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Grant and Payne counties each reporting one new virus-related death on Tuesday, 1,025 new COVID-19 cases statewide

Tuesday, September 29 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,025 new positive COVID-19 cases for Tuesday, Sept. 29. Oklahoma's seen an overall total of 86,219 COVID-19 cases as 13,244 cases are active.Among the 11 new COVID-19 deaths reported for Tuesday to put Oklahoma's death toll at 1,018, two of those were local. Grant County saw... Read More.

NOC’s Chair-ity Event set for Thursday

Tuesday, September 29 by Lyman James

Pictured: The NOC Chair-ity Chair. Photo taken by Lori Hill. Browsing, buying, bidding for Chair-ity begins at 6 p.m. before the free Full Moon Concert featuring Holly and the Guys on Thurs, Oct. 1 at the Heart in the Park, Centennial Park, East Grand, downtown Tonkawa. The North Central Oklahoma Arts Council will be closing the... Read More.

NOC Madrigal Singers to perform outdoor concert Oct. 11

Tuesday, September 29 by Lyman James

The Northern Oklahoma College Madrigal Singers will be performing a short outdoor concert Sunday, Oct. 11 at 4 p.m. on the steps of the Crowder Science Building on the Tonkawa campus. According to director Shannon Varner, The NOC Madrigals travel each year to The Kansas City Renaissance festival in Bonner Springs but due to... Read More.

Newkirk student tests positive for COVID-19 over the weekend

Tuesday, September 29 by Lyman James

Newkirk Public Schools shared on their Facebook page that a student tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend.There are approximately 30 students and staff members contact traced and in quarantine as of today. All students and staff members that were affected have been contacted.NPS reminds parents to complete the attendance questionnaire daily for each... Read More.

Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority Survey Begins Oct. 1

Monday, September 28 by Lyman James

OMPA (Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority) has selected GreatBlue Research to conduct their biannual Customer Satisfaction Survey beginning Thursday, October 1. The survey call will show up on caller ID as GreatBlue Research with a phone number of 860-430-5379. Calls will be made between 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, over the next... Read More.

OSDH reporting 861 new COVID-19 cases for Monday, Sept. 28

Monday, September 28 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 861 new positive COVID-19 cases for Monday, Sept. 28. Oklahoma's seen an overall total of 85,194 COVID-19 cases as 13,379 cases are active.One additional virus-related death was documented for Monday to put Oklahoma's death toll to 1,007. The individual was a Muskogee County woman in the... Read More.

Garfield Elementary School to Pivot to Distance Learning on September 29 and Return October 12

Sunday, September 27 by Lyman James

Due to the shortage of staff from isolations and close contact quarantines, Garfield Elementary students and staff will pivot to Distance Learning on Tuesday, September 29 and will return to Garfield on Monday, October 12, 2020 for in-person instruction. There is one elementary classroom at Garfield in which students are considered close contacts to a... Read More.

PCPS reporting 13 COVID-19 cases for this week

Sunday, September 27 by Lyman James

The following is a letter from Ponca City Public Schools Superintendent Shelley Arrott that was released on Sunday, Sept. 27. Dear PCPS Parents, Staff, and Community Members:Below you will find the weekly update informing our public of the COVID-19 positive cases and quarantined, close contact totals for PCPS occurring the week of September 21. However,... Read More.

OSDH reporting 1,813 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend

Sunday, September 27 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,813 new positive COVID-19 cases over the weekend. Oklahoma's seen an overall total of 84,333 COVIID-19 cases as the latest information from Saturday shows 12,752 cases are active.13 additional virus-related deaths were reported over the weekend for Oklahoma as the death toll is at 1,006.Kay County... Read More.

NOC Board of Regents hears COVID-19 report

Friday, September 25 by Lyman James

The Northern Oklahoma College Board of Regents met Monday in Enid discussing Covid-19 on the NOC campuses. Vice President for Student Affairs Jason Johnson reported to the regents the Covid-19 case report for NOC’s campuses is posted online each Friday. Johnson shared a copy of the most recent report on Sept. 18 that showed 0.6%... Read More.

Kay and local counties continue to see increase in COVID-19 cases

Friday, September 25 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,276 new positive COVID-19 cases for Friday, Sept. 25. Oklahoma's seen an overall total of 82,520 COVID-19 cases as 12,616 cases are active.Twelve additional virus-related deaths were reported Friday to put the state's death toll to 993. One of those was a Garfield County male in... Read More.

Community Health Foundation Donates Masks For PreK-7th Grade Students

Friday, September 25 by Lyman James

Kelli Northcutt, Executive Director of Community Health Foundation, presented masks for all Ponca City Public School students in Prekindergarten through 7th grade. They wanted to match the Alliance Health masks donated to 8th through 12th grade students."I received a phone call from Kelli Northcutt explaining the Community Health Foundation would like to donate the same masks... Read More.