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Cowley County Votes ‘No’ 52-48; Roth, Trimmer Winners In State House Primary

Updated: Wednesday, 8:05 a.m.Cowley County voters cast nearly 9,000 ballots in Tuesday's primary elections, which included an amendment question to the state constitution regarding who has say on abortion rights.Cowley County voted 'no" to the question of removing state constitutional protection of abortion rights and putting the issue in the hands of the legislature...

Deputies Cleared In Death Of Barrow; Details Of April Shootout Released

The shooting death of a 32-year-old Ark City woman by deputies with the Cowley County Sheriff's Office in April has been ruled lawful and justified, according to County Attorney Larry Schwartz Thursday morning.Andrea Barrow shot at three deputies and hospitalized two the afternoon of April 15 north of Winfield near U.S. 77 on 122nd...

Moulton released on $100,000 bond after fatal accident near Newkirk

Following the fatal accident that killed an Ark City teen Tuesday northeast of Newkirk, Walker Moulton was released on a $100,000 bond. Moulton will appear in the Kay County District Court at 9 a.m. on November 5. Moulton, soon to turn 19-years-old in November, was booked Tuesday into the Kay County Jail on charges of...

New COVID-19 data for Oklahoma released in weekly epidemiology report

The Oklahoma State Department of Health released their weekly epidemiology report on Wednesday. Data shows that throughout the week of September 19-25, 11,665 new COVID-19 cases, 15,214recoveries and 234 deaths were documented. Since early 2020, 34,760 individuals in the state have been hospitalized due to COVID. CDC COVID Data Tracker lists that 37,865 individuals have...

Instructions Released for PCPS Virtual Academy Students

All Ponca City Public School Virtual Academy students and parents should have received an email from Ryan Dooley, [email protected], on Monday, August 3, 2020. Within this email is a link for students to schedule a time to pick-up technology needed, receive information about PCVA, collect neck gaiters, and meet teachers. There...

Perry man treated and released following fatal accident west of Kingfisher

A Perry man found himself involved in a fatal accident that occurred at 6:20 p.m. Sunday evening on State Highway 33, approximately 12 miles west of Kingfisher in Kingfisher County.Kevin Branch, 34, of Oklahoma City man was driving a 2010 Ford Focus eastbound on highway 33 when he failed to negotiate a curve, crossed...

Ponca City man released from hospital after surviving COVID-19

After being medically induced for over a month, Geoffrey Cowan, 69, of Ponca City who tested positive for COVID-19 has been released from the hospital.According to KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City, Geoffrey was in the hospital for 28 days and started showing symptoms 41 days ago. He even was in a coma at one point...

Estimates Released Following Playground Fire

PONCA CITY - On March 9th, 2020 the Ponca City Fire Department responded to a reported fire at Liberty Park in Ponca City.  The fire was contained to a large play structure.  Damages are estimated to be in excess of $20,000.   A fire investigator with the Ponca City Police Department Detective Division was assigned...

Woman Convicted Of Accessory To Murder Released From Prison

A woman that was convicted as an accessory to murder after her son stabbed a Blackwell police officer to death has recently been released from prison after serving only six years of a 20-year sentence.According to the Blackwell Journal Tribune, Atocha Maria Beltran, the mother of convicted murderer Luis Frias, was released on Feb....