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Injury Accident Early Wednesday South of Fairfax

Wednesday, October 19 by Lyman James

According to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, a 76 year old Wagoner man was insured in a single vehicle accident early this morning at the intersection of Oklahoma 20 and Oklahoma 18, south of Fairfax in Osage County.The report states that at approximately 4:37 AM on Wednesday, Calvin R. Stroud was traveling...

UPDATE: Grass Fire South Of Winfield At U.S. 77 Likely Sparked By Catalytic Converter Failure

Wednesday, August 17 by Lyman James

Updated: Wednesday, 2:16 p.m.Approximately 10-15 acres burned early Tuesday evening south of Winfield on the east side of U.S. 77.Winfield Fire Marshal Chad Mayberry told KSOK Wednesday afternoon the blaze likely sparked from the side of the highway via catalytic converter failure."It's our best guess," Mayberry said.Mayberry said that when a vehicle's catalytic converter...

South Haven Solider Mortally Wounded In 2005 To Be Memorialized With Highway Dedication

Wednesday, July 20 by Lyman James

A ceremony to dedicate the Sgt. Evan S. Parker Memorial Highway along U.S. 166 will be held on Aug. 6 in South Haven, Sgt. Parker’s hometown.The ceremony, organized by Sgt. Parker’s mother, Anita Faye Dixon, will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at South Haven Community Church, 314 Main. The public is...

PCFD responds to fire Tuesday night on South Elm

Thursday, June 2 by Lyman James

Ponca City firefighters responded to a report of a structure fire at 8:43 p.m. Tuesday at 320 S. Elm.According to Kay News Cow, Fire chief Butch Herring said heavy smoke was showing when firefighters arrived.“Crews contained the fire to a bedroom by fire suppression,” said Herring.Herring said crews were on scene until 10:12 p.m....

KDOT: RR Crossing Work To Close U.S. 160 South Of Burden For 5 Days In June

Tuesday, May 24 by Lyman James

U.S. 160 south of Burden will be closed for five days in early June for a railroad crossing repair, according to a news release from the Kansas Department of Transportation.The closing will be from around 6 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, until around 6 p.m. Saturday, June 11.Signs will direct traffic to a detour, which...

U.S. 77 Surfacing To Begin June 1 North Of Winfield; Rumble Strip Work South Of AC Monday

Thursday, May 19 by Lyman James

Work will start soon on surfacing of a 10-mile section of U.S. 77 in Cowley County.According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, the project involves what’s known as an ultrathin bonded asphalt surfacing. It will be applied to U.S. 77 from the Winfield north city limits to the junction with K-15.The work is expected...

One person killed in accident Monday morning on South Avenue

Monday, January 3 by Lyman James

One person is dead following a single vehicle accident that occurred just after midnight Monday morning at the South Avenue underpass.The Ponca City Police Department received a call about the accident. Driving the vehicle was Michael Fink, 32, who is listed in critical condition at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. His passenger, Dickey...

House fire and vehicle accident occur Tuesday morning in south Ponca City

Wednesday, December 8 by Lyman James

Fire crews with the Ponca City Fire Department responded to a house fire that started before 8 a.m. Tuesday morning in the 900 block of south 4th Street.Fire crews were still on the scene at 8:30 a.m. According to scanner reports, the house fire may have been started by a space heater.During the same...

Georgia man driving under the influence causes accident south of Perry

Sunday, April 25 by Lyman James

A personal injury collision occurred at 3:28 a.m. Saturday morning on I-35 northbound at mile marker 179, approximately 6 miles south of Perry in Noble County.Tyler Schultz, 30, of Gwinnett, GA. was driving a 2019 Honda Accord northbound on I-35 in the outside lane. Schultz rear-ended the rear of the trailer of a 2017...

One injured in accident south of Stillwater Monday morning

Tuesday, April 20 by Lyman James

One person was involved in a personal injury collision that occurred at 1:50 a.m. Monday morning on South Perkins Road(US-177) near East 70th Street, approximately 4 miles south of Stillwater in Payne County.Elizabeth J. Cook, 28, of Noble, Ok. was driving a 2021 Jeep Wrangler northbound on US-177 and departed the road to the...

Eastbound lanes of the South Avenue underpass to be closed

Monday, December 14 by Lyman James

The eastbound lanes of the South Avenue underpass, will be closed to traffic beginning Wednesday, December 16, at 9:00 a.m. for repairs to a masonry wall along the sidewalk that was damaged in a vehicle accident. The repairs will take approximately 5 days to complete. Each day the repairs are underway the...

One injured in Sunday morning accident south of Fairfax

Sunday, October 11 by Lyman James

A personal injury collision occurred at approximately 1:17 a.m. Sunday morning along County Road 5470 one-half of a mile west of County Road 5909, 3.9 miles south of Fairfax, Oklahoma in Osage County.Ashley R. Wilson, 35, of Fairfax was driving a 2005 GMC 1500 westbound on County Road 5470 and lost control. The vehicle...

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