Ponca Post

Absentee voters for upcoming school elections have until Feb. 8 to apply

Wednesday, January 19 by Lyman James

Voters in Kay County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the Feb. 8 Tonkawa School Board, Frontier School Bond, or the Deer Creek-Lamont School Bond elections need to apply by Feb. 8.Absentee ballots are available to any registered voter, provided they are eligible to vote in the election requested. No excuse is... Read More.

Blackwell’s City Hall closed until January 24th

Tuesday, January 18 by Lyman James

The City of Blackwell announced Monday that the City Hall will be closed until January 24th.For any assistance you can call the Utility Office at 363-7200 or Administrative Office at 363-7250.The payment options we have available are the Utility drop box, the Utility phone pay 866-330-9322 or you can log on and pay at... Read More.

PCPS Superintendent Shelley Arrott shares COVID-19 update

Tuesday, January 18 by Lyman James

PCPS Families,After a tumultuous week last week with Omicron, we have many students and staff members returning to school tomorrow, January 18, 2022. Unfortunately, we are beginning to receive a great deal of information of additional students and staff who have tested positive over the weekend, or who are symptomatic. We continue to analyze... Read More.

PCPS retuning to class Tuesday

Tuesday, January 18 by Lyman James

Students attending Ponca City Public Schools will return to in-person learning today. This includes ALL school sites, even those closed last week for distance learning.Based upon numbers, the district will have 88 fewer staff members out on Tuesday compared to Friday’s number of 142.

Kay County Sheriff’s Office announce the 4th Annual Kay County Sheriff Citizen Academy

Tuesday, January 18 by Lyman James

The Kay County Sheriff's Office has announced the 4th Annual Kay County Sheriff Citizen Academy.Location: Pioneer Tech and Kay County Sheriff’s Office training room 1101 W. Dry Rd., Newkirk, OK.Start Date: March 17th, 2022Deadline for applications: February 25th, 2022Applications can be picked up at the Kay County Sheriff’s Office or just call, we can... Read More.

Noble County Sheriff’s Office receiving reports of break-ins in eastern Noble County

Monday, January 17 by Lyman James

In the last several days, the Noble County Sheriff's Office has received reports of break-ins in the eastern part of Noble County. Residents that live in eastern Noble County can help by making sure that vehicles are locked and that nothing of value (guns, laptops, etc..) is left in your car. If you have... Read More.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed today as City Holiday

Monday, January 17 by Lyman James

• Residential Refuse WILL NOT BE PICKED UP Monday, January 17, and RESUME Tuesday, January 18. • Ponca City Landfill will CLOSE Monday, January 17, and will REOPEN Tuesday, January 18. • Ponca City Library will CLOSE Monday, January 17, and REOPEN Tuesday, January 18. • Marland’s Grand Home will CLOSE Sunday, January 16, and REOPEN Tuesday,... Read More.

PCPS out of school today

Monday, January 17 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public School students will be out of school on Monday, Jan. 17 for a Professional Development Day. Classes will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 18.After going to distance learning last week, students at Lincoln Elementary School will return to in-person learning on Tuesday, January 18.

Lincoln Elementary Shifts to Distance Learning

Thursday, January 13 by Lyman James

The following is directly from Ponca City Public Schools. Attention PCPS Families:Due to a high number of absences of teachers, support staff members and students, Lincoln Elementary will transition to Distance Learning on Friday, January 14. In addition to high numbers of COVID-related absences, many students and staff members at Lincoln are experiencing a stomach... Read More.

OSDH documents over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases between January 4-10

Thursday, January 13 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department documented 2,404 new COVID-19 between January 4-10.Oklahoma's seen an overall total of 55,187 COVID-19 cases since March 2020. As for Kay County, there are 453 new COVID-19 cases. Kay County's seen an overall total of 9,136 cases.51.6% of the Age 5+ population, and 84.3% of the Age 65+ population has... Read More.