Ponca City Junior Baseball League Rescheduling Games Due to Cold Temps
Due to the low temperatures predicted for this weekend, the Ponca City Junior Baseball League is moving all exhibition games to next Saturday, February 16, 2019, at 10 a.m.
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Ponca City Police Promote Dana Fisher To Sergeant
On Friday February 1 st , the Police Department recognized the recent promotion of Dana Fisher to Sergeant with a badge pinning ceremony. Dana was promoted by Chief Don Bohon to Sergeant on December 8, 2018. Dana is a lifelong Ponca City resident. Dana owns and operates a local auto accessories business in town.... Read More.
Parent/Teacher Conferences Rescheduled Due To Recent Winter Weather
With the recent winter weather that had an impact across Northern Oklahoma on Thursday, February 7, the PCPS Parent/Teacher Conferences will be rescheduled using the flexible time through February 18. Sites/teachers will be contacting parents to reschedule.
PCPS Honor Choirs Perform at Circle the State With Song Choral Festival
Ponca City Public School Honor Choirs in grades 4th through 8th from East and West Middle Schools and Liberty, Union, and McCord Elementary Schools recently performed at “Circle the State With Song” Region C Choral Festival held at the Stillwater High School Performing Arts Center. Ponca City music teachers involved were Nancy Taylor (Union), Sarah Orr (Liberty), Breanna Allison... Read More.
PCPS District Exploring Possibility of After School Care
The Ponca City Public School district is exploring the possibility of adding after school care for elementary and prekindergarten age students for the 2019-2020 school year. At this time, the district is gathering feedback from parents to determine if there is enough interest to move forward with the program.
A survey will be distributed to... Read More.
Oklahoma Fugitive Luis Octavio Frias, Accused Of Stabbing Ex-Wife 41 times In Blackwell, Arrested At DFW Airport
Luis Octavio Frias, who was accused of murdering his ex-wife in Blackwell in 2013, was arrested Thursday at Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport. Frias was added to the U.S. Marshals' 15 Most Wanted fugitives list in November 2018.
According to Star-Telegram, U.S. Marshals Service Deputy Director David Anderson said at the time their 15 Most Wanted list is... Read More.
In-Person Absentee Voting in the Election Board at the Courthouse Thursday
Although the Kay County Courthouse is Closed because of the weather, the courthouse is still conducting In-Person Absentee Voting in the basement of the courthouse in the Election Board. We are open from 8-6 today and 8-6 on Friday for In Person Absentee Voting. Election Day is February 12, 2019. Election is for the... Read More.
Roads To Remain Slick Thursday Afternoon
Roads in and around Ponca City are ice covered and slick. Please use extreme caution when driving today. With school being canceled in many places and if you are able, stay home and enjoy the day with your children. Of course depending on the weather predictions you look at, it looks like it will... Read More.
Absentee Voters Still Able To Vote For Upcoming Tuesday Election
Registered voters in Kay County who want to vote by mail absentee ballot in next Tuesday’s Ponca City’s Mayor Election, Frontier School District N-2 Special Bond Election and the Shidler School District O-11 Special Bond Election have missed the application deadline, County Election Board Secretary Cheryl Howard said today.
“They aren’t out of luck, however,”... Read More.
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 until March 5. The former commissioners are now facing several charges regarding the mishandling or embezzlement of taxpayer dollars.
Rowe is facing one count of... Read More.
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 million thanks to Oklahomans and campaign partnersAPMEX.com, the Cresap Family Foundation and Chesapeake Energy Corporation.
"We are grateful that we can rely on... Read More.
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 school field trip.
According to KFOR-TV, the NBC affiliate in Oklahoma City, Attorney Paige Lee is representing the now high school sophomore... Read More.
