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OKLAHOMA CITY – Officials with the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) are working to reverse a sharp increase in syphilis infections across the state by encouraging individuals to recognize the symptoms and seek free, confidential testing when needed.

WASHINGTON, DC — The Department of Justice has selected an additional 16 federally recognized Tribes to participate in the continued expansion of the Tribal Access Program for National Crime Information (TAP), a program that provides Tribal governments with means to access, enter and exchange data with national crime information systems, including those maintained by the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division.

PONCA CITY — The 47th Ponca City Arts Festival is underway at Cann Gardens.

The following information is provided by the Kay County Detention Center.

Those booked in the county jail Sept. 14-23 include:

Shaylynn Nicole Adkins, 32, Tonkawa, assault and battery.

Jose Francisco Baeza, 35, Ponca City,  domestic assault and firearm charges. (see story)

Ethan Keith Bannister, 24, Ponca City, drug charges.

Delaine Black, 28, drug charges.

Keli Deanne McKinney-Briggs, 41, Burbank, DUI and larceny.

Ashley Dawn Broadwater, 39, Ponca City, drug charges and bail jumping.

Don Arthur Bowhay, 28, Ponca City, drug, assault and traffic charges.

Devin Taylor Cadle, 23, Ponca City, drug charge. (see story)

Augustus M. Camp, 36, Ponca City, drug charges.

Bryce Christopher Clement, 22, Tonkawa, domestic assault and battery and burglary charges. (see story)

Cheria Lyn Clinkingbeard, 33, Ponca City, drug charges.

Quinton Eugene Coburn, 29, Ponca City, sanctions.

Timothy Wade Cockrum, 37, Ponca City, sanctions.

John Terry Combs, 26, Ponca City, grand larceny.

Destyne Daniell Delano, 25, Ponca City, sanctions.

Vanessa Collen Dent, 36, Tonkawa, drug, DUI, and bail jumping charges.

Frank Henry Dowell, 60, Ponca City, firearm charge.

Amanda Gail Duncan, 31, Blackwell, harboring a fugitive.

Matthew E. Eads, 53, Newkirk, domestic assault and battery.

Ethan Todd Ewing, 31, Ponca City, sanctions.

Shelby Dawn Frisch, 24, sanctions.

Steven Gomez, 49, DUI.

Nykezia Margay Giles, 39, domestic assault and battery.

Gregory Lloyd Goodman, 63, Ponca City, DUI.

Corey Jameson Hackett, 29, Ponca City, domestic assault and child endangerment. (see story)

Brianna Diana Hall, 24, Sapulpa, failure to report address change.

Eric Sean Holt, 31, Ponca City, Osage County hold.

Wyatt Eugene Hough, 25, Liberal, Kan. drug and weapon charges.

Thomas Bryson Ingram, 46, Ponca City, drug charge.

Larissa Lanae Jefferson, 18, DUI under 21.

George Ramon Jenner, 41, Moore, sanctions.

Joshua Willard Johnson, 37, attempt to escape from prison.

Jessica Antoinette Kirby, 33, Ponca City, child neglect.

Joshua Allen Knudson, 44, Ponca City, DUI and firearm charges.

Nick Alan Leaming, 49, Springdale, Ark. unauthorized use of a credit card, assault and burglary charges.

Stephen Terrel Littlecook, 19, Ponca City, reckless conduct with a firearm.

Michael Johnathon Lucas, 31, Ponca City, domestic assault charges.

Deven Delshawn Mabry, 25, Blackwell, domestic assault and battery by strangulation.

Nazir Kyrie Manning, 23, Ponca City, burglary and sexual battery.

William Marshall May, 52, domestic assault and battery by strangulation.

Kyle Wes McConnell, 40, Hominy, causing, aiding, or encouraging a minor to commit a drug related crime.

Evelyn Mead, 34, Ponca City, Washington County hold.

Hipolito Mora, 31, Blackwell, drug charges.

Mario Deon Morris, 39, sanctions.

Cory Dewayne Neely, 31, Tulsa, forgery.

Franklin Fireshaker Noear, 42, Ponca City, firearm charge.

Lance Jason Osgood, 53, Blackwell, DUI.

Dawna Marie Owens, 52, burglary and trespassing.

Benjamin Peetoom, Summerville, S.C. lewd or indecent proposals to a child and enticing a child under 16 into a secluded place. (see story)

Joseph Michael Reynolds, 38, Tonkawa. sanctions.

Heather Nicole Rhodd, 28, Ponca City, drug charges.

Matthew Jospeh Rice, 40, sanctions.

Landrie Todd Ross, 24, Tonkawa, drug charges.

Heather Ann Scott, 48, Blackwell, DUI of any scheduled 1 chemical or controlled substance.

Darius Anthony Shields, 21, driving with suspended license.

Christopher Lee Smith, 41, drug charge.

Kennetha Dawn Johnstone Stanbrough, 38, Ponca City, obtaining money or property under false pretenses.

Cameron Michael Stevens, 31, Ponca City, sanctions.

Alisha Dawn Tomek, 36, Ponca City, burglary.

Rex Allen Thomas, 43, Ponca City, DUI and child endangerment.

Brent Trepton, 39, Ponca City, burglary and stolen property charges.

Tucker Lee Stephens, 21, Ponca City, DUI.

Ricky Don Voyles, 39, Joplin, Mo. domestic assault by strangulation and domestic abuse in presence of a minor.

Harold Robert Walker Jr., 41, Okmulgee, drug charges.

Ashlee Nicole Ward, 39, DUI. 

Natalie Jade Webb, 21, homeless, malicious injury to property.

Afolph Markus Williams, 20, Tulsa, stolen property charges.

Lindsey Ann Wilson, 20, sanctions.

PONCA CITY —  The Pioneer Tech Foundation Roast begins at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 3 in Pioneer Tech’s new Conference Center.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Recently Oklahomans have been calling and emailing my office in overwhelming numbers.  They’ve been sending me copies of their utility bills.  They’ve been stopping me in the parking lot, at stores and in the street.  They’re angry, upset, and even tearful.  These 2021 winter storm charges have just started hitting their already-inflated energy bills; they want to know what these are and how this happened.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma State Department of Education announced today that 90 Oklahoma high schools have received the College Success Award from GreatSchools.org. Now in its fifth year, the annual recognition honors public high schools that excel at preparing students to enroll and succeed in college, as determined by available data in each state.

OKLAHOMA CITY -— Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor is partnering with the Oklahoma Press Association to host open records and open meetings seminars in five locations across the state beginning Sept. 26.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Attorney General John O’Connor has announced the recipients of the 2023 Safe Oklahoma Grant, which distributed $2 million among 58 statewide law enforcement agencies including the The  8th District Attorney’s Drug Task Force, which received $10,388; Newkirk police, $5,000, and the Osage County Sheriff’s Office, $15,863.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Rep. Ken Luttrell, R-Ponca City, was elected to serve on The Energy Council’s Center for Legislative Energy and Environmental Research  Board of Directors at the 2022 Annual Meeting last week in San Antonio, Texas.