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Ponca City School Board of Education Seeking Applicants for Ward Seat #4

Wednesday, January 13 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Public Schools’ Board of Education is seeking applicants for a recent vacancy on Board Ward Seat #4. Oklahoma law states that when a vacancy occurs, the board has 60 days to appoint someone to fill the position or call for a special election to fill the seat. After appointed,...

PCPS Follow-up to Governor’s New Quarantine Guidelines

Tuesday, January 12 by Lyman James

PCPS Families, The announcement from Governor Stitt’s press release regarding a possible change in quarantines was new information for all of us. Schools had no notice or no warning this announcement was coming. We have no written guidance from the Oklahoma State Department of Health, and we will make no changes to our...

Oklahoma sees over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases for Tuesday, death toll rises by 29

Tuesday, January 12 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 2,210 new positive COVID-19 cases for Tuesday, January 12. Oklahoma's seen 337,457 COVID-19 cases overall as 40,024 cases are active.A total of 29 virus-related deaths were documented on Tuesday to put Oklahoma's death toll to 2,804. This includes one each for Garfield and Osage counties where...

Ponca City High School Transitioning to Distance Learning

Tuesday, January 12 by Lyman James

Ponca City Senior High School will transition to Distance Learning on Wednesday, January 13 through Friday, January 22. Due to COVID-19, we do not have enough staff to effectively and safely supervise the campus to provide in-person instruction. Scheduled activities will continue as long as the activity group is not in quarantine. Staff, who are...

Stillwater Public Library awarded grant for stress-reduction programming to begin Feb. 2

Tuesday, January 12 by Lyman James

(STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA / January 11, 2021) – Stillwater Public Library has received $9,000 to provide programming addressing ways to reduce stress. With the grant awarded by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, librarians planned two programs taking place February through May. “Community Conversations,” a community discussion series focused...

Christmas Tree Recycling area open until January 20

Tuesday, January 12 by Lyman James

Now that the holidays are over, what do you do with that Christmas tree that you still have around? Well, how about bringing it to the Christmas Tree Recycling area. This unique recycling opportunity is located across the street from the drop-off Recycling Center located on west Prospect Avenue.The Christmas Tree Recycling area is now...

City of Ponca City’s Residential Ice Storm Tree Debris Only Collection continues in January

Tuesday, January 12 by Lyman James

The City of Ponca City has CLOSED the Residential Ice Storm Tree Debris Only drop-off collection sites.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 no fee for this service. Crews are using a Limb...

Kay County Assessor’s office not visiting cities until March due to COVID-19

Tuesday, January 12 by Lyman James

Due to COVID-19, the Kay County Assessor’s office will no longer be going to the cities in Kay County for annual assessing, normally held in February of each year. Below is a brief description of the exemptions the Assessor offers. The deadline for filing an application to...

Elementary In-District Transfer Request Window Now Open for Ponca City Public Schools

Tuesday, January 12 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Public School elementary in-district transfer request window for the 2021-2022 school year opened January 4, 2021 and will close on April 30, 2021. Parents or legal guardians of elementary students requesting an in-district transfer from the student’s home attendance site to another elementary site within the district must complete...

Over 3,800 new COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Monday

Monday, January 11 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 3,885 new positive COVID-19 cases for Monday, January 11. Oklahoma's seen 335,247 COVID-19 cases overall as 43,163 cases are active.A total of 14 virus-related deaths were documented on Monday to put Oklahoma's death toll to 2,775. This includes one each for Logan and Osage counties.Kay County...

NOC Lady Mavs open season Jan. 20

Monday, January 11 by Lyman James

The Northern Oklahoma College Lady Mavericks open the 2021 season Jan. 20 when the Mavs host Cowley County at 5:30 p.m. at Foster-Piper Fieldhouse. The Lady Mavs are under the tutelage of head coach Greg Krause entering his 39th season at NOC Tonkawa. The Lady Mavs suffered a number of...

PCPS releases COVID-19 update for January 10

Monday, January 11 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public Schools returned to in-person learning last week. PCPS said in a January 10 press release that while it was great seeing the students again, there were multiple isolations and close contact quarantines. In fact, many students didn't start back to school because they tested positive for COVID-19 or were a close...