Fire Weather Watch to be in effect Friday

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Fire Weather Watch for Kay County and a majority of Oklahoma for Friday going from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.All the Oklahoma counties in the Fire Weather Watch are Harper, Woods, Alfalfa, Grant, Kay, Ellis, Woodward, Major, Garfield, Noble, Roger...

Autumn Leaf Collection continuing in Ponca City

Autumn Leaf Collection is underway and ends January 21. Residents who want to have their leaves removed are asked to please follow these guidelines:• Bagged leaves placed in the regular refuse collection area will be collected free of charge. Bags will be picked up at the rate of 10...
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Weekly data shows 125 new COVID-19 cases for Kay County

Weekly data shows that Kay County has seen 125 new COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday.According to the Kay County Health Department, the county's seen an overall total of 7,916 COVID-19 cases. 55.2% of the county's population age 12 and up have received at least one dose of the COVID-19...

NOC honors local artist and retired NOC art instructor Gene Dougherty

Northern Oklahoma College honored local artist and retired NOC art instructor Gene Dougherty Tuesday, Nov. 30 with an artist reception at the Eleanor Hays Art Gallery inside the Kinzer Performing Arts Center at NOC Tonkawa.A number of Dougherty’s works were displayed from the 40-piece NOC collection. Some of Dougherty’s...
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A warm place to stay on Christmas for those who need it

The Givers Organization of Ponca City has raised enough money to rent all the rooms at Rose Stone Inn for 2 days (24th and 25th) so that those with no warm place to go will have a warm place to stay. Now... The Givers wants to feed them.Osage Country...

House fire and vehicle accident occur Tuesday morning in south Ponca City

Fire crews with the Ponca City Fire Department responded to a house fire that started before 8 a.m. Tuesday morning in the 900 block of south 4th Street.Fire crews were still on the scene at 8:30 a.m. According to scanner reports, the house fire may have been started by...

City of Ponca City Commissioners approve the purchase of rodeo arena bleachers

Commissioners with the City of Ponca City met in a regular board session on Monday and approved the purchase of rodeo arena bleachers.The bleachers will be purchased from Hanson Sports through the Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Program, for the 101 Rodeo Arena Revitalization-Bleacher Replacement Project in the amount of $657,077.Commissioners...
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Kay County Master Gardeners Recognize Genny Coffman as 2021 Lifetime Gardener

Each year the Kay County Master Gardeners recognize an outstanding member of their organization. The Lifetime Gardener for the 2021 year is Genny Coffman of Ponca City, OK and was awarded at the December 2021 meeting. Genny has held multiple leadership positions and is always looking to help the...

One person identified following Thursday morning accident east of Newkirk

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has identified the Newkirk resident critically injured Thursday in a one-vehicle accident as Jeremy Allen Bristow, 42. Jeremy was airlifted to Wesley Medical Trauma Center in Wichita, Kan. in critical condition with a broken collarbone, broken right arm, collapsed left lung, head injury and several...

Status docket held for Blackwell Mayor on Friday

Blackwell mayor Thomas J. Greenfield, 42, had a status docket held in Kay County District Court this past Friday.Greenfield is facing three felony charges of embezzlement, one count of fraud and one count of conspiracy. Greenfield appeared before Judge Bandy on Aug. 24 and his bond was reduced from...