Search warrant executed at marijuana grow in Kaw City

Sheriff Steve Kelley and The Kay County Sheriff's Office, along with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, conducted an investigation last week on a commercial marijuana grow in the city limits of Kaw City. A search warrant was executed early Thursday morning and included two adjoined properties containing 6 large structures and 13 very large wood... Read More.

Amber Alert for missing Union City kids

KWTV in Oklahoma City is reporting that Union City Police have issued an Amber Alert for these siblings who are believed to be with their parents Christian and Samantha King. Investigators say 12 year old Kizzabelle and 6 year old Jensen are in danger. Christian King has active warrants out for his arrest involving... Read More.
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Ponca City Senior Center having lunch and special presentation Friday

The Ponca City Senior Center would like to invite community seniors to lunch and a special presentation from members of the Ponca City Police Department, on Friday July 16th.The presentation on cyber awareness will inform seniors about some of the pitfalls that exist online and how best to avoid them. Seniors are increasingly targeted... Read More.

New system at Ponca City Library going live today

The new system at the Ponca City Library will go live today! All library users had their pin numbers reset and the new pin number will be the last 4 digits of their library cards. The pin number is for the libraries online catalog as well as Oklahoma Virtual library/overdrive.
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Arkansas City man killed in accident north of Newkirk Saturday

An Arkansas City, Kansas man was killed in a one-vehicle accident just before 6:30 a.m. Saturday morning on U.S. 77 and State Line Road, about 7.5 miles north of Newkirk in Kay County.According to KFOR-TV, Andrew Banta, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene. According to Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Andrew was driving a 2016... Read More.

Ponca City man survives fatal accident at Lake Texoma

One Ponca City man was involved in a collision on Lake Texoma in Marshall County around 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning.According to The Duncan Banner and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the collision happened between Wood Island and Sanders Island View area.Clifford Eugene Hines, 67, was driving a 1999 Falcon Striper boat with two passengers, Devered... Read More.

Ponca City Energy takes first place at OMA Electric Safety Competition

The Oklahoma Municipal Alliance recently sent out a congratulations to Ponca City Energy who placed first at the OMA Annual Electric Safety Competition in Oklahoma in the category for cities with a population over 10,000.The crew delivered a perfect safety record for 2020. The utility’s personnel went the year without a reportable lost work... Read More.
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Ponca City Parks and Recreation developing tree farm

The Ponca City Parks and Recreation Is very excited to be developing their very own tree farm in Ponca City! They are going to replace the urban forest at a fraction of the cost of buying mature trees! Ponca City Parks and Recreation wants to give a huge thanks to Phillips 66 for their... Read More.

Kaw Job Fair Today at City Central

Your brighter future starts tomorrow at a special Job Fair for Kaw Nation of Oklahoma and Kaw Gaming Incorporated.  Today from 10am ‘til 4pm, stop by City Central at 400 East Central in Ponca City to learn about exciting career opportunities that offer generous tiered paid time off, 100% paid employee Health Coverage, Blue... Read More.

Ponca City Library changing to new software

The Ponca City Library will be changing to a new software and public catalog interface next week.Beginning Friday, July 9 there will be an interruption of downloading electronic resources and placing holds from home.From Friday through Wednesday, the library will be handling checkouts and checking in books in the time honored low tech way.The... Read More.