Monday Night Fire At Continental Carbon Extinguished

A fire at Continental Carbon that at one point produced 40-foot flames was extinguished before doing any damage to the building infrastructure or equipment at the plant on Monday night.Ponca City Fire Chief Butch Herring said that the fire was outside Ponca City limits, falling under the Ranch Drive Volunteer Fire Department jurisdiction. The...

Lincoln Students Slime Assistant Principal

If you ever watched much Nickelodeon growing up, you might be familiar with "slime" being poured on  people. Students at Lincoln Elementary School had a great time getting to “slime” their Assistant Principal Dawn Mills. All students who successfully completed their reading challenge for the third nine weeks got to participate in the fun...
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Blubaugh Elected AFR President

Scott Blubaugh of Tonkawa was elected as AFR/OFU president by voting delegates during the organization's annual business session in Norman.Blubaugh is taking over after Terry Detrick, who served 10 years as president, is retiring. Detrick, a farmer from Ames, Oklahoma southwest of Enid, served for the organization for over 30 years in various leadership...

Apply Early For Absentee Ballots

Voters in Kay County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the April 2, School and Municipal Elections should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Chery Howard said today. Although the County Election Board can accept applications for absentee ballots until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, Howard urged voters who...

Ponca Tribe Member Pleads Guilty To Involuntary Manslaughter

23 year-old Sage Atheakee Gomez, a member of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, announced Robert J. Troester of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.According to the court documents, on Sept. 15, 2018, Gomez stabbed B.L.W., a member of the Tonkawa Tribe, at a rural residence on Indian land near Ponca...
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Payne County Considered For New Community Health Center

It will take land, a grant from the federal government and much community support, Payne County could possibly be in the front-running for a Community Health Center. Community Health Centers of Oklahoma, Inc. is actively exploring an application that set up a health and wellness site that allows people to pay for services based...

Former OSU Basketball Players Bought BB Guns Night Of Stillwater Incident

Affidavits from the Oklahoma State University Police Department released last Thursday indicated two teammates accused ex-Cowboy basketball player Kentrevious Jones as the main culprit in a string of vandalisms with a BB gun on New Year's Day. According to Stillwater News, the vandalism charges were presented on Wednesday, March 6 at the Payne County...

Guidlines Announced For Membership Show

The Ponca City Arts Center has recently announced the 2019 annual Membership Show guidelines. The opening reception will be on Thursday, April 11 from 5 until 7 p.m. at 819 East Central in Ponca City. Critique from the judge will be at 5:30 p.m. Registration will be April 4-5 from 9 a.m. until 6...
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East Middle School Students To Demonstrate Used Technology

The students at East Middle School in Ponca City will be demonstrating the technology they use on Tuesday, March 12. There will be snacks and random drawing giveaways. This is a part of Google Slam.The snacks will be served from 5:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. Demonstrations will be from 6:10 p.m. until 7 p.m....

First Lutheran Student Named Semifinalist For GeoBee Competition

First Lutheran Seventh Grader Kyle King has been notified by the National Geographic Society that he is one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2019 National Geographic GeoBee State of Oklahoma Competition. The contest will be Friday, March 29, 2019.This is the second level of the National Geographic GeoBee competition, which is...

Ponca City Humane Society Holding Food Drive Through March

The Ponca City Humane Society is boosting its efforts to collect pet food through the end of March and is asking the public to help them feed animals in need.PCHS Director Patricia Amador said the shelter maintains a food bank to help people who may have fallen on tough times feed their pet instead...