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Cowley County Event Cancelled Due To Suspected Coronavirus

Sunday, March 8 by Lyman James

Williams Newton Hospital in Winfield, KS had scheduled a grand opening celebration today, Sunday, but it has now been cancelled due to a suspected case of coronavirus in Cowley County. Information on the hospital's Facebook page says the suspected case is being tested to determine if the case is, in fact, the COVID-19 strain... Read More.

Red Flag Warning For Northern Oklahoma Saturday

Saturday, March 7 by Lyman James

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Red Flag Warning remains in effect for areas of northern Oklahoma until 7 p.m. this evening for low humidity and windy conditions.The counties included are Kay, Grant, Harper, Woods, Alfalfa, Ellis, Major, Woodward, Garfield, Noble, Roger Mills, Dewey, Custer, Beckham and Washita counties. NWS in... Read More.

Sanitary sewer line project underway

Friday, March 6 by Lyman James

PONCA CITY - Work has started on the realignment of the sanitary sewer in advance of the start of the proposed new Public Safety Center and Jail. Approximately 440 linear feet of new 12 inch diameter sanitary sewer line is being constructed to replace the existing sewer line. The new routing of the sewer... Read More.

NOC Lady Mavs softball drops two to Butler

Friday, March 6 by Lyman James

The Northern Oklahoma College Mavs dropped two softball games to Butler Community College Thursday afternoon 13-0 and 10-5. The Mavs dropped to 2-12 on the year. In Game 2, Hallie Durkee had three hits for the Mavs and one run batted in while Madison Kettler had three hits and two runs scored. In Game... Read More.

NOC Mavs grind out quarterfinal win over Seminole 77-71

Friday, March 6 by Lyman James

SHAWNEE, Oklahoma --The NOC Tonkawa Mavericks scrapped out a 77-71 win over Seminole Thursday night in the NJCAA Region 2 Quarterfinal at OBU. The 7th ranked Mavs (28-3) advance to the semi-finals against 24th ranked Murray State Friday at 8 p.m. The teams split two regular season games, each winning at home. NOC is... Read More.

Blackwell Man Facing Prison Time For Charges Of Sexual Assault Towards Children

Friday, March 6 by Lyman James

A Blackwell man entered a no contest plea on Thursday in the Kay County District Court for charges of sexual assault to children.Tommie Robert Shoemaker, 42, is facing one felony count of 1st degree rape, one felony count of rape by instrumentation and seven felony counts of lewd and/or indecent acts to a child... Read More.

Overturned Semi Truck Friday Morning On Cimmarron Turnpike South Of Pawnee

Friday, March 6 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to an overturned semi truck accident at 3:18 a.m. Friday morning along at mile marker 38 along the Cimmarron Turnpike, one mile east of the State Highway 18 exit south of Pawnee.Both eastbound lanes of the Cimmarron Turnpike were then closed. As of 6 a.m. Friday, the eastbound inside... Read More.

PCPS Mourning the Loss of Staff Member

Thursday, March 5 by Lyman James

From Mary Ladd at Ponca City Public Schools."The Ponca City Public School District is mourning the loss of a member of our school family. Elaine (Nikki) McGee, the Guidance Office Secretary at Po-Hi, passed away suddenly in the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 4. Please pray for comfort and peace for Nikki’s family... Read More.

Absentee Voters Should Apply Now For April 7 School And Municipal Elections

Thursday, March 5 by Lyman James

Voters in Kay County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the April 7, 2020 School and Municipal Elections should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Chery Howard said today. Although the County Election Board can accept applications for absentee ballots until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1st, Howard urged voters... Read More.

Last Day To Register For Blackwell and Kildare Schools Election Is March 13

Thursday, March 5 by Lyman James

Friday, March 13, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the April 7, 2020 Blackwell School District I-45, and Kildare School District C-50 Elections, also the Blackwell Municipal, and Newkirk Municipal Elections in Kay County, Election Board Secretary Cheryl Howard said today.Howard said that... Read More.