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Officials Respond Deceased Body Discovered At Ponca City Gas Station

Wednesday, November 18 by Lyman James

The Ponca City News is reporting that on Monday, Nov. 16 at 5:08 p.m., the Ponca City Communication Center received a call from the Conoco gas station at Lake Road & Pecan about a male individual possibly deceased in a vehicle.Officers responded and found Tim Dancey, 65, dead in his pickup. Investigators were called...

COVID-19 trace discovered at Newkirk High School, but no new positive cases

Friday, September 4 by Lyman James

Newkirk Public Schools had a COVID-19 TRACE on Wednesday that affected a small number of students isolated to the High School.A contract trace is when an individual that test positive is in close proximity for an extended time to another individual. This was only a trace, so no Newkirk student or staff member...

Footage Discovered Of Pioneer Woman Unveiling In 1930

Tuesday, January 29 by Lyman James

Imagine this. The year is 1930. TV is yet to become a thing, Oklahoma has been a state for only 23 years and Ponca City's Pioneer Woman Statue is unveiled and is on display on April 22, 1930. For the longest time, it was hard for the people of Ponca City to see a...