Traffic Signal Work at 14th Street and Grand Avenue on Wednesday
Traffic Engineering personnel will be replacing the traffic signal cabinet located at the intersection of 14th Street and Grand Avenue on Wednesday, April 29. Work will begin at 8:30 a.m. and is...
View Article130 new COVID-19 cases added for Oklahoma on Tuesday
As of Tuesday, the Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 130 new COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma, bringing the state’s total to 3,410 since testing started. In addition, 10 more Oklahomans have...
View ArticleCity of Ponca City Announces Plans on Reopening RecPlex, Library and other...
Governor Stitt announced the reopening of the economy of the State of Oklahoma in a three Phase approach, OURS (Open Up and Recover Safely). The City of Ponca City will follow the State of Oklahoma’s...
View ArticlePonca City Noon Lions handing out free supper sacks
There are those who are struggling to feed their families right now and the Ponca City Noon Lions Club wants to help. This coming Wednesday, at 5:30 p.m., the Ponca City Noon Lions Club will be set up...
View ArticleChanges coming to NIXLE text alert system for Blackwell residents
Residents in Blackwell who are signed up to NIXLE to receive text alerts should be aware that the system is changing in May, according to parent company Everbridge. Those who subscribed to the service...
View ArticlePonca City Herb Festival still set for June 6
After much consideration and working with the City of Ponca City, the Ponca City Herb Festival is moving ahead with plans to be held this year on June 6. Members of the Ponca City Herb Festival will...
View ArticleSeventh Kay County resident dies from COVID-19
The Oklahoma State Department of Health has documented 63 more positive COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday, bringing Oklahoma’s statewide total to 3,473 cases since testing started. In addition, a seventh...
View ArticleFormer police officer charged for lewd molestation
Claude Gayle Cassady, 42, is facing a charge with a felony count of lewd molestation in the Kay County District Court. A warrant was issued for his arrest on April 22, and a bond was set at $75,000...
View ArticleFirst Council to have soft re-opening
7 Clans Casinos will be following a phased approach to reopening in a very limited invitation-only, speakeasy way, starting this Saturday, May 2nd, at First Council casino (Newkirk Oklahoma) only....
View ArticleNewkirk football coach takes job at Nowata
Newkirk Head Football Coach Graham Snelding said on Wednesday that he recently accepted the Head Football coaching position at Nowata. According to Newkirk Public Schools on Facebook, Snelding says...
View ArticleBroadway Ave. railroad crossing closed for maintenance
Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad crews will be performing maintenance activities at the Broadway Avenue railroad crossing beginning this morning, April 30. The rehabilitation work is expected to...
View Article145 new COVID-19 cases as of Thursday; Oklahoma now at 3,618
New COVID-19 numbers have been released by the Oklahoma State Department of Health on Thursday. Oklahoma has now documented 3,618 positive cases since testing started, with 145 new confirmed cases on...
View ArticlePonca City man in serious condition after accident north of Newkirk
A personal injury collision occurred at 12:35 p.m. Thursday afternoon on U.S. 77 .1 miles south of Braman/Bender Road, 3 miles north of Newkirk in Kay County. A male, 27, of Ponca City with a name...
View ArticleGroundbreaking to begin this month for Tonkawa Grade School add-on
Tonkawa Public Schools looks to begin the groundbreaking for the additional Grade School this month. The new addition will include two new classrooms and bathrooms as they will be added to the north...
View Article130 new COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma added Friday; Statewide total now at 3,748
The latest report from the Oklahoma State Department of Health shows that 130 more Oklahomans have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing Oklahoma’s total up to 3,748. Locally, Osage and Garfield...
View ArticlePCPS celebrates National School Principal’s Day
May 1 is School Principal’s Day! During this time, it is more important than ever to say thank you to school principals. Strong leadership is always needed, and during these unprecedented times, Ponca...
View ArticlePCPS Celebrates National School Lunch Heroes Day!
This is National School Lunch Heroes Day, and the Ponca City Public School District has been celebrating their Child Nutrition Lunch Heroes all morning. School administrators hand-delivered special...
View ArticleNOC scholarship deadline Aug. 25
Northern Oklahoma College is continuing to accept scholarship applications for Fall 2020. The deadline for scholarship application is Aug. 25 for institutional and private NOC Foundation...
View ArticleNOC Renfro Lectureship rescheduled for Oct. 8
The Northern Oklahoma College Spring Lectureship, featuring Grammy Award winning songwriter Jimmy Webb has been rescheduled for Thursday, Oct. 8. The event is sponsored by the Carl and Carolyn Renfro...
View ArticleOklahoma now at 3,851 positive COVID-19 cases, death toll up to 238
The number of positive COVID-19 cases in the state of Oklahoma continues to climb as 103 cases were documented Saturday, bringing the state’s overall total of cases to 3,851 since testing started. As...
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