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Kay County Polling Places For Precincts
NEWKIRK
001 Newkirk Library, 116 North Maple St. NewkirkTONKAWA
101 Family Center, Methodist Church 105 N. 4th, Tonkawa
103 Church of Christ Church, 300 N. Public, TonkawaBLACKWELL
202 First Christian Church 306 E. Coolidge. Blackwell
205 First Baptist Church 1st & Bridge Ave. Blackwell
206 Methodist Church 6th & Coolidge Ave. BlackwellRURAL
400 Masonic Lodge 88...
Over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Monday
The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,084 new positive COVID-19 cases for Monday, Nov. 3. Oklahoma's seen an overall total of 125,195 COVID-19 cases as 15,948 cases are active.Nine additional virus-related deaths were reported on Monday to put Oklahoma's death toll to 1,354. One of the new...
Ponca City Public Schools Names Interim Head Wrestling Coach
Ponca City Public Schools named 2004 Po-Hi graduate Justin Roland as Interim Head Wrestling Coach. Coach Roland is now the third Po-Hi graduate to lead the wrestling program in over 90 years of Ponca City Wrestling. Coach Roland has been a coach in the district for the...
Newkirk Schools go virtual this week due to COVID-19
Newkirk Public Schools will operate under their home bound virtual education of their Return to Learn Plan this week. NPS currently has 8 employees and students that have tested positive for Covid-19 and approximately 65 contact traced individuals.
Oklahoma sees 1,349 new COVID-19 cases Sunday
The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,349 new COVID-19 cases for Sunday.While Oklahoma's seen a total of 124,111 COVID-19 cases, there are 15,684 active cases in the state.For active cases in local counties, there are 318 for Garfield, 214 for Payne, 116 for Kay, 98 for Osage,...
Ice Storm Recovery Continues For Ponca City
Ponca City Energy’s continues restoring electric service to all customers as soon as possible. The City of Ponca City’s priority is to first restore electric service to homes and businesses, and then restore service to Ponca City Energy security lights and Ponca City Free Wi-Fi.
City of Ponca City continues ice storm recovery efforts
Electric Power Restoration
To help restore electric service to all customers as soon as possible, Ponca City Energy has brought in additional crews from Pryor, Oklahoma; Siloam Springs, Arkansas; Monet, Missouri, and Mid Con from Ponca City.If the electric meter box on...
20 deaths and 1,041 new COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Thursday
The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,041 new positive COVID-19 cases for Thursday, Oct. 29. Oklahoma's seen an overall total of 120,193 COVID-19 cases as 14,968 cases are active.20 additional virus-related deaths were reported for Oklahoma on Thursday, putting the statewide death toll to 1,306.Kay County saw...
Broadway Avenue repaving project to begin Monday, Nov. 2
Evans and Associates Construction Company, Inc. has entered a contract with the City of Ponca City to reconstruct the pavement on Broadway Avenue, from Lake Street to Pine Street.
Phase one of the project is scheduled to begin on Monday, November 2, 2020. During phase one;...
Persons violating election laws can expect to be reported
Persons violating election laws during the Tuesday, November 3, General Election can expect to be reported, election officials promised today.Cheryl Howard, Secretary of the Kay County Election Board, said that apparent violations will be reported to the appropriate law enforcement agencies.Howard pointed out that electioneering is prohibited within 300...
Physically incapacitated won’t have to miss November 3 General Election
Registered voters in Kay County who become physically incapacitated after 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, won’t have to miss the November 3, General Election, County Election Board Secretary Cheryl Howard said today.Howard said state law permits registered voters who will be unable to go to the polls because...
