Governor Stitt Allocated $10 Million to Supply Oklahoma Schools with PPE

Governor Stitt allocated $10 million dollars to supply Oklahoma schools with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The PPE was shipped and sorted at various sites in the State. They were then sorted and distributed by County Emergency Management. Paula Cain is the Emergency Manager for Ponca City. The PPE included masks for children (6,734) and...

Community National Bank Donates Disinfectant Cleaner to PCPS District

Community National Bank donated four Gallons of Maximum One-Step Disinfectant Cleaner to be used to disinfect classrooms between classes at all sites. PCPS Superintendent Shelley Arrott said, “This is yet another example of our local community stepping up to support our District. We are so much stronger when we unite together to fight...

OSDH reporting 713 new COVID-19 cases on Monday

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 713 new positive COVID-19 cases on Monday, putting the statewide total to 58,733 cases since the start of the pandemic, and 8,749 cases are active.As for new cases,  there are none to report for Kay County, For local counties, Payne County continues to see an increase...
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Two Stillwater Residents Involved In Accident Near Ripley

A personal injury collision occurred at approximately 11:26 p.m. Sunday evening on County Road 68th just east of Mehan Rd, 2 miles west and 1.5 north of Ripley in Payne County.Dylan Alexander, 22, of Stillwater was driving a 2020 Dodge Challenger eastbound on 68th at an extreme high rate of speed. The vehicle went...

Over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases reported across Oklahoma over the weekend

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,760 new positive COVID-19 cases since Friday. As of Sunday, there have been up to 58,020 confirmed cases, and 8,288 cases are active.There have been 13 virus-related deaths reported over the weekend. No further data is known about the two deaths for Sunday. Oklahoma's death toll...

Tonkawa Police Arrest Armed Felon After Standoff

At 11:42 p.m. on Friday night, Tonkawa Police Officers attempted to serve felony warrants on Clark Edward Martin, 32, of Tonkawa after police received information that he was within a residence within the 1000 block of N. 5th Street.According to the Facebook post by TPD, surrounded the residence and knocked on the front door....
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Kay and Osage Counties both see five new COVID-19 cases on Friday

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting an additional 710 positive COVID-19 cases for Friday, Aug. 28. Oklahoma has seen 56,260 COVID-19 cases, and 7,712 cases are active.Kay County saw an increase with five new cases, putting the totals to 300 cases, 12 deaths and 254 recoveries. As for active cases in the...

Pioneer Tech Receives New Equipment

Pictured left to right front row Ashton Armstrong, from Barnsdall; Kendel Hanebrink and Jacob Smith, from Blackwell; Ross Catlin from Ponca City. Back row left to right Donna Hingtgen, Ponca City Fire and Life Safety Council; Erin Liberton, Phillips 66; Bart Snyder, Phillips 66; Traci Thorpe, Superintendent/CEO; Gary Vap, Instructor; Kahle Goff, Executive Director...

Kay Electric Sending Crew Members To Assist With Hurricane Laura Damage

Pictured from L-R are Linemen Jim Rigdon, Payden Day, Jacob Barr, Cody Johnson and Clinton White. Kay Electric Cooperative made the announcement early Friday that "Cooperation Among Cooperatives" is once again in full swing.KEC is sending five crew members to assist Panola-Harrison Electric Cooperative in Marshall, Texas as they sustained damage from the recent...
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Tulsa man in normal condition after accident near Fairfax

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to a personal injury collision that occurred at approximately 7:37 p.m. Thursday night on State Highway 18 & County Road Littlechief Ranch Road, approximately 1.8 miles north and 0.5 miles east of Fairfax in Osage County. Ricky Fowler, 48, of Tulsa was driving a 2000 Yamaha motorcycle northbound on...

Two Ponca City Public Schools Individuals Test Positive For COVID-19

The following letter is from Ponca City Public Schools Superintendent Shelley Arrott in regards to two individuals from PCPS have tested positive for COVID-19. Dear PCPS Parents, Staff, and Community Members:Late today we were notified by the Kay County Health Department that two individuals in our schools tested positive for COVID-19. It is our top...

Ponca City Chamber of Commerce Delivers Donated School Supplies to PCPS District

The Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce hosted an annual school supply drive. Typically, the Chamber sponsors the “Stuff the Bus” School Supply Campaign. However, with conditions surrounding the global pandemic, the decision was made to not park the bus at Wal-Mart this year. Instead, the PC Chamber requested the five most needed items for both elementary...