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OKLAHOMA CITY – ProSource Produce LLC of Hailey, Idaho has issued a voluntary recall of the whole raw onions identified as a source of the fast-growing Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak in 37 states.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The latest Epidemiology Report from the Oklahoma State Department of Health shows that the fully vaccination rate of Kay County residents is 44.4 percent, a one percent increase in two weeks.

NEWKIRK — An initial appearance is scheduled for former Blackwell police officer Gary Dean Preuss, 52, Blackwell, in Kay County District Court.

PONCA CITY  — The Ponca City Board of Commissioners met for a work session on Oct. 18 and declared that an emergency exists endangering health, safety and welfare such as to permit waiving of the Competitive Bidding Act and authorized an approved contractor to perform replacement work for the Bois D’Arc 24” aerial crossing for the estimated price of $1,200,000.

PONCA CITY — A pursuit that began at 6:43 p.m. Monday in Ponca City, ended in a crash shortly after 7 p.m. in the area of P Street and Highland in rural Kay County.

OKLAHOMA CITY — It’s somewhat ironic when items that can’t talk speak volumes. Jimmy Emmons, Oklahoma Conservation Commission Soil Health Mentoring Coordinator, kicks up a little dust as he walks about 40 yards out into a conventional-tilled field, so filled with clods it resembles eggs gathered in a basket.

PONCA CITY — The Ponca City Fire Department will begin flow-testing and maintenance of fire hydrants in the northern areas of Ponca City on Monday, Oct. 18. 

NEWKIRK —  The Family Resource Program at Northern Oklahoma Youth Services is partnering with Caleb’s Cause to hold a diaper drive all-day on Oct. 20.

PONCA CITY — Officials are reminding citizens that the Bird Scooters now available in town are classified as “Motorized Scooters” under Oklahoma Statute and are subject to the same laws as bicycles. 

NEWKIRK — An initial appearance is scheduled on Oct. 15 in Kay County District Court for 42-year-old Sean Michael Barnard.