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Flood Warning for the Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa

Friday, July 31

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Flood Warning for the Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa until Friday evening. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, the river was at 17.1 feet. Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is in the forecast. The flood stage of the Salt Fork... Read More.

Ponca City Public School District Adopts Safety Protocols for Health, Instruction and Activities

Thursday, July 30

The Ponca City Public School Board of Education has adopted School Safety Protocols for Instruction, Health Protocols including Face Coverings, and Activities. Protocols are correlated with the Oklahoma COVID-19 Alert System, which provides new data regarding the county risk level of a 7-day rolling average of new cases of... Read More.

Kay County surpasses the 200 COVID-19 cases mark, OSDH reporting 1,117 new cases for Thursday

Thursday, July 30

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,117 new positive COVID-19 cases for Thursday, July 30. Oklahoma has now seen up 35,740 cases overall since the start of the pandemic, and 7,329 cases are active. Kay County has six new COVID-19 cases, pushing the county's total of cases beyond... Read More.

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Ponca City Public Schools Announces Make-up Enrollment Dates

Thursday, July 30

Ponca City Public Schools will hold make-up enrollment on Thursday, August 6, from 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., and August 10 and 11, from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at the Registration Center located at 111 W. Grand Avenue. New students to the district must register in person. A list of required documents can... Read More.

Flood Advisory for Kay County Thursday morning

Thursday, July 30

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Flood Advisory for Central Kay County until 9:45 a.m. Thursday morning. At 6:47 a.m., NWS radar indicated an area of moderate rain from showers and thunderstorms. This rainfall combined with areas of heavy rain that has recently fallen will cause flooding... Read More.

Missing Grant County woman found safe Wednesday

Thursday, July 30

A Grant County woman who went missing Tuesday evening was located Wednesday afternoon. Anna McDowell, 63, was last seen at 8:20 p.m. Tuesday at 1376 Maple in Wakita before she went missing. McDowell was found alive at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday. Therefor, the Silver Alert was cancelled.

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2020 Osage County Free Fair cancelled

Thursday, July 30

The Ponca City News is reporting that members of the Osage County Fair Board and the Osage County Commissioners have made the decision to cancel the 2020 Osage County Free Fair. The fair was canceled due to the ongoing threat of COVID-19, and the decision was approved by the commissioners.... Read More.

7Clans Red Rock Deli Mart employee tests positive for COVID-19

Thursday, July 30

The Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians released a statement late Wednesday afternoon saying that an employee of the 7Clans Red Rock Deli Mart has tested positive for COVID-19. The management team at the deli mart says that their staff wears masks and gloves to protect their patrons. However, a decision was... Read More.

Ponca Board of Education Approves Safety Protocols for 2020-2021 School Year

Thursday, July 30

The Ponca City Public School Board of Education approved safety protocols involving Instruction, Health Protocols including Face Coverings, and Activities based on the Oklahoma Covid-19 Alert System. All students, staff, and visitors will be required to wear face coverings in buildings and on buses. However, at the current Yellow Level, frequent... Read More.

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PCPS Face Coverings Team Store Still Open To Place Your Order by August 3

Thursday, July 30

The Ponca City Public Schools Face Coverings Team Store is now open through August 3, 2020! Available for purchase are youth and adult size masks and adult size activity masks, or neck gaiters. A sizing guide is available for viewing at the Team Store (link below), but elementary children... Read More.

Ponca City’s 2020 Census response rate at 63%

Wednesday, July 29

You can still respond online to the 2020 Census even if you did not receive a letter or paper questionnaire. Go to my2020census.gov and select the link that says, "If you do not have a Census ID, click here." It is located below the Census ID login field. At... Read More.

Charlie Adams Day postponed until 2021

Wednesday, July 29

After careful consideration and discussion with our event partners, the Newkirk Main Street organization has decided to postpone Charlie Adams Day until 2021. While they are as dedicated as ever to supporting Newkirk and its historic downtown district, the organization said on Facebook that the health and well-being of... Read More.