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Noble County Sheriff’s Office receiving reports of break-ins in eastern Noble County

Monday, January 17 by Lyman James

In the last several days, the Noble County Sheriff's Office has received reports of break-ins in the eastern part of Noble County. Residents that live in eastern Noble County can help by making sure that vehicles are locked and that nothing of value (guns, laptops, etc..) is left in your car. If you have...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed today as City Holiday

Monday, January 17 by Lyman James

• Residential Refuse WILL NOT BE PICKED UP Monday, January 17, and RESUME Tuesday, January 18. • Ponca City Landfill will CLOSE Monday, January 17, and will REOPEN Tuesday, January 18. • Ponca City Library will CLOSE Monday, January 17, and REOPEN Tuesday, January 18. • Marland’s Grand Home will CLOSE Sunday, January 16, and REOPEN Tuesday,...

PCPS out of school today

Monday, January 17 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public School students will be out of school on Monday, Jan. 17 for a Professional Development Day. Classes will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 18.After going to distance learning last week, students at Lincoln Elementary School will return to in-person learning on Tuesday, January 18.

Lincoln Elementary Shifts to Distance Learning

Thursday, January 13 by Lyman James

The following is directly from Ponca City Public Schools. Attention PCPS Families:Due to a high number of absences of teachers, support staff members and students, Lincoln Elementary will transition to Distance Learning on Friday, January 14. In addition to high numbers of COVID-related absences, many students and staff members at Lincoln are experiencing a stomach...

OSDH documents over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases between January 4-10

Thursday, January 13 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department documented 2,404 new COVID-19 between January 4-10.Oklahoma's seen an overall total of 55,187 COVID-19 cases since March 2020. As for Kay County, there are 453 new COVID-19 cases. Kay County's seen an overall total of 9,136 cases.51.6% of the Age 5+ population, and 84.3% of the Age 65+ population has...

Ponca City and Newkirk announce more athletic cancellations and rescheduling

Thursday, January 13 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public Schools has announced more athletic cancellations for this week. Ninth grade basketball games at home tonight, as well as junior high and high school wrestling at Jenks are canceled. Ponca City wrestling will not be attending the Sand Spings tournament this weekend.Newkirk Tigers wrestling shared on Facebook Wednesday that tonight's dual...

City of Ponca City observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a City holiday

Thursday, January 13 by Lyman James

The City of Ponca City will observe Monday, January 17, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, as a City holiday:• Residential Refuse WILL NOT BE PICKED UP Monday, January 17, and RESUME Tuesday, January 18. • Ponca City Landfill will CLOSE Monday, January 17, and will REOPEN Tuesday, January 18. • Ponca City Library will CLOSE Monday,...

Athletic cancellations made by PCPS

Wednesday, January 12 by Lyman James

The following athletic cancellations have been announced for Ponca City Public Schools:Jan. 13: Ninth grade basketball at home. Junior high, high school wrestling at JenksJan. 14-15: High school wrestling at Sand Springs...

Board of Commissionsers hold regular session on January 10

Wednesday, January 12 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Board of Commissioners met in regular session on January 10, 2022. Vice-Mayor Paul Taylor called the meeting to order, which was followed by the pledge of allegiance. Commission Bodick and Commissioner Chapman were present. Mayor Nicholson and Commissioner Scott were absent.Ceremonies and ProclamationsUnder Ceremonies and Proclamations, the January character trait of...

Local city offices in Kay County announce closures due to increase in COVID-19 cases

Wednesday, January 12 by Lyman James

Local city offices in Kay County announced closures on Tuesday due to the impact of active COVID-19 cases.TONKAWATonkawa City Office lobby will be closed to walk in customers until further notice. Please use the drive-thru window for customer service. We have made this decision due to the increase in active COVID cases.You can pay...

Two Ponca City Schools To Move to Distance Learning

Wednesday, January 12 by Lyman James

The following is a letter from Ponca City Public Schools.Attention PCPS Families:Due to the high number of absences among teachers and support staff members and the inability to cover with substitutes, Ponca City High School and West Middle School will transition to Distance Learning from Wednesday, January 12 through Friday, January 14.Shifting these sites...

Kildare firefighters respond to grass fire Monday evening

Tuesday, January 11 by Lyman James

Kildare firefighters responded to a report of a grass fire located on east Furguson Road west of Kaw Lake at 7:18 p.m. Monday evening.Newkirk and River Road fire departments provided mutual aid. Travis Harris, Kildare fire chief, said the area was searched and no signs of a helicopter crash was located. The fire was...