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Roustabouts Alumni Reunion Scheduled For April

Tuesday, March 19

The upcoming Roustabouts alumni reunion is set for Saturday, April 6, at the new Event Center on the Kay County Fairgrounds in Blackwell. The doors will open at 5 p.m. with a catered meal at 6 p.m. Reservations are $20 per person. All Roustabouts Alumni and friends of the...

Japanese Students To Visit Ponca City

Tuesday, March 19

Several Japanese students will visit Ponca City as part of a short-term exchange program sponsored by the Ponca City Rotary Club.The students will arrive in Ponca on Wednesday and stay in the homes of Ponca City Rotary members. They will visit the town with their host families until leaving...

Summer Activities To Be Offered By United Way

Monday, March 18

PONCA CITY - United Way of Ponca City is joining forces with Ponca City Development Authority and Phillips66 to prepare a publication promoting summer activities and services that will be available for young children and youth in our area.Copies of this publication will be sent home with Ponca City...

Time Running Out To Apply For Absentee Ballots For General Election

Monday, March 18

NEWKIRK - Kay County Election Board Secretary Cheryl Howard says that just a little more than a week remains for registered voters in Kay County to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the upcoming General Election on April 2.Applications for absentee ballots must be in...

Water Line Work To Begin In Ponca City

Monday, March 18

PONCA CITY - The City of Ponca City's Water Division will begin the installation of an 18-inch water main valve in the 2400 block of Turner Street on Monday, March 25.Turner Street from Donner Avenue to Lemon Tree Lane will be closed to all traffic from Monday, March 25...

Tickets Soon To Go On Sale For NOC Gala

Friday, March 15

TONKAWA - Tickets for the 24th Annual NOC Gala go on sale Tuesday, April 2, at 9 a.m. The Gala is set for Sunday, April 28 at 7 p.m. in the Kinzer Performing Arts Center at NOC Tonkawa, 1220 East Grand Ave.Internationally noted conductor and Tonkawa native Gerald Steichen...

University Center Announces Summer Programming Event

Friday, March 15

PONCA CITY - The University Center in Ponca City has announced its summer programming for younger students to run in conjunction with its summer higher education courses. The Phillips 66 CREATE Lab (Construction, Resource, Engineering and Technology Environment) inside the University Center will host up to 176 students entering...

Stillwater Council Approves Indoor Marijuana Growing Facility

Friday, March 15

The green wave rolling into Stillwater continues unabated. On Monday, the Stillwater City Council approved Specific Use Permits for Homestead Harvest, LLC, a medicinal marijuana dispensary at 114 W. 8th Ave., and Psyborg Farms, LLC, an indoor growing facility near Stillwater Regional Airport at 3820 N. Land Run Drive....

Ponca City Water Division To Install New Water Main Valve

Friday, March 15

The City of Ponca City’s Water Division will begin the installation of an 18 inch water main valve in the 2400 Block Turner Street on Monday, March 25. Turner Street, from Donner Avenue to Lemon Tree Lane, will be closed to all traffic from Monday, March 25 to Thursday,...

Stillwater Parents Charged With Child Neglect

Friday, March 15

STILLWATER - A pair of Stillwater parents are being charged with child neglect after a DHS worker alleged that a premature infant was not properly being cared for. Alexus Anne Cook and Chad Austin Jackman were each charged with one count of neglect, a felony, in Payne County District...

Support Staff Reception Scheduled For April

Friday, March 15

The Support Staff Reception for all Ponca City Public Schools, our private schools and Pioneer Technology Center will be Wednesday, April 17th from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Chamber Office 5th and Grand Avenue. We are asking for door prizes. This is always a big hit with...

Stillwater Board Of Education Approves Early Release Day

Thursday, March 14

The Stillwater Public Schools Board of Education voted to approve new elementary school boundaries as well as an early release day for seven sites for the 2019-2020 school year during Tuesday night's board meeting.To address overcrowding, roughly 100 Richmond Elementary students will be moved to either Will Rogers or...