Burn Ban now in place for Kay County

On Monday, Kay County Commissioner’s placed Kay County under a 2 week Burn Ban.The deadline for the 2 week Burn Ban is Feb. 28 unless rescinded by commissioners.Any outdoor burning is prohibited during this time. Commissioner’s will reevaluate on February 28.A burn ban is also in effect for Noble and Payne counties.You can... Read More.

N95/KN95 masks available locally

The OSDH has provided N95/KN95 masks for Oklahomans. You can find these masks at the following locations in Kay County: Family Discount Pharmacy, Toni's West Side Health Mart, and Bintz Pharmacy. In Blackwell, you can find them at Hutton Pharmacy. They can be found in Newkirk at Newkirk Family Clinic, as well as Apple... Read More.

NOC scholarship priority deadline Feb. 20

Applicants applying for the Presidential Leadership Scholarship, the NOC/OSU Gateway Ambassadors Scholarship or the State Regents Academic Scholarship must apply by Feb. 20. Priority deadline for all other scholarships is Feb. 20 with scholarships awarded to qualified applicants on a first come, first serve basis until Aug. 25. To apply, simply apply for admission... Read More.
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Second suspect involved in Tonkawa murder case is arrested

A second suspect was recently arrested on Thursday in regards to the Charles Warrior murder case.William Gonzales, 37, of Tonkawa was arrested on complaints of accessory to murder after the fact and conspiracy to commit a felony.Warrior was reported missing back on January 29 and his body was later discovered in the Chikaskia River.Dustin... Read More.

OSDH releases COVID-19 update

The Oklahoma State Department of Health released new information regarding COVID-19 cases for this week.Kay County's seen 309 new COVID-19 cases. Kay County's seen 11,768 COVID-19 cases since March 2020. As of February 9, 53% of Kay County's age 5+ population, as well as 85.2% of the age 65+ population, have received at least... Read More.

OSDH seeking businesses and organizations to participate in training program

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is seeking public and private businesses and organizations to participate in a no-cost employer-training program to help build and maintain effective workplace wellness programs.Work@Health is a free training program for employers to improve worksite wellness with strategies to reduce chronic disease and injury risk to employees. The Work@Health... Read More.
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Open invitation to participate in public transportation plans

Virtual public transportation forums are scheduled to be held February 15 at 1:00 p.m. and February 17 at 11:00 a.m. through virtual/video meetings. All residents, officials and organization representatives are invited. United Community Action Program, Inc./Cimarron Public Transit is requesting feedback related to its public transportation and Title VI Nondiscrimination and Limited English Proficiency... Read More.

Signing Day for Several Ponca City Wildcat

Excitement was in the air Thursday afternoon when six Ponca City Wildcat football players signed letters to play football with three different colleges.Three players, Lane Scholey, Elijah Phillips and Nate Collins, will play football for Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kan.Devin Zimmerschied will play at Southwestern College, Thomas Sober will play at Ottawa University... Read More.

No school for PCPS Friday and Monday

Ponca City Public School students will be out of school on Friday, Feb. 11 and Monday, Feb. 14.School will NOT be in session on Friday due to Parent/Teacher Conferences and on Monday for a Professional Development Day.Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 10 and Tuesday, Feb. 15 from 4 to 7 p.m.
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Runoff set for Tonkawa School Board Election

With the election results being close on Tuesday, there will be a runoff for the Tonkawa School Board Seat no. 2 on April 5.Tyler Langston will be up against Casey Boland. The pair defeated incumbent Cara Beth Johnson but neither gained enough votes. Boland had 147 votes, Langston earned 133 votes and Johnson received... Read More.

Election results for northern Oklahoma

Posted below are local election results provided by OKElections.us.CITY OF PAWHUSKA FOR COUNCILMAN WARD 1 CITY OF PAWHUSKA 2 of 2 (100.00%) Election Day Precincts ReportingSummary Results table for this race Candidate Choice Absentee Mail Early Voting Election Day Total Votes Percent BILL WADE - 111 40.51%40.51% CompleteROGER TAYLOR - 163 59.49%59.49% CompleteTotal - 274 votes CITY OF PAWHUSKA FOR COUNCILMAN WARD 2 CITY OF... Read More.

771 new COVID-19 cases for Kay County as of Feb. 2

As of February 2, Kay County a total of 771 new COVID-19 cases. This is a 3.7% increase compared to the following week. Kay County's seen an overall total of 11,459 COVID cases since March 2020. Other statistics for Kay County show that 52.8% of the age 5+ population, as well as 85.1% of the... Read More.