Medical Examiners Office identifies skeletal remains found in Ponca City

After skeletal remains were found on April 2, 2020 west of Boomer Tire and Ponca Nursing and Rehabilitation on the northwest side of Ponca City, the Medical Examiners Office in Oklahoma City on Monday has positively identified the remains as those of 32 year old Joshua K. Battiest. Battiest...

Drive-thru COVID-19 testing site set up at Kay County Health Department

Oklahoma State Department of Health has released details as to where drive-thru testing sites are open across the state.The Kay County Health Department at 433 Fairview Ave. in Ponca City is having their drive-thru testing site open Monday-Friday by appointment only. Their phone number is 580-762-1641.COVID-19 screening and testing...
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Firefighters respond to grass fire near Blackwell on Sunday

The Blackwell Journal Tribune reports that firefighters from across Kay County responded to a grass fire Sunday afternoon around 3:00 p.m. near 29th St. and Adobe Rd. north of Blackwell. Blackwell Fire Chief Cory Hanebrink said the fire was started by a vehicle's exhaust system. While the grass was...

PCPS Continuous Learning Information

PCPS Families, The PCPS Continuous Learning Activities will posted on each school's homepage at www.pcps.us BY 10:00 AM on Monday, April 6. We are asking families to download and print the activities if possible, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Oklahoma COVID-19 cases up to 1,252 as of Sunday, Kay County now at 30

The Oklahoma State Department of Health released their daily update on Sunday with a report of 1,252 confirmed cases in the state of Oklahoma. One new case has been reported for Kay County bringing the county-wide total to 30.There have been 1,401 negative test results, 330 Oklahomans have been...
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Oklahoma now at 1,159 COVID-19 cases, Kay County up to 29

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting that Oklahoma hase passed the 1,000 mark for cases of COVID-19. As of 11 a.m. Saturday, there are now 1,159 cases of COVID-19 in the state, 1,362 test results have showed negative and now 42 Oklahomans have died from the virus.In...

Wichita man under the influence of alcohol causes collision near Tonkawa

A personal injury collision happened at 5:16 a.m. Friday morning on I-35 southbound at milemarker 211, the U.S. 60 exit west of Tonkawa.Jeffrey Pappan II, 26, of Wichita, Ks. was driving northbound in the southbound lane of I-35. In an attempt to avoid a collision, a Red 2019 Freightliner...

Oklahoma COVID-19 cases up to 988, Kay and Grant counties report new cases

The Oklahoma State Department is reporting 988 diagnosed cases of coronavirus in Oklahoma on Friday, April 2.A total of 1315 test results show negative, 289 Oklahomans have been hospitalized and 38 have died. This is four more deaths from Thursday.One new case has been reported in Kay County bringing...
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Skeletal remains found on northwest side of Ponca City

Ponca City News is reporting that skeletal remains have been found west of Boomer Tire and Ponca Nursing and Rehabilitation on the northwest side of Ponca City.  According to the report, Capt. Randy Tyner with the Ponca City Police Department is saying that investigators are working the scene. The...

Rep. Kendra Horn hosting small business assistance webinar for Oklahoma

Oklahoma Congresswoman Kendra Horn will be hosting an online Small Business Assistance Webinar on Monday, April 6 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.Deputy Director John Veal from the Small Business Administration’s Oklahoma District Office will be on the webinar to discuss economic disaster loans, the new Paycheck Protection Program,...

Ponca City Man Killed In Fatal Grant County Accident

A fatality collision happened at 10:34 a.m. Thursday on U.s. 81 at county road Garvin, 3 miles north of Pond Creek in Grant County.Randy Lee Byrum, 53, of Ponca City was driving a 2013 Chevrolet pickup when he went left of the center of the road and struck the...