Ponca Post

Over one week left to register to vote for Blackwell and Ponca City municipal elections

Monday, January 4 by Lyman James

Friday, January 15, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the February 9, 2021, Ponca City Municipal and Blackwell Municipal Elections in Kay County, Election Board Secretary Cheryl Howard said today.Howard said that persons who are United States citizens, residents of Oklahoma, and at... Read More.

2,699 COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths and 2,280 new recoveries for Oklahoma on Monday

Monday, January 4 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 2,699 new positive COVID-19 cases for Monday, Jan. 4. Oklahoma's seen 306,711 COVID-19 cases overall as 36,646 cases are active.Five virus-related deaths were documented on Monday to put Oklahoma's death toll to 2,552. Those five being a Cherokee County female, a Custer County ,ale, a Garfield... Read More.

Kay County Health Department releases COVID-19 vaccine information for Jan. 7

Monday, January 4 by Lyman James

From the Kay County Health Department Facebook Page*** Update: The COVID Vaccination POD for January 7th is full. Please continue to watch our page for updates. Thank you for your continued patience! ***A link to page is at the bottom of this post.Please note date: Thursday January 7th Location: Hospice of North Central Oklahoma - 445... Read More.

Over 17,000 new COVID-19 cases reported over four day New Year’s Weekend

Monday, January 4 by Lyman James

Over the four-day New Year's weekend, the Oklahoma State Department of Health reported a total of 17,042 new positive COVID-19 cases as Oklahoma has now seen 304,072 COVID-19 cases overall. There are currently 36,232 COVID-19 cases active for the state.Over the holiday weekend, 94 new virus-related deaths were documented, putting the statewide death toll... Read More.

Ponca City Public Schools Grieves Loss of Board Member

Monday, January 4 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Public School district is grieving the recent loss of PCPS Board of Education member Dr. David Kinkaid, who passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020. Dr. Kinkaid is an owner and operator of Kinkaid’s Veterinary Clinic and has been a board member in the district since 2006 representing Ward #4. He... Read More.

PCPS to return to in-person learning on Tuesday

Monday, January 4 by Lyman James

Residential Ice Storm Tree Debris Only Collection Continues

Thursday, December 31 by Lyman James

The City of Ponca City has CLOSED the Residential Ice Storm Tree Debris Only drop-off collection site located at Dan Moran Park.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.... Read More.

Winter Storm Warning For Grant And Garfield Counties Going Into 2021

Thursday, December 31 by Lyman James

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Grant and Garfield counties in northern Oklahoma from 6 p.m. New Year's Eve Thursday until noon on New Year's Day Friday.Other counties included in the warning at this time are Woods, Alfalfa, Ellis, Woodward, Major, Dewey, Custer, Blaine, Washita, Caddo and... Read More.

Over 3,000 new COVID-19 Cases Statewide For Wednesday, New Deaths reported for local counties

Wednesday, December 30 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 3,249 new positive COVID-19 cases for Wednesday, Dec. 30. Oklahoma's seen 287,030 COVID-19 cases overall as 32,363 cases are active.48 virus-related deaths were documented for Wednesday to put Oklahoma's death toll to 2,453. It's unknown as to how many of those deaths occurred in the past... Read More.

Luttrell Shows Marijuana Tax Revenue Boosts Rural Communities

Wednesday, December 30 by Lyman James

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Ken Luttrell, R-Ponca City, today commented on the tax receipts from sales of medical marijuana products in Kay and Osage counties for the first 10 months of 2020.From January to October, the latest figures available from the Oklahoma Tax Commission, the medical marijuana tax generated from State Question 788... Read More.

Missing Ponca Tribal Member Found Safe

Wednesday, December 30 by Lyman James

The Ponca City News is reporting that a Ponca Tribal member that went missing recently was found safe.Katie Lynn Brown was last seen in the 300 Block of N. Pine & Palm Street in Ponca City on December 8 and was believed to be in Ponca City or Tulsa.After going missing for 20 days,... Read More.

Winter Storm Watch for New Year’s Eve

Wednesday, December 30 by Lyman James

The National Weather Service in Norman has placed Kay County and surrounding counties to the west and south that goes from New Year's Eve afternoon into the early morning hours of New Year's Day.Other counties included in the Winter Storm Watch are Noble, Grant, Garfield, Kingfisher, Canadian, Caddo, Blaine, Major, Alfalfa, Woods, Harper, Woodward,... Read More.