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Ponca City Broadband now serves all homes and businesses inside the City limits west of N. 14th Street

Wednesday, October 13

Ponca City Broadband can now serve all homes and businesses inside the City limits, on the West side of N 14th St. We are finished with construction in Phases 2 and 3 and still waiting on final engineering in Phases 4 and 5....coming soon we hope!Customers residing INSIDE the... Read More.

Ponca City Internet Crimes Against Children Agents arrest man charged with Child Pornography crimes

Wednesday, October 13

On July 9, 2021, Ponca City Internet Crimes Against Children Agents arrested Robert Casey Goldman, 32, at his residence in Ponca City on charges of Aggravated Possession of Child Pornography and Distribution of Child Pornography.PCPD officers obtained and served a search warrant for Mr. Goldman’s home. During the execution... Read More.

OSDH reports 595 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday

Wednesday, October 13

The Oklahoma State Department of Health documented 595 new COVID-19 cases for Tuesday. According to the situation report, Oklahoma’s seen 628,294 COVID-19 cases since early 2020. A total of 9,531 cases are active. The new cases 7 day average is 1,222. The CDC provisional death count is 10,723. According to... Read More.

Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office seeking help on a missing person case

Wednesday, October 13

Pawnee County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help on a missing person case.On Sunday, September 26th at about 2:15 P.M., Martin Michael Young AKA MIKE, left the Oncue convenience store in Cleveland and went across the street to the car wash. Mr. Young left there at about 2:30... Read More.

Ponca City Residents Pass Bond Issue

Wednesday, October 13

Ponca City voters overwhelmingly passed a $49.7 million bond project on Tuesday with an almost 81 percent pass rate. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, unofficial results from the Oklahoma Election Board shows the project passed by a vote of 1,494 (80.98 percent) to 351 (19.02 percent). Superintendent Shelley Arrott... Read More.

Ponca City residents voting on $49.7 million bond project today for PCPS

Tuesday, October 12

Ponca City residents will vote on a proposed $49.7 million bond project today for Ponca City Public Schools. This seven-year bond package also includes an additional $10 million of CARES funds that will allow improvements to the district that aid in the mitigation and spread of COVID-19.What does a... Read More.

Oklahoma Unwanted Pesticide Disposal Program – October 12 in Blackwell

Tuesday, October 12

The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry is funding a program to help collect and properly dispose of unwanted pesticides that homeowners, farmers, ranchers, commercial applicators, or dealers may have. If you have any stored pesticides (herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides, etc.) that are out of date, no longer licensed... Read More.

Ponca City Fire Department starting fire hydrant maintenance Monday

Tuesday, October 12

The Ponca City Fire Department will begin flow-testing and maintenance of fire hydrants in the northern areas of Ponca City starting Monday, October 18. This hydrant testing project will last for approximately four weeks with all hydrants north of Highland Avenue and Lake Road being tested. Maintenance will occur... Read More.

OSDH reports 445 new COVID-19 cases for Friday

Monday, October 11

The Oklahoma State Department of Health documented 445 new COVID-19 cases for Friday. According to the situation report, Oklahoma’s seen 622,780 COVID-19 cases since early 2020. A total of 9,418 cases are active. The new cases 7 day average is 1,080. The CDC provisional death count is 10,616. According to... Read More.

Residents in PCPS district voting on proposed $49.7 million bond project Tuesday

Monday, October 11

Residents that reside in the Ponca City Public School district will vote on a proposed $49.7 million bond project on Tuesday, Oct. 12. This seven-year bond package also includes an additional $10 million of CARES funds that will allow improvements to the district that aid in the mitigation and... Read More.