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Kildare Fire Department puts out truck fire Friday night

Monday, April 11

At 9:13 pm Friday evening, Kildare Fire Department’s 601 passed a residents that Chief noticed a fire in front of the shop building. 601 proceeded to call the owner of the property to find out about the fire. The owner advised his pickup was on fire and he needed... Read More.

Summer Feeding Program Schedule for PCPS

Monday, April 11

The Ponca City Public School Child Nutrition Program will be providing meals for children ages 1-18 during the summer months. Ponca City Public Schools will participate in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to the children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of... Read More.

Ponca City Police attempting to locate two suspects following Sunday shooting

Monday, April 11

On April 10 at approximately 4:54 p.m., officers responded to 350 S. Birch in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival officers found Shawn Wood, 29 year old W/M, inside the residence suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Wood was transported to Alliance Health in Ponca City for treatment. He was... Read More.

Po-Hi Prom Night set for Saturday, April 16

Thursday, April 7

The 2022 Ponca City High School prom will be held Saturday, April 16 at the Marland Mansion. The Grand March will begin at 6 p.m. The theme of the 2022 Ponca City High School Prom is “Romance in the City/New York.” The colors are black, white, and silver. In the... Read More.

Fire station bond for Stillwater passes in Tuesday’s election

Thursday, April 7

The City of Stillwater reports that Stillwater overwhelmingly passed the fire station bond by 84.5%. This was the first bond proposition to pass in more than 20 years. The City says that it was evident that their voting residents believe the new station is instrumental to safeguard the health and... Read More.

Stillwater Police Department arrest individual who attempted to scam an elderly couple

Thursday, April 7

On Tuesday, the Stillwater Police Department arrested an individual who attempted to scam an elderly Stillwater couple. The male suspect was in the course of defrauding the couple of $12k. He told the couple the funds would be used for bond money to free a relative from jail in Florida. Fortunately,... Read More.

Red Flag Warning in effect for Thursday

Thursday, April 7

A Red Flag Warning remains in effect for the area from 10 a.m. this morning to 8 p.m. this evening for gusty winds, low humidity and warm temperatures. According to the National Weather Service in Norman, the counties included in the Red Flag Warning are Alfalfa, Grant, Kay, Major, Garfield,... Read More.

One person killed in oil rig accident in Blackwell

Thursday, April 7

KOCO 5 TV in Oklahoma City is reporting that an oil rig accident that occurred in Blackwell killed one person and injured another person. Officials responded to the fatal oil rig accident shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. The name of the person injured as well as the person killed are... Read More.

Blackwell City Manager releases statement following events from Wednesday

Thursday, April 7

Wednesday was a busy, yet tough day for the City of Blackwell. From a fatal oil rig truck accident (Click here) to multiple structure fires across the city last night which caused power outages. Blackwell City Manager Jerry Wieland released the following statement Thursday: “Yesterday was a tough day for... Read More.

Ponca City voters elect two Ponca City Board of Education seats on Tuesday

Wednesday, April 6

Ponca City voters elected two Ponca City Board of Education seats on Tuesday. Incumbents Anna Roland and Nancy Zimmerschied will retain their positions. In unofficial election results, Nancy Zimmerschied was reelected to her position by defeating Tracy Davis McCloud by a vote of 658 to 233 (73.85 percent to 26.15... Read More.