Local Businesses Providing First Hour For Senior Citizens

Businesses around the country are allowing the first hour of a morning to older customers only. This includes the listed businesses below. NEWKIRK:Apple Market will provide their first hour Friday and Saturdays from 8 a.m.-9 a.m.Dollar General offering first hour every day BLACKWELL:United Supermarket and Dollar General offering first hour daily. TONKAWA:Venture...

Walnut Valley Festival Preparations Continue

Winfield, Kansas ˗ Organizers of the Walnut Valley Festival are proceeding with plans to host the 49th annual gathering of acoustic music lovers from around the world in September. Staff at Walnut Valley Association (WVA), which manages the festival known to many simply as Winfield, are closely following the situation...
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Former Ponca City Nursing And Rehabilitation Residents Tests Positive For COVID-19

A former Ponca City Nursing and Rehabilitation resident tested positive for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on Tuesday, March 17.Over the weekend, the said resident was discharged from the nursing home and sent to a local hospital after experiencing symptoms. The resident is not expected to return to the nursing facility and...

CITY OF PONCA CITY COVID-19 RESPONSE UPDATE MARCH 18, 2020

Due to the President’s Coronavirus Guidelines for America, the City of Ponca City is also taking these steps to slow the spread of COVID-19:The City-Wide Garage Sale scheduled for Saturday, March 28 is cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date.  The Great Day of...
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SouthWind Casino Temporary Closing, Others Closely Monitoring

As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to rise, SouthWind made the announcement on Tuesday that they will have a temporary closure on their locations at Newkirk, Braman and the Kanza. The Kanza Travel Plaza at Braman will remain open.This is in response to follow the recommendations of...

PCPS March 17 Update

PCPS Families, Staff, and Community,The Ponca City Public Schools leadership team is working diligently with top leaders in our state to stay abreast of the most recent developments. The guidelines regarding the COVID-19 pandemic change rapidly, and it is important for our community to remain calm and continue to...

NOC extends spring break due to COVID-19

Northern Oklahoma College President Dr. Cheryl Evans announced today the closing of all NOC locations until March 30, extending spring break for one extra week due to COVID-19.   There are no known confirmed cases of COVID-19 at any NOC location at this time, although there have been...
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CITY OF PONCA CITY COVID-19 RESPONSE UPDATE MARCH 17, 2020

Due to the President’s Coronavirus Guidelines for America, the City of Ponca City is also taking these steps to slow the spread of COVID-19:The City-Wide Garage Sale scheduled for Saturday, March 28 is cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date.

2nd Confirmed Case of COVID-19 Reported In Kay County

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is now reporting 17 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 in the state and that includes a second case in Kay County.  In addition to the two Kay County cases, there are six in Oklahoma County, three in Tulsa, two in Canadian, and one...

Aviation Booster Club Dinner Meeting Cancelled

The Ponca City Aviation Boosters Club monthly dinner meeting scheduled for this evening (Tuesday March 17, 2020 has been cancelled.The Ponca City Aviation Foundation's monthly fly-in breakfast scheduled for April 4, 2020 has been cancelled.