Over 1,400 new COVID-19 cases reported for Oklahoma on Wednesday

The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 1,474 new COVID-19 cases in their situation update for Wednesday, July 28. Oklahoma's seen 477,052 COVID-19 cases overall as 9,762 cases are active. The 7-day rolling average of new cases is 1,236. The provisional death count as of Wednesday is now at 8,713. Kay County has seen an overall...

Stakeholders meet to discuss Hazard Mitigation Plan update

Stakeholders of the Ponca City Hazard Mitigation Plan committee met Monday to discuss the City of Ponca City’s and Ponca City Public School systems Hazard Mitigation Plan update. Stakeholders discussed hazards with the greatest concern in our community as well as ways to provide tools, resources and data to a make our community more resilient...
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Board of Commissioners regular session held July 26

The Ponca City Board of Commissioners met in regular session on July 26, 2021. Mayor Homer Nicholson called the meeting to order, which was followed by the pledge of allegiance. Commissioner Taylor, Commissioner Bodick, and Commissioner Chapman were present; Commissioner Scott was absent. Consent AgendaUnder the Consent Agenda, the City Commission approved the minutes of...

Garfield Elementary Ready for School Year

The first day of school for Ponca City Public School students is Wednesday, Aug. 18. One of the elementary schools ready to welcome back students is Garfield Elementary, located at 600 south Eighth Street.Katy Thomason, principal at Garfield Elementary,...
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Janet Schwabe Assumes New Role at Pioneer Tech

Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) employee Janet Schwabe has a new position with the Business and Industry Services (BIS) team.  After nearly three years in a collaborative role with the Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance, Schwabe is becoming Pioneer Tech’s Innovation and Incubator Manager. As a full-time Pioneer Tech employee, she will focus on...

Heat Advisory for Osage and Pawnee counties

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a heat advisory for Osage and Pawnee counties from Noon today until 8 p.m. this evening.Other counties in Oklahoma included in the Heat Advisory are Pushmataha, Choctaw, Washington, Nowata, Craig, Ottawa, Tulsa, Rogers, Mayes, Delaware, Creek, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Wagoner, Cherokee, Adair, Muskogee, McIntosh, Sequoyah, Pittsburg, Haskell,...

Cat Tale Distribution Event Friday

The 2021 Cat Tale “Painting a New Picture” has arrived and will be released at a special drive-thru distribution event on Friday, July 30 from 8 to 11 a.m. at Po-Hi.Students are asked to enter the teachers’ parking lot...

Back-to-School Assemblies Planned For PCPS

The 2021-2022 school year is just around the corner for Ponca City Public Schools. Ponca City Superintendent Shelley Arrott said, “Building and promoting an unwavering positive culture is paramount to recovery and growth. We had made some headway on developing our culture but it was pushed to...