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Ponca City Public School Bus Witness to Accident

Thursday, March 25

Ponca City Public School Bus #19 was a witness to an accident this morning at approximately 7:00 a.m. in the White Eagle area. Two cars were involved in a collision near the rear of the bus; however, the vehicles made no contact with the bus and no students were...

GoFundMe set up for Ponca City Firefighter involved in accident near Tulsa

Thursday, March 25

On Monday, March 22, Ponca City Firefighter Landon Carpenter, 28, was a part of a medical transport in the Tulsa area. Due to the rain causing roadways to be wet, the ambulance he was in hydroplaned, departed the roadway and rolled numerous times.

City Wide Garage Sale and Spring Clean Up coming up in April

Thursday, March 25

CITY WIDE GARAGE SALE, APRIL 10 The annual City Wide Garage Sale will be held on Saturday, April 10. For this one day ONLY the City will waive the regular requirements for a garage sale. The $5 permit won’t be required, and the garage sale will not be counted toward...

Cimarron Transit continuing to offer free in-town rides to vaccine appointments

Thursday, March 25

Beginning March 29, all Oklahomans will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. Registration for a vaccination appointment can be made using the OSDH link:

Picture Day Coming to Ponca City Senior High School

Thursday, March 25

Message from Po-Hi Yearbook Sponsor Paige Marsh: Believe it or not, Lifetouch will be here on Thursday, April 1, for Picture Day! For those of you who are new, Lifetouch takes the FREE pictures of our student body which are then used in the yearbook. Students/parents can...

PCPS congratulates March Employee Recognition Award Winners

Thursday, March 25

The Ponca City Public School District would like to congratulate their March, 2021 Employee Recognition Award Winners. Certified Employee of the Month is Jason Collins, Physical Education Teacher at Trout Elementary. The Support Employee of the Month is Kelly Firnekas, Custodian at Washington Prekindergarten Center. The March Friend of...

OSDH reporting 501 new COVID-19 cases since Tuesday

Wednesday, March 24

The Oklahoma State Department of Health released a COVID-19 update for Wednesday, March 24. Since Tuesday, OSDH has documented 501 COVID-19 cases since Tuesday as Oklahoma has seen 436,135 COVID-19 cases overall.Latest information shows that there are 10,906 active COVID-19 cases in the state. The provisional death count (CDC/NCHS)...

The City of Ponca City will observe GOOD FRIDAY on Friday April 2, 2021

Wednesday, March 24

The City of Ponca City will observe GOOD FRIDAY on Friday April 2, 2021: • Residential Refuse WILL NOT BE PICKED UP Friday April 2, and WILL RESUME Monday, April 5. Contact: Tim McNew, Solid Waste Superintendent, at 767-0411 • Ponca City Landfill will CLOSE Friday, April 2, OPEN Saturday, April...

All Oklahomans eligible for COVID-19 vaccine starting March 29

Wednesday, March 24

The Oklahoma State Department of Health announced Tuesday that all Oklahomans will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting March 29.OSDH encourages everyone to make an appointment for their vaccine as soon as possible through any of the available methods.You can register through the portal at

Flood Advisory continues for Salt Fork Arkansas River near Tonkawa

Wednesday, March 24

A Flood Advisory continues for the Salt Fork Arkansas River near Tonkawa until Wednesday afternoon.At 8:30 p.m. CST Tuesday evening, the river stage was at 14.1 feet. Action stage is 14 feet and flood stage is 17 feet.The Salt Fork Arkansas River is expected to fall back down to...

Pavement reconstruction for Oklahoma Avenue between Waverly and Lincoln streets starts March 29

Tuesday, March 23

Hembree and Hodgson Construction, LLC has entered a contract with the City of Ponca City to reconstruct the pavement on Oklahoma Avenue from Waverly Street to Lincoln Street.The project is scheduled to begin on Monday, March 29, 2021. The total construction time for...

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR SESSION HELD MARCH 22

Tuesday, March 23

The Ponca City Board of Commissioners met in regular session on March 22, 2021. Mayor Homer Nicholson called the meeting to order, which was followed by the pledge of allegiance.Consent Agenda Under the Consent Agenda, the City Commission approved the minutes of...