New pool to be built in Tonkawa

The Tonkawa City Council voted on Tuesday, August 4, to proceed with building the new Tonkawa Aquatic Center at Blinn Park.Tonkawa's first pool, which closed four years ago, was built back in the 1930s. 

Two injured in accident northwest of Wakita on Wednesday

A personal injury collision occurred at 3:05 p.m. Wednesday afternoon on County Road Logan, about 7 miles northwest of Wakita in Grant County.Diana Jane Solorio, 67, of Wakita was driving a 2008 Ford eastbound on County Road Logan and rear-ended a 1996 Ford Ranger pickup truck driven by Rodney C. Conrady, 61, of Wakita... Read More.

OSDH reporting 670 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday

A total of 670 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Wednesday from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Oklahoma has now seen 45,398 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, and 6,738 cases are active.Nine more virus-related deaths were reported as the death toll is now at 627. None occurred in northern Oklahoma.Kay... Read More.
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Census date shortened to Sept. 30

The deadline to fill out the 2020 U.S. Census has been shortened to Sept. 30, and Kay County continues to stay in the top ten counties for Oklahoma in terms of responses with a 61.1% response rate.As for cities within Kay County, Ponca City has a 63.6% response rate, Newkirk at 59.3%, Tonkawa at... Read More.

Heat Advisory for Stillwater and Enid areas for Wednesday

The National Weather Service in Norman has placed Garfield, Noble and Payne counties in northern Oklahoma, along with a majority of central and southern Oklahoma, under a Heat Advisory from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. Wednesday. Kay County is NOT included.Areas under the advisory could potentially see a heat index value near 109. Enid... Read More.
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Back To School Information For Ponca City Public Schools

PCPS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SCHOOL DATE TIME INSTRUCTIONSGarfield Meet the TeacherAugust 174:00 – 6:00 p.m. Come-and-Go Meet the Teacher Night will be held outside at Garfield park.Other important details will be listed on Garfield’s Facebook page and website. Liberty Meet the Teacher August 17 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Meet the Teacher Night at Liberty will take place outdoors.Other important details... Read More.

No Fair for Kay County in 2020

The Kay County Fair Board met on Tuesday afternoon and rejected the City of Blackwell's revisions to the planned 2020 Kay County Free Fair.At the meeting, the Fair Board voted to cancel the 2020 fair all together. due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The idea proposed at first was to have the fair, but scaled... Read More.

Seven new COVID-19 cases for Kay County

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 765 new positive COVID-19 cases for Tuesday, Aug. 11. Oklahoma has seen 44,728 COVID-19 cases since early March, and 6,917 cases are active.Kay County saw an increase with seven new COVID-19 cases, putting the county's overall stats to 251 cases, 11 deaths and 206 recoveries. As... Read More.
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NOC holds Virtual Graduation with Diane Anderson as commencement speaker

Northern Oklahoma College’s Virtual Commencement Ceremony was held Saturday, Aug. 8.   Diane Anderson was the commencement speaker. “This has been a trying few months,” Anderson said to the graduates.  “This was not the graduation you planned but fortunately we have the technology to create this ceremony today.”   “I applaud each of you on your graduation... Read More.