway 18 when she departed...

Perry man treated and released following fatal accident west of Kingfisher

Monday, May 11

A Perry man found himself involved in a fatal accident that occurred at 6:20 p.m. Sunday evening on State Highway 33, approximately 12 miles west of Kingfisher in Kingfisher County.Kevin Branch, 34, of Oklahoma City man was driving a 2010 Ford Focus eastbound on highway 33 when he failed...