Ponca City Energy competes at Lineman Rodeo

Congratulations to Ponca City Energy recently competing in the Lineman Rodeo! The MESO Line Rodeo was held in Claremore, Oklahoma and hosted by the City of Claremore. Participating were Cory, Chris, Tomas, and Austin! Team Event: 1st Place in the 4kV 3 phase Insulator Change Out Event Team Event: 3rd Place in the 3 Wye Delta, 3 pot...

Northern Oklahoma College warning fans about fake social media pages

Northern Oklahoma College wishes to warn fans about fake or scam social media pages and posts claiming affiliation with NOC or the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Many colleges across the country, including NOC, have been "tagged" in fraudulent events to acquire credit card information from fans in exchange for access to livestreams...
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Pandemic Relief Benefit for Families

Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) is a program that helps children who would have received free or reduced-price meals at school if not for the COVID-19 pandemic. Students who qualify will receive a debit card preloaded with funds that can be used for groceries. All benefits should be disbursed by mid-October. For the 2020-21 school...

PCPD’s Citizen Police Academy starting back up

The 2020 edition of the PCPD’s Citizen Police Academy was going well – at least until March of that year. “Then COVID hit, so we had to cancel the final four sessions,” Detective Lieutenant Josh Henderson said. “It was an attentive class with an unusually high number...
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Over half of Kay County population has received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine

The Oklahoma State Department of Health released their weekly epidemiology report on Wednesday. Data shows that throughout the week of September 12-18, 13,380 new COVID-19 cases, 16,545 recoveries and 275 deaths were documented. Since early 2020, 34,134 individuals in the state have been hospitalized due to COVID. CDC COVID Data Tracker lists that 46,488 individuals...

OSBI searching for missing woman recently seen in Tonkawa

TONKAWA, Oklahoma – The Tonkawa Police Department requested assistance from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) in locating 60-year-old Cathy Ann James. James was known to be in Tonkawa on September 4, 2021. On September 15, 2021, James’ sister called the Tonkawa Police Department to report...
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City of Blackwell awarded $450,000 grant to help with waterline replacement

The City of Blackwell was awards a $450,000 grant from Ok. Dept. of Commerce for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). This grant will be used with funds already set aside for a waterline replacement project that has an estimated cost of $1.2 million. The bidding and funding process takes some time. We probably...

Ponca Tribe donates 17,000 masks to PCPS

The Ponca Tribe recently donated 17,000 masks to Ponca City Public Schools. Emily Cornell, emergency management department of the Ponca Tribe, said they have been getting masks and hand sanitizer out to the community to keep them safe. “Our children attend Ponca City Public Schools and we felt they should all be protected at...