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Ponca City East Middle School Announces Plans Regarding Students Participating in Sports
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...
1,497 COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths and 4,120 new recoveries for Tuesday
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...
Kay County Sheriff’s Office presented with “Comfort Bags”
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...
Over one week left to register to vote for Blackwell and Ponca City municipal elections
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...
2,699 COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths and 2,280 new recoveries for Oklahoma on Monday
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...
Kay County Health Department releases COVID-19 vaccine information for Jan. 7
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
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,...
Ponca City Public Schools Grieves Loss of Board Member
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...
Residential Ice Storm Tree Debris Only Collection Continues
The City of Ponca City has CLOSED the Residential Ice Storm Tree Debris Only drop-off collection site located at Dan Moran Park.The City of Ponca City’s Residential Ice Storm Tree Debris Only Collection is on-going and may take two to three months to complete, if not longer. There is...
Winter Storm Warning For Grant And Garfield Counties Going Into 2021
The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Grant and Garfield counties in northern Oklahoma from 6 p.m. New Year's Eve Thursday until noon on New Year's Day Friday.Other counties included in the warning at this time are Woods, Alfalfa, Ellis, Woodward, Major, Dewey,...
