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Tomorrow is the last day to apply for voter registration for April 5 elections

Thursday, March 10 by Lyman James

Tomorrow is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to voter in the April 5, 2022 Board of Education Election for Newkirk Schools, Ponca City Schools, Tonkawa Schools, and Billings School Districts and for Municipal Election for the City of Newkirk. Kay County Election Board Secretary Carol Leaming...

Stillwater sets sail with exciting science pop-up exhibit

Thursday, March 10 by Lyman James

(STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA / March 9, 2022) – The International Ocean Discovery Program has chosen Stillwater as one of a handful of communities to host a national science exhibit about the secrets being uncovered beneath the ocean floor. “In Search of Earth’s Secrets,” a pop-up science encounter, features interactive science stations and a...

Health “On The Go” Mobile Wellness Units heading to Tonkawa March 14

Tuesday, March 8 by Lyman James

The Kay County Health Department announced on Monday that the Health "On The Go" Mobile Wellness Units will be in Tonkawa on March 14!The location will be at the Renfro Center on the Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa campus from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.Services that will be available include STD exams, immunizations, COVID-19 testing and vaccinations, WIC...

Po-Hi BPA Attends State Leadership Competition

Tuesday, March 8 by Lyman James

The Ponca City High School chapter of BPA (Business Professionals of America) recently submitted their projects for the BPA State Leadership Competition for pre-judging last week. The Broadcast Team of Ethan Meyer, Amanie Owdetallah, Madison Thibodeaux and Dylan Nance produced a five-minute live news broadcast that included two...

Meeting to be held at East Middle School tonight

Tuesday, March 8 by Lyman James

East Middle School – Current 7th Grade StudentsEnrollment Update & Transitional Meeting for the 2022-23 School Yearand Google Slam! sponsored by Blackwell Family Dentistry This evening, there will be a meeting for parents/guardians and students that are transitioning into 8th Grade for the 2022-23 school year. The meeting...

Murder suspects scheduled to make court appearance

Tuesday, March 8 by Lyman James

Second attorney status reviews are scheduled in Kay County District Court for murder suspects Dustin Begs His Own, 41, and Shane William Gonzalez, 38, both of Ponca City.Both are charged in the murder of 40-year-old Charles Star Warrior.Begs His Own and Warrior reportedly got into a fight on the evening of Jan. 28. Warrior’s...

Burn Ban approved for Kay County

Tuesday, March 8 by Lyman James

On Monday, Kay County Commissioners approved a Burn Ban that will last for 14 days. The Burn Ban will expire on March 21 unless rescinded by county commissioners.Each County Board of County Commissioners is required by law to notify a number of entities, including Oklahoma Forestry Services (OFS), on the same day that any...

Ponca City’s City wide Garage Sale set for March 19

Monday, March 7 by Lyman James

Ponca City's City wide Garage Sale will be held March 19th! Start getting organized for the biggest sale of the year! Get rid of your unwanted items and make a few dollars!For this one day ONLY the City will waive the regular requirements for a garage sale. The $5 permit won’t be required, and...

Nearly 60 acres burns near Peckham Thursday

Monday, March 7 by Lyman James

Firefighters spent nearly three hours battling a grass fire Thursday afternoon northeast of Peckham.The blaze was started by someone cutting metal in the grass and burned nearly 60 acres.Fire departments hope to address Kay County Commissioners today about approving another burn ban for the county. Newkirk, Peckham, Kildare, River Road, Blackwell and Dale Township...

Ponca City man injured in ATV accident near Kaw City

Monday, March 7 by Lyman James

A Ponca City man was injured while riding his 2000 Yamaha Banshee on an ATV trail just west of Olsen Lane, approximately 3 miles east and one half mile north of Kaw City around 4:15 pm Sunday.Zachariah Means, age 29 of Ponca City was transported by Air Evac to St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa...

Wrong drug labels used by Oklahoma during recent executions

Monday, March 7 by Lyman James

Oklahoma has used the wrong drug labels during at least three recent executions, prison officials said Friday during testimony in a federal trial on whether the state’s three-drug lethal injection method is unconstitutional.Despite the improper labels, Department of Corrections Director Scott Crow and his chief of operations, Justin Farris, both testified that they were...

Methamphetamine and other drugs found after two suspects were arrested Tuesday

Thursday, March 3 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Police Department Special Projects Unit, assisted by the Kay County Sheriff’s Office, District 8 Task Force, Tonkawa Police Department, Fort Oakland Police Department, Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, arrested two subjects on the evening of March 1st. Over a pound of methamphetamine, along with drug proceeds, packaging...