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Heat Advisory in effect Tuesday

Tuesday, July 14 by Lyman James

The National Weather Service has placed Kay County and surrounding areas under a Heat Advisory for Tuesday, lasting from noon until 6 p.m.Ponca City looks to have a high temperature near 99 with a heat index near 104. Some parts of Oklahoma could see a heat index as high as 109.Other local counties besides...

Payne County sees second virus-related death, two new COVID-19 cases for Kay County

Monday, July 13 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 510 new positive COVID-19 cases for Monday, July 13. There have been 20,745 cases since testing started, and 4,930 cases are active.Kay County is reporting two...

Registration still open for PCPS

Monday, July 13 by Lyman James

1. Registration for Ponca City Public Schools is open now at 111 W. Grand. Monday and Wednesday hours are 8:00-4:00 and Tuesday and Thursday hours are 10:00-6:00. We do have a site calendar for registration, but we have availability for any school each day. Returning elementary students may send proof of residency to

Ponca City High School Announces Instructions for Concurrent Enrollment for Juniors & Seniors

Monday, July 13 by Lyman James

ATTENTION Po-Hi Juniors and Seniors who plan to enroll or are interested in concurrent enrollment for the 2020-2021 school year. As the counselors are working on student schedules for the upcoming school year, they are requesting information about concurrent enrollment of students. All Po-Hi students interested or enrolled in concurrent courses need to go to the...

PTC Receives Gold Star School Award for 18th Year

Monday, July 13 by Lyman James

Ponca City, OK- Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) received the Gold Star School Award from the Oklahoma Association of Career & Technology Education (OKACTE). This designation, sponsored by OKACTE, provides recognition to technology center districts with outstanding programs designed to meet a broad spectrum of community needs. This is the eighteenth...

Lamont woman involved in accident near Crescent Friday

Monday, July 13 by Lyman James

A Lamont woman was involved in an accident that occurred at 11:49 p.m. Friday night on State Highway 74, 2.25 miles north of Crescent in Logan County.Debra Eck, 69, of Crescent was driving a 2002 Ford Taurus southbound on State Highway 74 and was pushing a 2017 Nissan Versa that was out of gas....

Blackwell man injured in acident east of Ponca City on Saturday

Monday, July 13 by Lyman James

A personal injury collision happened at 8:51 p.m. Saturday evening on L.A. Cann, 154 ft. north of E. Prospect east of Ponca City.John Suggs, 48, of Blackwell was driving a 2010 Chevy Silverado westbound on E. Prospect where he attempted to negotiate a right turn onto L.A. Cann. Suggs failed to negotiate the turn...

Ponca City couple with animal abuse charges fail to appear in court for second time

Monday, July 13 by Lyman James

A Ponca City couple accused of animal cruelty back in May 2019 have failed to appear in the Kay County District Court for a second time. Daniel James Moran, 54, and Patricia Lynn Moran, 51, both of Ponca City, were both charged after Kay County Deputy Jason Bell discovered 5 dead pigs on the...

456 new positive COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Sunday, no changes for Kay County

Sunday, July 12 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 456 new positive COVID-19 cases for Sunday, July 12. There have been 20,235 cases since testing started, and 4,750 cases are active.There are no new cases for Kay County where the overall total remains at 124, and 21 of those cases are active. The latest information...

687 new positive COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Saturday

Saturday, July 11 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health 687 new positive COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Saturday, July 11. Oklahoma has now seen 19,779 positive COVID-19 cases since testing started, and 4,643 cases are active.As for Kay County, there is one new COVID-19 case to report to bring the overall total to 124 with 23 cases...

Flood Advisory for Grant County

Friday, July 10 by Lyman James

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Flood Advisory for Grant County in northern Oklahoma until 11:30 a.m. Friday morning.At 833 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause minor flooding in the advisory area. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen.Some locations that will...

Severe weather hits northern Oklahoma Friday

Friday, July 10 by Lyman James

Severe weather made its way across northern Oklahoma early Friday and left an impact.Kay Electric is reporting numerous outages across their area, especially within the Grant County area. If you are a Kay Electric customer and have a power outage, please call 800-535-1079. Crews are enroute to restore power. Kay Electric is also running...