City of Ponca City offices will be closed for Thanksgiving

City of Ponca City offices will be closed Thursday, November 26, and Friday, November 27 for the Thanksgiving Holiday: • Residential Refuse WILL NOT BE PICKED UP Thursday, November 26, or Friday, November 27, and will RESUME Monday, November 30. Contact Tim McNew, Solid Waste Supervisor, 767-0411. • The Landfill will be CLOSED Thursday, November 26, and...

OSDH reporting over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases statewide on Wednesday

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 2,177 new positive COVID-19 cases for Wednesday, Nov. 11. Oklahoma's seen 142,334 COVID-19 cases overall as 21,720 cases are active.19 additional virus-related deaths were reported on Wednesday to put Oklahoma's death toll to 1,470.Kay County has 21 new COVID-19 cases, putting the county's stats to 1,153...

Veteran’s Landing Featured at PTC Presentation

Randall Coons with the Veteran’s Landing in Ponca City was the featured speaker for the 1 Million Cups monthly presentation at Pioneer Technology Center.Founded in 2016 Veteran’s Landing is designed to give Veterans a place to come together, share stories, sit quietly, and find resources when they need them. Located at 111 N. 4th street,...
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Grab and Go meals being served for PCPS students

Grab and Go Meals will be available for all Ponca City High School students through the Distance Learning transition timeframe due the surge in COVID-19 cases. Students may pick-up lunch and the following day’s breakfast from 11:00 A.M. -12:00 P.M. beginning Wednesday, November 11 through Tuesday, November 24. Meals may be picked...

1,702 new COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Tuesday

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,702 new positive COVID-19 cases for Tuesday, Nov. 10. Oklahoma's seen 140,157 COVID-19 cases overall as 20,632 cases are active.Seven additional virus-related deaths were reported for Tuesday, bringing Oklahoma's death toll to 1,451. One of the deaths reported was for a Logan County male in the...

NOC Fall Musical postponed

The Northern Oklahoma College Division of Fine Arts presentation of the smash hit comedy musical, “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” has been postponed.   The new tentative date is Jan. 21-24.   The musical comedy was originally set for Nov. 12-15.  Northern Oklahoma College, the state’s first...
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Po-Hi going to distance learning beginning Wednesday

The following letter is from Ponca City Public Schools Superintendent Shelley Arrott.Dear PCPS Parents, Staff, and Community Members: Regrettably, Ponca City High School has experienced a recent surge of COVID-19 positive cases. Over the past 36 hours, we have been notified of seven new cases which have resulted in, not only...

Local football teams get ready for playoffs

As area high school teams wrapped up the regular season on Friday, selected teams will kick off the playoffs this Friday.For class 2A, Blackwell will host Prague and Perry will host Meeker.In Class A, Pawhuska awaits the winner of Hominy and Afton, Woodland hosts Fairland, Morrison at home vs. Wyandotte and on 1047 The...
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PCPS experienced their highest number of in-school COVID-19 cases last week

The COVID Alert System Risk Level increased this week from 22.3-Orange Level 1 Moderate Risk to 27.9-Orange Level 2 Moderate Risk +.Last week, PCPS experienced the highest number of in-school positive cases since school started, after experiencing two record low weeks. There were 15 in-school positive cases that resulted in 7 contact tracing investigations,...

1,878 new COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Friday

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,878 new positive COVID-19 cases for Friday, Nov. 6. Oklahoma's seen 131,751 COVID-19 cases overall as 17,095 cases are active.An additional 16 virus-related deaths were reported for Friday to put Oklahoma's death toll to 1,429. One of those deaths being a Kay County resident.Kay County is...