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NEWKIRK — A plea docket is set for Mykena Desiree Combs, 24, Ponca City, in Kay County District Court. Combs was charged in 2022 with felony charges of felony discharging a firearm into a dwelling and use of a vehicle in discharge of a weapon.

She reportedly told police she shot at a home in the 700 block of north Osage because someone who lived there gave a STD to someone she knows. Over 20 court dates have been scheduled in the matter. Combs also faces charges in a second shooting case filed in 2023 while she was free on bond in this case. (see story) She is free on $100,000 bond.

Unofficial results show that Rob Davis has defeated Scott Loftis by vote count of 7,975-6,365 across both and Kay and Noble counties, and will replace Judge Lee Turner as District Judge for District No. 8.

PONCA CITY — St. Luke’s Church of the Nazarene is welcoming Pastor B. J. Keeter as new Lead Pastor. 

PONCA CITY — The City of Ponca City will begin Autumn Leaf Collection on Nov. 16. The City is asking that residents who wish to have their leaves removed please follow these guidelines:

For those who already know our story your support and love during this time did not go unnoticed. On Nov. 30, 2024, my 15-year-old son was shot. A bullet entered his arm and traveled into his chest. He was transported to Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa. What happened that day was traumatic, frightening, and life-changing for my son and our family.

PONCA CITY — State and local leaders joined the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics and the City of Ponca City today to break ground on a new $14.3 million terminal at Ponca City Regional Airport, marking a significant investment in aviation infrastructure and economic development in north-central Oklahoma.

NEWKIRK —  Dylan Michael Davis, 21, Ponca City, entered a no contest plea in Kay County District Court before Judge David Bandy and prosecutor Rob Davis to a felony count of assault and battery by force likely to produce death filed on Jan. 15, 2025.

Dylan Davis is now convicted of shooting a 15-year-old in the 2400 block of Kingston on Nov. 30, 2024. He is sentenced to 15-years in prison with all time suspended and complete 52 weeks of domestic violence treatment. Jarrod Stevenson was the defense attorney.

NEWKIRK — A preliminary hearing that was scheduled for Oct. 16 in the murder case pending against Zavion Jareil Gates is now reset for Dec. 15. Gates is accused of shooting and killing 42-year-old  Demetrius Miller in the 500 block of north Sunset in the early morning hours of May 29, 2026. (see story here) Gates is represented by defense attorney Jarrod Stevenson. The prosecutor assigned to the case is Rob Davis. The continuance was granted by Judge David Wilkie.

NEWKIRK — A jury trial that was set for Curtis Kenneth Wayne Horne, 35, Ponca City, in Kay County District Court on Oct. 27 is set to be rescheduled.

Horne is facing a felony count of first degree manslaughter that was filed in 2024. He is accused of driving while intoxicted and causing an accident that killed Kurtis Jenkins. He is free on $100,000 bond.

TONKAWA —  A large number of Northern Oklahoma College students participated in a Stamp Out Starvation project this past Sunday at the First United Methodist Church in Tonkawa.