Friday, January 17 is Sophomore Spirit Night & Basketball Homecoming

PONCA CITY - Friday, January 17 is Po-Hi Sophomore Spirit Night during the Girls Junior Varsity and Boys Varsity Basketball games against US Grant at Robson Fieldhouse. JV Girls begin at 4 p.m. and the Boys Varsity game begins at 6:30 p.m. There is no Girls Varsity game that...

Polling Place Changes In Kildare

NEWKIRK - The polling place for Precinct 411/407 has been changed, Cheryl Howard, Secretary of the Kay County Election Board announced today.Voters in the precinct formerly voted at the Baptist Church in Kildare, Ok. Beginning with the February 11, 2020 election scheduled on February 11th, the polling place for...

BHS Academic Bowl at NOC Tonkawa

TONKAWA - The Blackwell High School Quiz Bowl Team placed 3rd at the Northern Oklahoma College Academic Bowl Jan. 9 at NOC Tonkawa.  Teams from Drummond, Hennessey, Caney Valley, Newkirk, Tonkawa, Hominy, Kremlin-Hillsdale, DCLA, and Crescent participated in the event.  Pictured (L-R):  Angelica Ramirez,  Hunter Easley, Kori Travis, Noah Smith, Eli...
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Former PCPS Tennis Player Selected for State All Decade Team

Oklahoma City, OK - December 11, 2019 - A committee of former and current high school tennis coaches, former players, and tennis professionals, representing a state geographical and chronological balance, have selected the All Decade Tennis Teams for the 2010 Decade. The committee’s selections represent their opinion of the best players from...

Candidates For Newkirk City Commission

After the deadline on Wednesday, Jan. 8, three candidates have filed for seat No. 1 of the Newkirk City Commissioner.The candidates are Ryan Shawn Smykil, 43, Eliot Tucker, 43, and Joe Anderson, 74, Anderson is the current incumbent after he was appointed to the seat.A non-partisan general election will...

Kay County Sheriff’s Office Warns Of Scam Call Going Around

The Kay County Sheriff's Office wants to warn citizens of a new scam call going around.A Blackwell resident contacted the sheriff's office this week after receiving a call from what she stated was the sheriff's office.The resident said that the caller was a male subject that told her she...
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Blackwell Woman Facing Assault And Battery Charges

BLACKWELL - A Blackwell woman is facing charges of domestic assault and battery with a deadly weapon, child endangerment, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.Tara Dawn Smith, 48, reportedly pointed a gun at children in the 1000 block of north 8th street in Blackwell. Affidavits report that...

Two Ponca City Men Arrested In Ark City On Drug Charges

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. - Two Ponca City men were arrested by Arkansas City Police on suspicion of methamphetamine possession after a traffic stop in west Ark City.Larry Charles Armstrong Jr., 37, and Jamie Hugo Gutierrez, 26, were both arrested on misdemeanor counts of possesion of drug paraphernalia. Armstrong also...

Red Flag Warning For Areas Of Oklahoma And Kansas Wednesday

The National Weather Service offices in Norman, Tulsa and Wichita have issued Red Flag Warnings for much of northern and western Oklahoma, along with southern Kansas, from noon today until late this evening.A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly....
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9th ranked Mavs beat Labette 68-52

The 9th ranked Northern Oklahoma College Mavs finished off Labette with a 20-4 run in the second half and beat the Cards 68-52 at Foster-Piper Fieldhouse Monday night in the first game of the spring semester.   NOC (15-1) was led by 

Prentice and River Road Intersection Becoming 4-Way Stop

NEWKIRK - The Kay County Sheriff's Department released a statement on Facebook on Monday that Prentice Road at River Road east of Newkirk will be a 4-way stop.Kay County Commissioner for District 2 said that the intersection serves as a primary intersection for trucks involved with the windmill construction...