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Fairfax Girl In Critical Condition After Sunday Evening Accident

Tuesday, August 31 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to a one vehicle accident that occurred at 7:49 p.m. Sunday evening on State Highway 18 south of County Road 1836 north of Fairfax in Osage County. A 14-year-old girl, who did not have her name released, was driving a 2020 Nissan Altima northbound on SH-18 when she failed to... Read More.

Over 7,800 new COVID-19 Cases Reported Between Saturday And Monday

Tuesday, August 31 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health documented 7,827 new COVID-19 cases between Saturday and Monday. Separately, Saturday saw 3,845 new cases, 2,365 for Sunday and 1,617 for Monday. Oklahoma's seen 550,239 COVID-19 cases overall as 23,582 cases are active. The new cases 7 day average is 2,806. The CDC provisional death count is 9,162. Oklahoma's... Read More.

Ponca City Library To Host Book Discussions

Tuesday, August 31 by Lyman James

Ponca City Library has announced that it will host the book discussion program “Let’s Talk About It, Oklahoma!” The event is made possible by a grant from Oklahoma Humanities with generous funding and support from the Inasmuch Foundation, Kirkpatrick Family Fund and Oklahoma City University. During these programs, a book is distributed to interested community... Read More.

No Fly-In Breakfast This Month Due To Rise In COVID-19 Cases

Tuesday, August 31 by Lyman James

The organizers of the Ponca City Monthly Fly-In Breakfast announced Monday that September's breakfast will NOT be happening. The decision was made as COVID-19 numbers are going up with the Delta variant. It is said that kids and unvaccinated adults are getting hit hard and the organizers of the breakfast care about the people and... Read More.

PCPS reports 33 new COVID-19 cases in weekly update

Monday, August 30 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public Schools shared a COVID-19 weekly update on Sunday, and 33 new positive cases were reported between August 23-27. PCPS also noted 181 close contacts and 214 total affected. A total of 10 PCPS staff members are out due to COVID as of August 29. This includes two for Po-Hi and one each... Read More.

OSDH reports over 3,000 new COVID-19 cases Friday

Monday, August 30 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health documented 3,338 new COVID-19 cases Friday. According to the situation report, Oklahoma has 22,426 active cases and has seen 542,412 cases since early 2020. The new cases 7 day average is 2,577 and the CDC provisional death count is 9,074. Data last updated on Wednesday, August 25 shows that... Read More.

Ponca City Board of Commissioners Regular Session held on August 23

Friday, August 27 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Board of Commissioners met in regular session on August 23, 2021. Mayor Homer Nicholson called the meeting to order, which was followed by the pledge of allegiance. Commissioner Chapman, Commissioner Scott, and Commissioner Taylor were present. Commissioner Bodick was absent. Consent Agenda Under the Consent Agenda, the City Commission approved the minutes of... Read More.

Oklahoma sees 4,152 new COVID-19 cases Thursday

Friday, August 27 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health documented 4,152 COVID-19 cases Thursday. According to the situation report, Oklahoma has 21,584 active cases and has seen 539,074 cases since early 2020. The new cases 7 day average is 2,507 and the CDC provisional death count is 9,044. New data shows that Kay County has seen 5,949 COVID-19... Read More.

City of Ponca City receives grant from Oklahoma Humanities

Friday, August 27 by Lyman James

The City of Ponca City has received a grant from Oklahoma Humanities in the amount of $15,000.00 made possible through the American Rescue Plan. These funds will be used to hire additional cleaning crews at the Marland Mansion.The City of Ponca City said in a Facebook post that the humanities are important to the... Read More.

Masks required for all PCPS transportation networks

Friday, August 27 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public Schools announced Thursday that by federal order, masks are required for all public transportation networks. This includes any transportation with more than one person in school buses and school vans. Masks are mandated on all PCPS school buses.

Former Ponca City Wrestling Coach Has Two Felony Charges Dismissed

Friday, August 27 by Lyman James

Former Ponca City Wrestling Coach Justice Circle, 24, had his two felony charges dismissed on August 19 in the Kay County District Court. The felony charges he faced were for lewd or indecent acts to a child under the age of 16 and soliciting sexual conduct/communication with a minor by technology. The state moved to dismiss... Read More.

Nearly 15,000 COVID-19 cases reported statewide August 15-21

Thursday, August 26 by Lyman James

According to the weekly epidemiology report on Wednesday, OSDH reported a total of 14,793 COVID-19 cases between August 15-21. During that time, 14,545 recoveries and 136 deaths were documented. As of Wednesday, Oklahoma's seen 534,922 COVID-19 cases as 20,191 are active. Oklahoma's seen 30,986 hospitalizations. Data shows that 3,717,622 total vaccine doses administered. This includes 2,057,606... Read More.