Ponca Post

Garfield Elementary School to Pivot to Distance Learning on September 29 and Return October 12

Sunday, September 27 by Lyman James

Due to the shortage of staff from isolations and close contact quarantines, Garfield Elementary students and staff will pivot to Distance Learning on Tuesday, September 29 and will return to Garfield on Monday, October 12, 2020 for in-person instruction. There is one elementary classroom at Garfield in which students are considered close contacts to a... Read More.

PCPS reporting 13 COVID-19 cases for this week

Sunday, September 27 by Lyman James

The following is a letter from Ponca City Public Schools Superintendent Shelley Arrott that was released on Sunday, Sept. 27. Dear PCPS Parents, Staff, and Community Members:Below you will find the weekly update informing our public of the COVID-19 positive cases and quarantined, close contact totals for PCPS occurring the week of September 21. However,... Read More.

OSDH reporting 1,813 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend

Sunday, September 27 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,813 new positive COVID-19 cases over the weekend. Oklahoma's seen an overall total of 84,333 COVIID-19 cases as the latest information from Saturday shows 12,752 cases are active.13 additional virus-related deaths were reported over the weekend for Oklahoma as the death toll is at 1,006.Kay County... Read More.

NOC Board of Regents hears COVID-19 report

Friday, September 25 by Lyman James

The Northern Oklahoma College Board of Regents met Monday in Enid discussing Covid-19 on the NOC campuses. Vice President for Student Affairs Jason Johnson reported to the regents the Covid-19 case report for NOC’s campuses is posted online each Friday. Johnson shared a copy of the most recent report on Sept. 18 that showed 0.6%... Read More.

Kay and local counties continue to see increase in COVID-19 cases

Friday, September 25 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,276 new positive COVID-19 cases for Friday, Sept. 25. Oklahoma's seen an overall total of 82,520 COVID-19 cases as 12,616 cases are active.Twelve additional virus-related deaths were reported Friday to put the state's death toll to 993. One of those was a Garfield County male in... Read More.

Community Health Foundation Donates Masks For PreK-7th Grade Students

Friday, September 25 by Lyman James

Kelli Northcutt, Executive Director of Community Health Foundation, presented masks for all Ponca City Public School students in Prekindergarten through 7th grade. They wanted to match the Alliance Health masks donated to 8th through 12th grade students."I received a phone call from Kelli Northcutt explaining the Community Health Foundation would like to donate the same masks... Read More.

Oklahoma sees 1,083 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, 13 new cases for Kay County

Thursday, September 24 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,083 new positive COVID-19 cases for Thursday, Sept. 24. Oklahoma's seen an overall total of 81,244 COVID-19 cases as 12,456 cases are active.An additional 11 virus-related deaths were reported for Oklahoma on Thursday to put the death toll to 981.Kay County saw an increase of 13... Read More.

Water Main And Street Repair Ongoing At 5th And Hartford

Thursday, September 24 by Lyman James

Water Main Repair Work to repair a 10” water main at the intersection of Fifth Street and Hartford Avenue is expected to be completed today. Customers located in the Hartford Square Shopping Center are currently without water. Water service will be restored to the affected customers once the repair is complete.Street Repair Work to repair the... Read More.

5th and Hartford intersection to be closed this morning

Thursday, September 24 by Lyman James

The City of Ponca City made the announcement early Thursday that the intersection of 5th and Hartford will be closed for around 4 to 6 hours beginning at 8 a.m.The intersection will be closed as crews will work on repairing a water main. The area experienced a water main break on Monday, Sept. 22.Those... Read More.

Tonkawa at Morrison football game Canceled

Thursday, September 24 by Lyman James

The announcement was made earlier this week on Tuesday that the Tonkawa Bucs football game at the Morrison Wildcats originally scheduled for Friday has been canceled.According to Tonkawa Mid-High High School's Facebook page, a tonkawa student has tested positive for COVID-19. Thus there are Tonkawa students that have to be in quarantine.