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Ponca City and Newkirk announce more athletic cancellations and rescheduling

Thursday, January 13 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public Schools has announced more athletic cancellations for this week. Ninth grade basketball games at home tonight, as well as junior high and high school wrestling at Jenks are canceled. Ponca City wrestling will not be attending the Sand Spings tournament this weekend.Newkirk Tigers wrestling shared on Facebook Wednesday that tonight's dual... Read More.

City of Ponca City observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a City holiday

Thursday, January 13 by Lyman James

The City of Ponca City will observe Monday, January 17, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, as a City holiday:• Residential Refuse WILL NOT BE PICKED UP Monday, January 17, and RESUME Tuesday, January 18. • Ponca City Landfill will CLOSE Monday, January 17, and will REOPEN Tuesday, January 18. • Ponca City Library will CLOSE Monday,... Read More.

Local city offices in Kay County announce closures due to increase in COVID-19 cases

Wednesday, January 12 by Lyman James

Local city offices in Kay County announced closures on Tuesday due to the impact of active COVID-19 cases.TONKAWATonkawa City Office lobby will be closed to walk in customers until further notice. Please use the drive-thru window for customer service. We have made this decision due to the increase in active COVID cases.You can pay... Read More.

Two Ponca City Schools To Move to Distance Learning

Wednesday, January 12 by Lyman James

The following is a letter from Ponca City Public Schools.Attention PCPS Families:Due to the high number of absences among teachers and support staff members and the inability to cover with substitutes, Ponca City High School and West Middle School will transition to Distance Learning from Wednesday, January 12 through Friday, January 14.Shifting these sites... Read More.

Ponca City man given life in prison for child pornography

Monday, January 10 by Lyman James

Robert Casey Goldman, 33, Ponca City, entered a no contest plea in Kay County District Court to aggravated possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.He was sentenced to life in prison with all but 30 years suspended and ordered to register as a sex offender.For backstory, Wichita Police contacted OSBI on June... Read More.

Ponca City Swim Team Places First

Monday, January 10 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Wildcat swim team won first place on Tuesday night in a swim meet in Oologah. The overall totals were Ponca City, 161; Oologah-Talala, 146; Claremore, 22; Adair, 20; and Collinsville, two.Oologah had the most points for the girls with 71 points, compared to 57 for Ponca City. Claremore had 22 points,... Read More.

Ponca City Wrestlers Place in Nationals

Monday, January 10 by Lyman James

Three Ponca City wrestlers placed at the United States Junior Open Championship national wrestling tournament held last weekend in Oklahoma City. As a team, Ponca City finished in seventh place. Wrestlers from junior high and high school teams participated.Chris Kiser won the championship at 106 pounds. Garrett Short placed third at 75 pounds and... Read More.

Ponca City man arrested for possession of meth and failure to appear

Friday, January 7 by Lyman James

On January 5th, 38-year-old William Michael Ewing of Ponca City was arrested. Ewing's wanted for possession of methamphetamine after two or more felony convictions and failure to appear three times. Additional charges are pending.

Ponca City Utility Maintenance Department shares ways to prevent costly plumbing repairs in cold weather

Friday, January 7 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Utility Maintenance Department would like to help prevent costly plumbing repairs or damage to your home. The forecast predicting extremely cold weather and low wind chills causes lots of water issues and hopefully following these tips will help!1. If you have had problems with frozen pipes in the past, keep a... Read More.

Kay County Assessor no longer going to each city to collect exemptions and assessment papers due to COVID-19

Thursday, January 6 by Lyman James

The following is a letter from Kay County Assessor Janell Leaming: To Whom it May Concern;Due to Covid-19, the Kay County Assessor will no longer be going to each city to collect exemptions and assessment papers. This is to continue to keep residents safe and healthy. All applications and personal property renditions are due March... Read More.

Former Blackwell City Manager Outhier now free on bond

Wednesday, January 5 by Lyman James

A Former Blackwell City Manager, Thomas Lynn Outhier, 67, is now free on a $5,000 bond after he was booked into the Kay County Detention Center on felony charges of conspiracy and fraud.Also facing the same charges with Outhier when they were handed out last year were Blackwell Mayor T.J. Greenfield, 42, and Tonkawa... Read More.

Two Ponca City residents injured in accident Friday at Hubbard and Union

Monday, January 3 by Lyman James

Two Ponca City residents were injured following a two-vehicle accident that occurred at 1:07 p.m. Friday afternoon at Hubbard Road and Union Street.According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Lester Brochmann, 86, was driving 2014 Ram 2500 pickup northbound on Union when he failed to stop at the stop sign. Brochmann proceeded to cross Hubbard... Read More.