Ponca City Firefighters respond to house fire Sunday

Ponca City Firefighters responded to a fire after 1 p.m. Sunday in the 800 block of North Elm. The home was fully engulfed by flames when crews arrived. Nearby neighbors George Lockett and Gordon Lunn  said they helped rescue three kids. Lockett was preparing to leave and Lunn said he was coming home when they spotted... Read More.

Hartford Avenue water line project extending eastward

Sober Brothers, Inc. has entered a contract with the City of Ponca City to construct a new 10-inch water line along Hartford Avenue, from Fifth Street to Seventh Street, to replace an existing deteriorated water main. The project includes the removal and replacement of existing pavement along the south half of Hartford Avenue. The... Read More.
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Fire Weather Watch to be in effect Friday

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Fire Weather Watch for Kay County and a majority of Oklahoma for Friday going from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.All the Oklahoma counties in the Fire Weather Watch are Harper, Woods, Alfalfa, Grant, Kay, Ellis, Woodward, Major, Garfield, Noble, Roger Mills, Dewey, Custer, Blaine, Kingfisher,... Read More.

Autumn Leaf Collection continuing in Ponca City

Autumn Leaf Collection is underway and ends January 21. Residents who want to have their leaves removed are asked to please follow these guidelines:• Bagged leaves placed in the regular refuse collection area will be collected free of charge. Bags will be picked up at the rate of 10 bags per pickup day. • Bagged... Read More.
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Weekly data shows 125 new COVID-19 cases for Kay County

Weekly data shows that Kay County has seen 125 new COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday.According to the Kay County Health Department, the county's seen an overall total of 7,916 COVID-19 cases. 55.2% of the county's population age 12 and up have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine 83.2% of the population... Read More.

NOC honors local artist and retired NOC art instructor Gene Dougherty

Northern Oklahoma College honored local artist and retired NOC art instructor Gene Dougherty Tuesday, Nov. 30 with an artist reception at the Eleanor Hays Art Gallery inside the Kinzer Performing Arts Center at NOC Tonkawa.A number of Dougherty’s works were displayed from the 40-piece NOC collection. Some of Dougherty’s private work was also on... Read More.
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A warm place to stay on Christmas for those who need it

The Givers Organization of Ponca City has raised enough money to rent all the rooms at Rose Stone Inn for 2 days (24th and 25th) so that those with no warm place to go will have a warm place to stay. Now... The Givers wants to feed them.Osage Country Meat Market has donated 2... Read More.

City of Ponca City Commissioners approve the purchase of rodeo arena bleachers

Commissioners with the City of Ponca City met in a regular board session on Monday and approved the purchase of rodeo arena bleachers.The bleachers will be purchased from Hanson Sports through the Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Program, for the 101 Rodeo Arena Revitalization-Bleacher Replacement Project in the amount of $657,077.Commissioners also authorized the 30 percent... Read More.