Local Vietnam Veterans Donate to Po-Hi Yearbook Program

The Ponca City chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America invited the editors of the 2020 Cat Tale yearbook to their November meeting where the chapter presented a donation to the Ponca City High School yearbook program. Under the direction of VVA member Jon Kolb, the local chapter raised money to purchase 2020 yearbooks,... Read More.

Local movie theatre closed permanently

Movie go-ers in Kay County might be upset to know that a popular movie theatre in Kay County is now closed.KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City reported last Monday that the AMC Theatre in Ponca City has closed its doors for good. Six months ago, AMC officials warned that the coronavirus pandemic may cause them to take... Read More.

Local football teams get ready for playoffs

As area high school teams wrapped up the regular season on Friday, selected teams will kick off the playoffs this Friday.For class 2A, Blackwell will host Prague and Perry will host Meeker.In Class A, Pawhuska awaits the winner of Hominy and Afton, Woodland hosts Fairland, Morrison at home vs. Wyandotte and on 1047 The... Read More.
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Kay and local counties continue to see increase in COVID-19 cases

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,276 new positive COVID-19 cases for Friday, Sept. 25. Oklahoma's seen an overall total of 82,520 COVID-19 cases as 12,616 cases are active.Twelve additional virus-related deaths were reported Friday to put the state's death toll to 993. One of those was a Garfield County male in... Read More.

Kay and local counties continue to see increase in COVID-19 cases

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,089 COVID-19 cases for Wednesday, Sept. 23. Oklahoma has seen a total of 80,161 COVID-19 cases as 12,412 cases are active.Eight additional virus-related deaths were documented Wednesday. None of which occurred in northern Oklahoma.Kay County saw an increase with 13 new COVID-19 cases. This puts Kay... Read More.

Local schools back in session, Safety tips for school zones

Watch the school zones in Blackwell and Tonkawa today as kids head back to class today. First day for Ponca City and Frontier is Monday. And today is the “make up day” for registration for Ponca City students. Drop by 111 West Grand between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.With students going back to school,... Read More.
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K-UP awards grants to local organizations

The Kay Electric Community Foundation's K-UP members met back on July 20 to award the following grants.Operation Blessing - $1,500 to restock food pantry Billings Volunteer Fire Department = $2,500 for a security system Marland Children's Home - $2,500 to start the Wishing Well Fund Newkirk High School Softball - Awnings over bleachers (amount TBD) Oklahoma Youth Ranch... Read More.

Local schools receiving incentive grants from Oklahoma to fight COVID-19

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister on July 1 awarded incentive grants totaling $16 million to 150 Oklahoma school districts to help mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on student learning and ensure that students have learning opportunities in the upcoming 2020-21 school year.A total of 360 school districts applied for the... Read More.
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Local COVID-19 testing sites for Ponca City and surrounding areas

With more COVID-19 cases being reported, a reminder that the Kay County Health Department in Ponca City is offering curbside COVID-19 testing Monday-Friday by appointment only. The testing is free, and no doctor referral is required. You must stay in your vehicle at all times during an appointment. To schedule an appointment, call (580)762-1641(Read More.