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Wholesale Power Prices Impacting Ponca City Energy Customers

Wednesday, July 13 by Lyman James

High wholesale power prices are impacting Ponca City Energy customer bills and may continue to do so into the near future. These high costs are being felt nationwide and are a combination of a series of factors, most notably high natural gas prices and historic demand.For its short-term outlook, the Energy Information Administration reported...

Registration deadline set for July 29 for August elections

Wednesday, July 13 by Lyman James

July 29 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Aug. 23 Runoff Primary Election, and the Tonkawa School Bond Election.Kay County Election Board Secretary Carol Leaming said that persons who are United States citizens, residents of Oklahoma, and at least 17 ½ years...

Moulton pleads guilty after fatal accident that killed Ark City football player

Wednesday, July 13 by Lyman James

Kay News Cow reports that 19-year-old Walker Moulton pleaded guilty this morning to a reduced charge of negligent homicide, a misdemeanor, as the driver in an accident last fall that claimed the life of Ark City High football player Rhett Lathers.He had been charged with a felony count of first-degree manslaughter for the Oct....

Moulton Pleads Guilty To Misdemeanor Counts; Victim’s Mother Asks Court To Drop Charges

Tuesday, July 12 by Lyman James

NEWKIRK -- Walker Moulton pled guilty to counts of negligent homicide and DUI Tuesday morning in Kay County District Court.Moulton, a 2021 graduate of Ark City High School, was the driver of a 2000 Jeep Wrangler on the night of Oct. 26, 2021 in rural Kay County when he lost control and the vehicle...

KCHD offering Back to School vaccines at PCPS Registration Center on Thursday

Monday, July 11 by Lyman James

Does your child need vaccinations before school starts? The Kay County Health Department will be offering a Vaccination Clinic on July 14 and July 21 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Ponca City Registration Center at 111 West Grand.

Lady Cat Soccer Coach Named

Monday, July 11 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public Schools has named Madeline Wood as the head coach for Lady Cat Soccer program, pending board approval. Coach Wood will assume this role that was held by Kelli Kinkaid. Previously, Coach Wood spent time as the head coach at Azle High School and as an assistant coach at Northwest High School...

Cowley College Selects Smith As Next President

Thursday, July 7 by Lyman James

After open forums for Cowley College employees and the Arkansas City community, dinner, and a face-to-face interview with the Board of Trustees, Dr. Randy Smith has been selected as the next president of Cowley College following a special meeting of the Board of Trustees Wednesday in the Earle N. Wright Community Room.According to a...

PCPS Shares Mobile App Reminder

Thursday, July 7 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Public School District has a mobile app to provide families with 24/7/365 access to important issues and information. The free mobile app can be downloaded any time from the iTunes and Google Play app stores.Kristi Hayes, PCPS Public Information Coordinator, said, “It is critical to provide up-to-date, important information to our...

Kay County teen charged with first-degree murder

Wednesday, July 6 by Lyman James

The Blackwell Journal-Tribune reports that a Kay County teenager is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the weekend shooting death of a young white male near Braman.According to BJT, Dominick Taylor, 19, remains in custody at the Kay County Detention Center in connection with the murder of a young white male.The murder reportedly...

Meal Pricing Change for 2022-2023 School Year

Wednesday, July 6 by Lyman James

The USDA has determined breakfast and lunch WILL NOT be free to all students for the 2022-23 school year. PCPS and other schools will have to return to the meal pricing structure used prior to the No Charge (free) meals for everyone during COVID-19. Meals had been free the past two years.The eligibility scale...

City of Tonkawa’s brief update on the progress on the main water line break repairs

Wednesday, July 6 by Lyman James

City of Tonkawa's brief update on the progress on the main water line break repairs:Sometime during the last week of June, a large break developed in the 12” water main that brings the city’s water from the well field and out-of-town basin into town. The break occurred in the middle of the stream of...

Kay County Sheriff’s Department investigating murder in Braman

Wednesday, July 6 by Lyman James

Kay News Cow reports that the Kay County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a murder that occurred in Braman this weekend.Sheriff Steve Kelley said the body of a young adult white male was located in a field south of Bender Road on P Street, east of Braman.“We have one person in custody,” said Kelley.Dominick Taylor,...