One new COVID-19 death for Kay County, 618 COVID-19 cases statewide

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 618 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Feb. 18. Oklahoma’s seen 416,476 COVID-19 cases overall as 17,396 cases are active. The number of active cases is 1,204 less than Wednesday.Twenty-three additional virus-related deaths were documented Thursday to put Oklahoma’s death toll to 4,112. This includes a Kay... Read More.

New COVID-19 deaths for Garfield, Kay and Payne counties Wednesday

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,078 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Oklahoma’s seen 415,858 COVID-19 cases overall as 18,600 cases are active. The number of active cases is 963 less than Tuesday.28 additional virus-related deaths were documented Wednesday to put Oklahoma’s death toll to 4,089. This includes two Garfield... Read More.
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Blackwell Rural Water Corporation gives rural water update

The following is from the Blackwell Rural Water Corp.*****RURAL WATER DISTRICT UPDATE***** Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 5:30 pmThe City of Blackwell is having a rash of leaks with these extreme temperatures and are requesting our help in conserving water through the weekend. We are in a catch 22 situation, running a trickle of water through... Read More.

Section of 7th Street closed due to water main break

The City of Ponca City announced Wednesday morning that they will be closing 7th street from highland to hazel due to a water main break. The city apologizes for the inconvenience! One route people can use for detour is nearby 5th street.
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Goods and Volunteers Still Needed at Rose Stone Inn

U R G E N TThe Rose Stone Inn, at 120 South 3rd Street in downtown Ponca City, has opened its doors as a shelter for the homeless and those in need of shelter during this winter storm.  With another bitterly cold night and heavy snow in the forecast tonight, volunteers and supplies are... Read More.

Ponca City Refinery Impacted by Cold Weather

The Ponca City Refinery experienced a number of cold-weather related issues that forced a partial shut-down of multiple units on February 15, 2021.  The refinery has fence line and community monitoring in place. The ongoing monitoring has shown no impact to the community.The refinery will be restarting multiple units over the next several days.... Read More.
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SPP issues Emergency Alert Level 3 Tuesday morning

SPP announced Tuesday morning that they are declaring an Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Level 3 effective immediately for their entire 14-state balancing authority area, including Oklahoma. System-wide generating capacity has dropped below the current load of approximately 42 gigawatts (GW) due to extremely low temperatures and inadequate supplies of natural gas.SPP will be working... Read More.

Ponca City Public School District Announces Distance Learning for February 16

All Ponca City Public School students will participate in Distance Learning on Tuesday, February 16, due to continued extreme weather and hazardous road conditions. Teachers will communicate with students through Google Classroom or site Facebook pages. If we experience controlled electric service interruptions, Distance Learning will resume as power becomes available. We may not have advanced... Read More.