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City of Ponca City observing upcoming holiday

Friday, December 18 by Lyman James

The City of Ponca City will observe Thursday, December 24, and Friday, December 25, as City Holidays: • Residential Refuse WILL NOT BE PICKED UP Thursday, December 24, or Friday, December 25, and will RESUME Monday, December 28. Contact Hong Fu, Environmental Services Director, 767-0490. • Ponca City Landfill will be CLOSED Thursday, December 24 and Friday,... Read More.

Two individuals involved in accident near Hominy Thursday

Friday, December 18 by Lyman James

A personal injury collision occurred at 4:15 p.m. Thursday afternoon on State Highway 99, approximately 2.7 miles south and 0.8 miles west of Hominy, OK in Osage County.John Richard Hartness, 51, of Terlton, OK was driving a 2001 Chevrolet 2500 pickup southbound on State Highway 99, following approximately 4 cars behind a crane. Hartness... Read More.

Garfield Teachers Hand-out Gift Bags and Cards Donated by Their PIE Partners to Students and Families

Thursday, December 17 by Lyman James

Garfield Elementary School teachers have been handing out the gift bags and gift cards to their students and families. The gift bags and cards were purchased and donated to Garfield from their Partners In Education (PIE) Phillips 66. Garfield Principal Katy Thomason said, "Each of our students received a hat, gloves, snacks, Chapstick, and... Read More.

NOC Foundation receives donation for new endowed scholarship

Thursday, December 17 by Lyman James

The Northern Oklahoma College Foundation has recently received an anonymous donation to establish a new endowed scholarship honoring the Alpha 2 Substance Abuse Treatment Center that was located in Tonkawa. The treatment center provided much needed resources when individuals were in crisis. Alpha 2 served individuals in Tonkawa starting in 1978. Through Alpha 2, individuals... Read More.

Pioneer Tech December Students of the Month

Thursday, December 17 by Lyman James

Miquel Huerta and Kandice Nieto Valez are the Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) December Students of the Month. Huerta is an adult student from Ponca City and is in the Industrial Technology program. He is mastering SolidWorks software to generate images for 3D printers. His instructor adds that he has great motivation to learn and... Read More.

2,975 COVID-19 cases, 16 virus-related deaths and 3,383 recoveries reported by OSDH Thursday

Thursday, December 17 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 2,975 new positive COVID-19 cases for Thursday, Dec. 17. Oklahoma's seen 248,204 COVID-19 cases overall as 31,770 cases are active.A total of 16 virus-related deaths were also documented Thursday, putting Oklahoma's death toll to 2,144. There are no new virus-related deaths for northern Oklahoma counties.Kay County... Read More.