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Tonkawa’s Dallin Hacker selected to All-State
Dallen Hacker of the 2018 Class A State Football Champions Tonkawa Buccaneers has been named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State football team. Hacker, who is a four-year starter for Tonkawa,...
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Make the right calls – do not drink and drive this weekend
This weekend brings the biggest football game in the nation on Sunday, and people are sure to celebrate. No matter who you’re rooting for, we can all agree that drinking and driving is a bad play call....
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Lincoln fifth grade students win reading challenge
The fifth grade classes at Lincoln and Union Elementary schools in Ponca City recently held a reading challenge. The goal was to earn the most AR points. The school with the least amount of points had...
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Pioneer Technology Nurses Teach Woodland’s Students Best Hand-washing Techniques
Nursing students from Pioneer Technology visited Woodlands Elementary to lead hand-washing clinics in all classes. Students were taught best hand-washing techniques to prevent the spread of germs and...
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PCPS Elementary Schools Celebrate 100 Days of School
Elementary schools in the Ponca City Public School district celebrated the 100th day of school, which was January 31, 2019. Washington Prekindergarten students are shown making the number 100, and the...
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Filing To Open Monday For Tonkawa City Council Positions
Two of the three incumbents in the Tonkawa city elections this year have previously announced that they will be seeking re-election. The annual city election is scheduled for Tuesday, April 2. Filings...
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Ponca City Library Announces Computer Classes Schedule
The Ponca City Library will be offering computer classes starting Monday, Feb. 4 and will continue through March 11. Classes will take place each Monday morning from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. During these...
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Kaw City Fire Department Receives $11,000 Kaw Gaming Donation
The Kaw City Fire Department was the recipient on Jan. 22 of a check in the amount of $11,064.73 by Kaw Gaming, Inc. at SouthWind Casino. Fire chief Steven Long said that the new funds will be used to...
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Fundraising Continues For Ponca City Humane Society
With work being divided to different people, the task at hand seems small. Raising $1.4 million to expand and renovate the existing Ponca City Humane Society is a big task with much work already...
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TSET Approves $20,000 Grant For Tonkawa Schools
The TSET Board of Directors have approved incentive grants for schools that have passed policies to help students learn healthy habits early and promote health for students, teachers and staff through...
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Cimarron Transit Holds Public Forum Seeking Feedback
The Cimarron Public Transit System held a public forum Thursday as they were seeking for public input. A few of the services’ customers and State Rep. Ken Luttrell attended the meeting to share their...
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South Avenue tunnel to be closed Tuesday for construction
The City of Ponca City announced Monday that on Tuesday, February 5, the underpass on South Avenue between 1st Street and Pine Street will be closed during the day for asphalt repairs. The road will be...
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Garfield Students Visit Phillips 66
Students at Garfield Elementary got the chance to visit Phillips 66 and eat lunch as an attendant incentive. Students can be seen in the given image enjoying a delicious lunch. The post Garfield...
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Ponca City Police Department Deploys Body Cameras To Patrol And School...
The Ponca City Police Department recently deployed body cameras to all of their patrol and school resource officers recently. These body cameras were the culmination of several years of research and...
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Kay County Homestead Exemption Meetings Scheduled In February
Kay County Assessor Susan Keen and staff will meet with taxpayers for filing new 2019 Homestead Exemption and listing of personal property staring on Tuesday, February 5 in cities and towns within the...
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Ponca City Police Department Appoints Evans To Deputy Chief
On Friday, Feb. 1, the Ponca City Police Department recognized the recent appointment of Richard Evans to Deputy Chief of Police with a badge pinning ceremony. Richard was appointed by Chief Don Bohon...
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Settlement Reached In 2017 Sonic Drive-In Data Breach
A settlement has recently been reached with Sonic Drive-In in a class action lawsuit asserting claims against several Sonic entities relating to a data breach arising out of a third-party cyber attack...
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Family Of Sexual Assault Victim Files Lawsuit Against Ponca City Public Schools
A lawsuit that has been filed against Ponca City Public Schools claims violations of Title IX after the school district allegedly failed to investigate complaints of sexual assault that took place on a...
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Holiday Match Campaign Raises $2.4 Million To Battle Hunger
(OKLAHOMA CITY) – Feb. 6, 2019 – The holiday season brought about another round of generous giving during the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma’s Holiday Match Campaign. The drive raised more than $2.4...
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Hearing For Two Former Kay County Commissioners Pushed To March In Stillwater
Former Kay Counties commissioners Tyson Rowe and Dee Schieber were originally scheduled for a hearing in the Payne County Courthouse in Stillwater on Tuesday. However, the hearing has been delayed...
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