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Newkirk Water Project Moving Forward
Newkirk city commissioners have approved an amendment to the city’s water project. It calls for crews to replace 450 feet of 6-inch water line with new 10-inch line. It would include crossing the...
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December Tax Collection Info Released
December sales tax collection figures are in for Kay County. Ponca City’s collections totaled over 1.1 million dollars. Newkirk’s collections were up from last year, coming in at just under 39 thousand...
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NOC Homecoming Finalists Announced
Vying for the title of Homecoming Royalty at Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa are Homecoming Queen candidates Megan Brown, Blackwell sophomore; Ashton LaBlue, Blackwell freshman; Hannah Nealis,...
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Accident Sends Motorcyclist To The Hospital
A Kaw City man was injured in a one-vehicle accident in Kay County. 56 year old Benny Chaney was driving his motorcycle eastbound on Lake Road when the bike left the roadway to the right. The...
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Arrest Made-Theft From Vehicles
The Communications Center began receiving calls reporting items taken from unsecured vehicles at 4:45 this morning from the 200 block of East Broadway and continued throughout the morning. A person...
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PCPS-Parent Teacher Conference Schedule Set
Parent Teacher Conference Schedule for February 2017 Pre-K Center – February 9 & 16, 4-7 p.m. Garfield – February 9 & 14, 4-7 p.m. Liberty – February 7 & 16, 4-7 p.m. Lincoln – February 9...
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Three Students Arrested for Threats Against Stillwater School Officials
KOCO-TV is reporting that three 15 and 16 year old students have been making threats during a live streaming video on Facebook. The three minors reportedly made threats against administrators and a...
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PC Planning Commission To Meet
The Ponca City Planning Commission will consider several items when it meets in regular session Tuesday in commission chambers. A petition has been given to the committee concerning the closing of the...
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Oklahoma Hog Farm Under Scrutiny
(photo is a stock photo….not of the farm in question) Hormel Foods Corp. says it has stopped accepting hogs from a pork supplier in Oklahoma after an animal rights group released video from a farm the...
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Weiberg Scholarship Awarded To Luqman Lundy
Luqman Lundy was awarded the Northern Oklahoma College Jared Weiberg Endowed Scholarship for the 2016-2017 academic year. The Jared Weiberg Endowed Scholarship was established by family and friends to...
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‘One Book, One District’ Begins
“Stuart Little” Will be the One Book, One District Project for Ponca City Public Schools This month the Ponca City Public School elementary schools will be embarking on a special project, a...
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Memorial Dinner For Chase Morland and Craig Strickland
FROM A NEWS RELEASE: A little over a year ago two duck hunters braved Winter Storm Goliath to pursue their passion. Kaw Lake can be an unforgiving place especially in bad weather. Unfortunately Chase...
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Municipal Filings Begin Monday
Filing begins Monday for city offices in various Kay County communities. Candidates for office in Braman, Kaw City, Newkirk and Tonkawa may file their declarations of candidacy beginning at 8 a.m....
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100th Day of School From Lincoln Elementary (photos)
Students at Lincoln Elementary celebrated their 100th day of school in different ways: Door is Mrs. Gazaway, 1st Grade at Lincoln. Students with button in the bag are Rosalyn Boike, Braden Bohon, and...
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Osage County Searching For Burglary Suspect
Osage County Sheriff’s deputies have made an arrest in a burglary case. Josh Strom is charged with several counts of knowingly holding stolen property and burglary. Search warrants were issued near the...
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Police Searching For Assailants
A frantic 911 call from a female in the 300 block of North Seventh Street was received by the Ponca City Police Department’s Communication Center at approximately 9:45pm. She reported that two black...
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Brett Michaels’ World Tour Coming to 7 Clans Casino Newkirk
Brett Michaels, front man for the band Poison, reality TV star and rock icon, is bringing his 2017 “The Party Starts Now” World Tour to the 7 Clans Casino in Newkirk on Friday March 10th. Tickets are...
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Kid Alert: Exploration Destination Now Open at 3401 North Union
Wow! Have you checked out the new Exploration Destination yet? Exploration Destination, at 3401 North Union in Ponca City, is a 12,000 square foot facility custom made for you and your family! Enjoy...
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Just Don’t Say YES: Phone Scam Hits Ponca City
A scam that has recently received state and national news attention may have just hit the Ponca City area. A resident called the Police Department this morning stating that she had answered the phone...
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Another Scam In The Area
A scam that has recently received state and national news attention may have just hit Ponca City. A resident called the Police Department this morning stating that she had answered the phone and was...
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