Cattle Theft Leads To Arrest Of Osage County Man

An Oklahoma man convicted of cattle theft earlier this year has been sentenced to prison.An investigation began last year after Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Bart Perrier received complaints from three separate victims in the area who alleged that calves had been stolen from their pastures. Perrier discovered that the missing...

Truck Drivers Hauling Hemp In Pawhuska In January No Longer Face Charges

PAWHUSKA - Charges have been dropped against two men who were pulled over while driving a semi full of hemp/marijuana through Pawhuska back in January. Pawhuska Police arrested Tadesse Deneke and Farah Warsame for hauling what police believed was nine tons of marijuana, but attorneys for the men said it was legal hemp. They and...
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Ponca City Crime Stoppers Kicks Off 2019 Campaign

The Ponca City Area Crime Stoppers, recently, kicked off fundraising campaign for 2019. “Crime Stoppers is working for our Community”, says chair Kelly D. Ailey.PCACS was created in 1984 as a group of volunteer citizens dedicated to involving the public in crime prevention in our community. The program is run strictly on donations and...

Stillwater And Warren Theatre Negotiating Construction For New Theatre

The City of Stillwater and Warren Theatres announced on Tuesday that they are negotiating for the construction of a new luxury movie theatre in Stillwater. It is intended to be part of the corridor connecting the Oklahoma State University Campus to downtown Stillwater that has been targeted for redevelopment. The City of Stillwater is...

City Of Tonkawa Announces Candidates For Upcoming Election

The City of Tonkawa has announced their candidates for the city council election on April 2. These candidates include Rick Allan, Joe Kingery, Stacy Burns and Scott Klufa. There will be a candidate forum at 6:30 p.m. next Tuesday, March 26, at the Tonkawa Public School Event Center. Citizens will have the opportunity to...
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Man Identified In Alleged Suicide Attempt In Payne County

A man who allegedly killed himself and his two daughters with a gun near Ripley in Payne County on Wednesday has been identified. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office confirms that the man was 41-year-old Jackie Boyles Junior. Investigators believe he killed his one-year-old and five-year-old daughters behind an abandoned mobile home in Ripley, before...

Kay County Students Honored By SWOSU

Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford recently honored 126 students for their academic achievements and service. Two of the students that were selected were Joseph Christopher Leven of Newkirk and Bron Briggs of Blackwell. Briggs and Leven, along with the other 124 students, were honored at an academic recognition ceremony/reception on the Weatherford Campus.

Newkirk Residents Concerned About Proposed Wind Farm

The Frontier Wind Farm that is located east of Blackwell is looking to expand further east towards Newkirk and Kildare with a second phase called Frontier Farm 2. Not all Newkirk residents are happy with the expansion as citizens fear with wind turbines being on the outside of town, could decrease property values and...
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Newkirk Main Street Named Finalist

The Oklahoma Main Street Center announced on March 1 the finalist's of the program's annual statewide awards competition, which included the Newkirk Main Street organization. All finalists will be honored, and the winners are to be announced May 7 at the 30th Annual Main Street Awards Banquet at the Embassy Suites Downtown/Medical Center Hotel...

Payne County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Possible Murder-Suicide

PAYNE COUNTY - The Payne County Sheriff’s Office along with the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigations are investigating a possible murder-suicide Wednesday. According to the Payne County Sheriff’s Office, they received information concerning a missing person case out of Lincoln County on Tuesday, March 19. The sheriff’s office says deputies responded to the last known...

Injury Accident Near Kaw City Saturday Caused By Intoxication

KAW CITY - An injury accident was reported last Saturday just before 4 a.m. on State Highway 11 1.6 miles west of Enterprise Road between Ponca City and Kaw City. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, 50-year-old Mack Perry of Ponca City was driving a 2016 dodge ram truck heading east on highway 11...