Local pools will be open weekends only until September
Beginning Saturday, August 8, until the last day of the season, Sunday, September 6, AMBUC Pool and Wentz Pool will be open Saturday and Sunday only from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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Heat Advisory for Stillwater and Enid areas for Wednesday
The National Weather Service in Norman has placed Garfield, Noble and Payne counties in northern Oklahoma, along with a majority of central and southern Oklahoma, under a Heat Advisory from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. Wednesday. Kay County is NOT included.Areas under the advisory could potentially see a heat index value near 109. Enid... Read More.
Back To School Information For Ponca City Public Schools
PCPS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
SCHOOL DATE TIME INSTRUCTIONSGarfield
Meet the TeacherAugust 174:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Come-and-Go Meet the Teacher Night will be held outside at Garfield park.Other important details will be listed on Garfield’s Facebook page and website. Liberty
Meet the Teacher August 17
5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Meet the Teacher Night at Liberty will take place outdoors.Other important details... Read More.
No Fair for Kay County in 2020
The Kay County Fair Board met on Tuesday afternoon and rejected the City of Blackwell's revisions to the planned 2020 Kay County Free Fair.At the meeting, the Fair Board voted to cancel the 2020 fair all together. due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The idea proposed at first was to have the fair, but scaled... Read More.
Seven new COVID-19 cases for Kay County
The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 765 new positive COVID-19 cases for Tuesday, Aug. 11. Oklahoma has seen 44,728 COVID-19 cases since early March, and 6,917 cases are active.Kay County saw an increase with seven new COVID-19 cases, putting the county's overall stats to 251 cases, 11 deaths and 206 recoveries. As... Read More.
Ponca City Public School District Announces and Honors 2021 Teacher of the Year Nominees
The Ponca City Public School District is proud to announce and honor the 2021 Teacher of the Year (TOY) nominees. The District Teacher of the Year will be announced in a virtual celebration on Thursday, August 13 at the Concert Hall. It will be LIVE STREAMED on the district’s Facebook page.The theme this year... Read More.
NOC holds Virtual Graduation with Diane Anderson as commencement speaker
Northern Oklahoma College’s Virtual Commencement Ceremony was held Saturday, Aug. 8.
Diane Anderson was the commencement speaker.
“This has been a trying few months,” Anderson said to the graduates. “This was not the graduation you planned but fortunately we have the technology to create this ceremony today.”
“I applaud each of you on your graduation... Read More.
Groundbreaking ceremony for new annex in Newkirk
Kay County Commissioners invite the public to a groundbreaking ceremony for the new courthouse annex in Newkirk this morning.The event for the long-awaited project will start at 10 a.m. on the Courthouse Square.
Last day for make-up registration
The last day for PCPS Make-Up Registration is today, August 11, at 111 W. Grand. The hours are 8:00 AM-4:00 PM. Virtual Academy Registration has ended to secure staff. Further Virtual Academy Registration will be determined at a later date after school begins. We will keep the public informed of that date. PCPS is looking forward... Read More.
Kay County Court Clerk Marilee Thornton tells PoncaPost.com that the jury term set to start August 17th has been cancelled due to concerns about COVID-19.If you were scheduled for jury duty starting on the 17th at 1 pm, you are released from your service.
