State of Emergency declared for City of Stillwater

THE FOLLOWING IS A MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE CITY OF STILLWATER/STILLWATER NEWS (STILLWATER, OK) – Mayor Will Joyce has declared a State of Emergency for the City of Stillwater beginning Friday, Sept. 3, based on the medical health of the community. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is providing assistance with deployment of the Medical... Read More.
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Blackwell Board of Education presents 2021 Bond Proposal

Blackwell Public Schools announced the Blackwell 2021 Bond Proposal set to vote on November 9th, 2021. Blackwell Board of Education is presenting this bond issue to replace the Elementary School Bond; which expires in June of 2022. It will be in the amount of $23,550,000.00 for 15 years. School Bonds are based on property taxes that... Read More.

KCHD announces dates for Mobile Health Clinic

The Kay County Health Department announced Wednesday that the District 3 Public Health On The Go Mobile Health Clinic is going to make a couple stops locally. The Mobile Health Clinic will be in Blackwell on Oct. 6, Nov. 3rd and Dec. 1st at the Kay County Health Department at 1706 S. Main Street. The... Read More.

OSDH shares weekly epidemiology report on Wednesday

The Oklahoma State Department of Health released their weekly epidemiology report. Data shows that throughout the week of August 22-28, 19,645 new COVID-19 cases, 16,308 recoveries and 189 deaths were documented. Since early 2020, 31,855 individuals in the state have been hospitalized due to COVID. CDC COVID Data Tracker lists that 62,117 individuals have been... Read More.
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Over 2,500 COVID-19 cases reported by OSDH Wednesday

The Oklahoma State Department of Health documented 2,538 new COVID-19 cases for Wednesday, September 1. Oklahoma's seen 554,496 COVID-19 cases since early 2020 as 22,432 cases are active. The new cases 7 day average is 2,796. The CDC provisional death count is 9,199. As of Wednesday, Kay County has seen 6,098 COVID-19 cases, 136 deaths and... Read More.

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 7. Contact: Tim McNew, Solid Waste... Read More.

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, Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc, Coal, Jefferson,... Read More.
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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 guidance from the Oklahoma State... Read More.

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 would not have been in... Read More.