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687 new positive COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Saturday

The Oklahoma State Department of Health 687 new positive COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Saturday, July 11. Oklahoma has now seen 19,779 positive COVID-19 cases since testing started, and 4,643 cases are active.As for Kay County, there is one new COVID-19 case to report to bring the overall total... Read More.

Flood Advisory for Grant County

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Flood Advisory for Grant County in northern Oklahoma until 11:30 a.m. Friday morning.At 833 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause minor flooding in the advisory area. Up to two inches of rain have... Read More.

Severe weather hits northern Oklahoma Friday

Severe weather made its way across northern Oklahoma early Friday and left an impact.Kay Electric is reporting numerous outages across their area, especially within the Grant County area. If you are a Kay Electric customer and have a power outage, please call 800-535-1079.  Crews are enroute to restore power.... Read More.
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Hunnewell, KS man killed in collision north of Blackwell

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to a fatality collision that occurred at 12:37 p.m. Thursday on U.S. 177, 1 mile north of Blackwell in Kay County.According to the OHP report, Billy Dean Burrow Sr., 71, of Hunnewell, Ks., was driving a 1990 Ford Pick Up northbound on U.S. 177.... Read More.

Crazy Days weekend to be strictly a shopping event this year

The following is a statement from Ponca City Main Street:"In the interest of the health of our beloved community, our Ponca City Main Street Board has decided to make our normal Crazy Days weekend strictly a shopping event this year, and not host our usual Street Party at the... Read More.
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NOC honors four retiring employees

Northern Oklahoma College honored four employees who are retiring from NOC this year.   Retirees include Deb Garoutte, Mary Skidmore, Laura Marshall, and Jeff Foss.   Normally, retiring employees are honored in May of each year but the ceremony was postponed due to Covid-19.  The ceremony honoring the retirees will be held at a... Read More.

NOC offers fall wind energy classes

Northern Oklahoma College is introducing an "Introduction to Wind Energy" course in its Fall 2020 semester.  The course is being offered as part of NOC’s Process Technology Program (PTEC).   The purpose of this course is to introduce interested students to Oklahoma's Wind Energy Sector in preparation for employment in the... Read More.

Athletic Director Jeremy Hise leaving NOC

After 20 years at Northern Oklahoma College including the final seven as athletic director, Jeremy Hise is leaving NOC for a teaching and coaching position at Enid High School.   Hise will teach English and be the high school assistant softball coach.   Hise, a native of Perry, served as athletic... Read More.
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Heat Advisory in effect until Saturday

The National Weather Service in Norman has placed Kay County and surrounding areas under a Heat Advisory for Thursday and going until 7 p.m. Saturday. .Heat index values could reach 105, and Ponca City will see highs in the upper 90s. Oklahoma counties included in the Heat Advisory are... Read More.

Local schools receiving incentive grants from Oklahoma to fight COVID-19

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister on July 1 awarded incentive grants totaling $16 million to 150 Oklahoma school districts to help mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on student learning and ensure that students have learning opportunities in the upcoming 2020-21 school year.A total of 360... Read More.
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