Winter Storm Warning For Grant And Garfield Counties Going Into 2021

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Grant and Garfield counties in northern Oklahoma from 6 p.m. New Year's Eve Thursday until noon on New Year's Day Friday.Other counties included in the warning at this time are Woods, Alfalfa, Ellis, Woodward, Major, Dewey, Custer, Blaine, Washita, Caddo and...

Luttrell Shows Marijuana Tax Revenue Boosts Rural Communities

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Ken Luttrell, R-Ponca City, today commented on the tax receipts from sales of medical marijuana products in Kay and Osage counties for the first 10 months of 2020.From January to October, the latest figures available from the Oklahoma Tax Commission, the medical marijuana...
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Missing Ponca Tribal Member Found Safe

The Ponca City News is reporting that a Ponca Tribal member that went missing recently was found safe.Katie Lynn Brown was last seen in the 300 Block of N. Pine & Palm Street in Ponca City on December 8 and was believed to be in Ponca City or Tulsa.After going missing for 20 days,...

Winter Storm Watch for New Year’s Eve

The National Weather Service in Norman has placed Kay County and surrounding counties to the west and south that goes from New Year's Eve afternoon into the early morning hours of New Year's Day.Other counties included in the Winter Storm Watch are Noble, Grant, Garfield, Kingfisher, Canadian, Caddo, Blaine, Major, Alfalfa, Woods, Harper, Woodward,...
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1,194 New COVID-19 Cases For Tuesday, Over 4,000 New Recoveries Reported

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,194 new COVID-19 cases for Tuesday, Dec. 29. Oklahoma's seen 283,781 COVID-19 cases overall as 32,628 cases are active.A total of 22 virus-related deaths were documented for Tuesday, bringing Oklahoma's death toll to 2,405. One death being a Kay County resident from Tonkawa, and another being...

Food Assistance Available at Over 300 Locations in Central and Western Oklahoma

(OKLAHOMA CITY) – Dec. 28, 2020 - Food assistance is readily available at more than 300 community-based partner agencies within the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma's network in 53 counties across central and western Oklahoma. "Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our network of partner agencies has worked hard to create innovative ways to...

City of Ponca City to observe New Year’s Day holiday

The City of Ponca City will observe Friday, January 1, 2021 as a City Holiday: • Residential Refuse WILL NOT BE PICKED UP Friday, January 1, and will RESUME Monday, January 4. Contact Tim McNew, Solid Waste Superintendent, 767-0411 • Ponca City Landfill will CLOSE Friday, January 1, and REOPEN Saturday, January 2. Contact Tim McNew, Solid Waste...
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2.0 magnitude earthquake in southeastern Garfield County early Monday

The U.S. Geological Survey Team is reporting that a 2.0 magnitude earthquake occurred at 5:51 a.m. Monday morning with an epicenter about 3.1 miles west of Lucien in southeastern Garfield County.This was not the only earthquake to happen in the same area as a 2.3 magnitude earthquake occurred at 1:27 p.m. Sunday with an...