City of Ponca City to observe Labor Day

CITY OF PONCA CITY WILL OBSERVE LABOR DAY: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Residential Refuse WILL NOT BE PICKED UP on Monday, September 6, and WILL RESUME on Tuesday, September 7. Contact: Tim McNew, Solid Waste Supervisor, 767-0411 Ponca City Landfill will be CLOSED on Monday, September 6, and will REOPEN on Tuesday, September...

Heat Advisory in effect for Wednesday

The National Weather Service offices in Norman and Tulsa have issued Heat Advisories for Kay, Osage and surrounding counties from noon today until 7 p.m. this evening. Other counties under a Heat Advisory are Grant, Garfield, Noble, Kingfisher, Logan, Payne, Canadian, Oklahoma, Lincoln, Grady, McClain, Cleveland, Pottawatomie, Seminole, Hughes, Stephens,...

PCPS releases letter following changes to letters and guidance for schools

Letter to PCPS Families Dear PCPS family, COVID-19 cases continue to rise across Oklahoma. There is nothing more important to our school district than the safety and health of our students, our staff and their families. PCPS is working directly with county health officials to address this issue. PCPS has received updated...
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Washington Pre-K Center Moves to Distance Learning

Due to staffing shortages, the Washington Pre-K Center in Ponca City will transition to Distance Learning beginning Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. It will reopen again on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. One day is a holiday, Sept. 6, and one day is a Professional Development Day, Sept. 13, so students...

Former Pawnee County Jail Administrator charged with two counts of felony embezzlement

The Former Pawnee County Jail Administrator has been charged with two counts of felony embezzlement. John Paul Thompson who was the jail administrator for the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office has been charged with felony embezzlement after an investigation revealed he had stolen more than $1200.00 in cash from inmates after...

OSDH reports 1,719 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday

The Oklahoma State Department of Health documented 1,719 new COVID-19 cases for Tuesday, August 31. Oklahoma's seen 551,958 COVID-19 cases since early 2020 as 22,549 cases are active. The new cases 7 day average is 2,796. The CDC provisional death count is 9,166. The weekly situation report and new updates for...
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Tonkawa City Manager Posts Bond Monday

Tonkawa City Manager Kirk Eugene Henderson, 61, made an appearance in the Kay County District Court on Monday for felony charges of conspiracy and fraud. Also facing the same charges is former Blackwell City Manager Thomas Lynn Outhier, 67 of Tonkawa. Blackwell Mayor T.J. Greenfield, 42, is facing three felony...

Fairfax Girl In Critical Condition After Sunday Evening Accident

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to a one vehicle accident that occurred at 7:49 p.m. Sunday evening on State Highway 18 south of County Road 1836 north of Fairfax in Osage County. A 14-year-old girl, who did not have her name released, was driving a 2020 Nissan Altima northbound on...

Over 7,800 new COVID-19 Cases Reported Between Saturday And Monday

The Oklahoma State Department of Health documented 7,827 new COVID-19 cases between Saturday and Monday. Separately, Saturday saw 3,845 new cases, 2,365 for Sunday and 1,617 for Monday. Oklahoma's seen 550,239 COVID-19 cases overall as 23,582 cases are active. The new cases 7 day average is 2,806. The CDC provisional...
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Ponca City Library To Host Book Discussions

Ponca City Library has announced that it will host the book discussion program “Let’s Talk About It, Oklahoma!” The event is made possible by a grant from Oklahoma Humanities with generous funding and support from the Inasmuch Foundation, Kirkpatrick Family Fund and Oklahoma City University. During these programs, a book...

No Fly-In Breakfast This Month Due To Rise In COVID-19 Cases

The organizers of the Ponca City Monthly Fly-In Breakfast announced Monday that September's breakfast will NOT be happening. The decision was made as COVID-19 numbers are going up with the Delta variant. It is said that kids and unvaccinated adults are getting hit hard and the organizers of the breakfast...

PCPS reports 33 new COVID-19 cases in weekly update

Ponca City Public Schools shared a COVID-19 weekly update on Sunday, and 33 new positive cases were reported between August 23-27. PCPS also noted 181 close contacts and 214 total affected. A total of 10 PCPS staff members are out due to COVID as of August 29. This includes two...