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Board of Education Approves New Mask Policy

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The Ponca City Board of Education made a change to the mask policy Monday night during the monthly board of education meeting. The new policy states that masks are required indoors at PCPS during normal school hours with opt-out exemptions offered if a school site reaches THREE PERCENT affected by COVID. Masks are still required... Read More.

NOC scholarship priority deadline Feb. 20

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Northern Oklahoma College is continuing to accept scholarship applications for Fall 2022. Applicants applying for the Presidential Leadership Scholarship, the NOC/OSU Gateway Ambassadors Scholarship or the State Regents Academic Scholarship must apply by Feb. 20. Priority deadline for all other scholarships is Feb. 20 with scholarships awarded to qualified applicants on a first come, first... Read More.

State Department of Education Offers Grants

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The Oklahoma State Department of Education offered a grant opportunity for Oklahoma teachers. Elise Foss, second grade teacher at Liberty Elementary, applied for digital writing tablets for her classroom on Donors Choose. The grant was then chosen to be fully funded by the by the Oklahoma State Department of Education for the classroom. “I wanted to... Read More.
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Red Flag Warning for northern Oklahoma on Tuesday

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The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from noon today to 7 p.m. this evening for Garfield Grant, Kay and Noble counties, and until 6 p.m. for Osage and Pawnee counties in north central Oklahoma.   South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40... Read More.

Burn Ban now in place for Kay County

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On Monday, Kay County Commissioner’s placed Kay County under a 2 week Burn Ban. The deadline for the 2 week Burn Ban is Feb. 28 unless rescinded by commissioners. Any outdoor burning is prohibited during this time. Commissioner’s will reevaluate on February 28. A burn ban is also in effect for Noble and Payne counties. You can... Read More.

N95/KN95 masks available locally

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The OSDH has provided N95/KN95 masks for Oklahomans. You can find these masks at the following locations in Kay County: Family Discount Pharmacy, Toni's West Side Health Mart, and Bintz Pharmacy. In Blackwell, you can find them at Hutton Pharmacy. They can be found in Newkirk at Newkirk Family Clinic, as well as Apple... Read More.
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NOC scholarship priority deadline Feb. 20

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Applicants applying for the Presidential Leadership Scholarship, the NOC/OSU Gateway Ambassadors Scholarship or the State Regents Academic Scholarship must apply by Feb. 20. Priority deadline for all other scholarships is Feb. 20 with scholarships awarded to qualified applicants on a first come, first serve basis until Aug. 25. To apply, simply apply for admission... Read More.

Second suspect involved in Tonkawa murder case is arrested

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A second suspect was recently arrested on Thursday in regards to the Charles Warrior murder case. William Gonzales, 37, of Tonkawa was arrested on complaints of accessory to murder after the fact and conspiracy to commit a felony. Warrior was reported missing back on January 29 and his body was later discovered in the Chikaskia River. Dustin... Read More.

OSDH releases COVID-19 update

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The Oklahoma State Department of Health released new information regarding COVID-19 cases for this week. Kay County's seen 309 new COVID-19 cases. Kay County's seen 11,768 COVID-19 cases since March 2020. As of February 9, 53% of Kay County's age 5+ population, as well as 85.2% of the age 65+ population, have received at least... Read More.
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OSDH seeking businesses and organizations to participate in training program

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The Oklahoma State Department of Health is seeking public and private businesses and organizations to participate in a no-cost employer-training program to help build and maintain effective workplace wellness programs. Work@Health is a free training program for employers to improve worksite wellness with strategies to reduce chronic disease and injury risk to employees. The Work@Health... Read More.

Open invitation to participate in public transportation plans

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Virtual public transportation forums are scheduled to be held February 15 at 1:00 p.m. and February 17 at 11:00 a.m. through virtual/video meetings. All residents, officials and organization representatives are invited. United Community Action Program, Inc./Cimarron Public Transit is requesting feedback related to its public transportation and Title VI Nondiscrimination and Limited English Proficiency... Read More.

Signing Day for Several Ponca City Wildcat

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Excitement was in the air Thursday afternoon when six Ponca City Wildcat football players signed letters to play football with three different colleges. Three players, Lane Scholey, Elijah Phillips and Nate Collins, will play football for Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kan. Devin Zimmerschied will play at Southwestern College, Thomas Sober will play at Ottawa University... Read More.
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