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Ponca City Humane Society Holding Food Drive Through March

Friday, March 8

The Ponca City Humane Society is boosting its efforts to collect pet food through the end of March and is asking the public to help them feed animals in need.PCHS Director Patricia Amador said the shelter maintains a food bank to help people who may have fallen on tough... Read More.

Takedown Club Competes At State Tournament In Tulsa

Friday, March 8

The Newkirk Takedown Club team traveled Feb. 15-16 to attend the 41st Oklahoma Kids Wrestling Association State Tournament in Tulsa. Attending for the tigers were seven wrestlers who had to qualify the week before at the regional tournament. The qualifiers were Easton Brown, Brodie Banister, Preston and Daxton Hasselbring,... Read More.

Newkirk City Street Project On The Move Forward

Friday, March 8

There are a number of streets in Newkirk that are in need of repairs due to deterioration from the weather, as well as traffic and age. The city is one step closer to rehabilitating those streets as the Newkirk City Council discussed several contract bids at the Feb. 25... Read More.

Newkirk Takedown Club Girls Place At State

Friday, March 8

The Newkirk Takedown Club Girls team attended the third annual OKWA Girls State Champions on February 15-16 and returned home to Newkirk as State Runners Up.The wrestling members for the Lady Tigers were Teagan Morton, Ryelie Mangrum, Brittnee Hasselbring, Brinlea Weant and and Sierra Hasselbring. Not only was this... Read More.

Tonkawa Post Office Celebrating 125th Birthday

Thursday, March 7

Friday, March 9 might just sound like an ordinary day, but it's a actually a special day for the community of Tonkawa. March 9 marks the 125th birthday of Tonkawa's post office which opened in 1894 according to postal records.The petition for a post office was written at the... Read More.

Second Half Taxes In Kay County Due Before April 1

Thursday, March 7

Kay County Treasurer Christy Kennedy would like to remind people tax payers that the 2nd half of their taxes are due before April 1 and that paying online with eCheck is free at kaycounty.org. Taxpayers should mail in their second half payments with the middle portion of their... Read More.

Friday Final Day To Apply For April Elections

Thursday, March 7

Friday, March 8, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the April 2, Ponca City, Frontier and Shidler School Districts Elections. This also applies for the Braman, Blackwell, Newkirk and Tonkawa Municipal Special Elections in Kay County. Those who... Read More.

Board Reccomending New Zoning Changes

Thursday, March 7

The Planning Commission Advisory Board voted Tuesday to recommend a zoning change to the City Commission for the corner of Prospect Avenue and Union Street. The measure was prompted by a request from a local applicant to place a medical marijuana dispensary at 109 West Prospect Avenue inside a... Read More.

Former PTC Administrator Placed On Leave Following Investigation

Thursday, March 7

A former Pioneer Technology Center Superintendent is being placed on administrative leave at an Arizona school pending a state investigation.According to Ponca City News, Dr. Sally Downey was hired as an assistant superintendent at PTC in 1993. where she was later named superintendent in 1997. Downey quit her post... Read More.

OBI Presenting Bigfoot-Themed Blood Drives

Thursday, March 7

You've heard about the legendary Bigfoot. Now he is stomping his way through blood drives in Oklahoma.Healthy adults, age sixteen and up, can give blood at one of the following Bigfoot-themed drives with Oklahoma Blood Institute*: Kanza Health Center, 3151 E. River Rd. in Newkirk; Thursday, March 14th,... Read More.