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East Middle School FCCLA Students Participate in Virtual District N4 STAR Event Competition

Tuesday, January 5 by Lyman James

East Middle School FCCLA (Family, Career, Community, Leaders of America) recently participated in the Virtual District N4 STAR Event Competition. STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition) Events are competitive events in which members compete at the region/district, state, and national levels and are recognized for proficiency and achievement in chapter and individual projects, leadership skills,...

Free Will Baptist Church Donates Coats and Gift Cards to Multiple Schools

Tuesday, January 5 by Lyman James

Free Will Baptist Church in Ponca City graciously donated 50 warm coats and Aldi gift cards for Ponca City Public School students at multiple schools across the district. Pictured are a few of the sites that benefited from the church’s generosity.

Po-Hi Student Council Announces November Award Winners

Tuesday, January 5 by Lyman James

Ponca City East Middle School Announces Plans Regarding Students Participating in Sports

Tuesday, January 5 by Lyman James

In an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the Ponca City Public School Board of Education suspended all junior high activities at their December 14 Board meeting. This decision included all 8th grade winter and spring sports practices and competitions. A detailed press release was sent out on December 15 explaining their...

1,497 COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths and 4,120 new recoveries for Tuesday

Tuesday, January 5 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,497 new positive COVID-19 cases for Tuesday, Jan. 5. Oklahoma's seen 308,268 COVID-19 cases overall as 34,004 cases are active.A total of 19 virus-related deaths were documented on Tuesday to put Oklahoma's death toll to 2,571. Out of the 19, two of those were for Garfield...

Kay County Sheriff’s Office presented with “Comfort Bags”

Tuesday, January 5 by Lyman James

The Kay County Sheriff’s Office was recently presented with “Comfort Bags” as seen in the photo below from the Sheriff's Office Facebook page. This service project was an idea stemming from children that are removed from their homes for one reason or another and to help take...

Over one week left to register to vote for Blackwell and Ponca City municipal elections

Monday, January 4 by Lyman James

Friday, January 15, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the February 9, 2021, Ponca City Municipal and Blackwell Municipal Elections in Kay County, Election Board Secretary Cheryl Howard said today.Howard said that persons who are United States citizens, residents...

2,699 COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths and 2,280 new recoveries for Oklahoma on Monday

Monday, January 4 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 2,699 new positive COVID-19 cases for Monday, Jan. 4. Oklahoma's seen 306,711 COVID-19 cases overall as 36,646 cases are active.Five virus-related deaths were documented on Monday to put Oklahoma's death toll to 2,552. Those five being a Cherokee County female, a Custer County ,ale, a Garfield...

Kay County Health Department releases COVID-19 vaccine information for Jan. 7

Monday, January 4 by Lyman James

From the Kay County Health Department Facebook Page*** Update: The COVID Vaccination POD for January 7th is full. Please continue to watch our page for updates. Thank you for your continued patience! ***

Over 17,000 new COVID-19 cases reported over four day New Year’s Weekend

Monday, January 4 by Lyman James

Over the four-day New Year's weekend, the Oklahoma State Department of Health reported a total of 17,042 new positive COVID-19 cases as Oklahoma has now seen 304,072 COVID-19 cases overall. There are currently 36,232 COVID-19 cases active for the state.Over the holiday weekend, 94 new virus-related deaths were documented, putting the statewide death toll...

Ponca City Public Schools Grieves Loss of Board Member

Monday, January 4 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Public School district is grieving the recent loss of PCPS Board of Education member Dr. David Kinkaid, who passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020. Dr. Kinkaid is an owner and operator of Kinkaid’s Veterinary Clinic and has been a board member in the district since 2006 representing Ward...