Early Voting Begins Thursday

Early voting begins Thursday, February 6,2025 for voters in Kay County that live in the Ponca City Municipality. Voters who cannot make it to the polls on Election Day, have the option of voting early at their County Election Board. Kay County Election Board Secretary Carol Leaming, said early voting is open to all voters... Read More.

Evan’s Academy “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” Begins This Week at the Poncan Theater

Evans Children’s Academy presents, The Best Christmas Pageant EVER. Don’t miss live theater with the Evan’s Children’s Academy and enjoy a great holiday classic at the historic Poncan Theater at 104 East Grand. The Best Ever Christmas Pageant is directed by Ashley Ballinger.Thursday December 12, 2024 7:30pmBuy Tickets Friday December 13, 2024 7:30pmBuy... Read More.
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New Teacher Orientation Begins Today

Tuesday began New Teacher Orientation for PCPS. The school district will have 64 new certified employees for the 2023-2024 school year, the most new hires for a school year. Staff Numbers: 30 from Ponca City, 34 from outside of a Ponca City zip code, 3 from Kansas, and 3 from California. There are also new... Read More.

March the Halls Begins for Po-Hi Seniors

Po-Hi seniors started the tradition of Marching the Halls of their elementary schools this morning. Marching at Kildare were seniors Collin DeHaven and Aaliyah Irving. Shown with these seniors are staff from Kildare: Bruce Shelley, Angela Shelton and Zach Heitschmidt.March the Halls Events: Lutheran and McCord – Tuesday, March 16 Ponca City Elementary Schools and St.... Read More.

Filing Begins for Offices in Braman, Kaw City, Newkirk and Tonkawa

Candidates interested in filing for office in Braman, Kaw City, Newkirk and Tonkawa municipalities will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Monday February 6, 2023. Carol Leaming, Secretary of the Kay County Election Board, said Declaration of Candidacy forms must be completed and submitted to the County Election Board no later than... Read More.
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Moundbuilder Check-In Begins August 2

Moundbuilder Check-In begins on Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 2 and 3, as incoming first-year students will move into the residence halls at Southwestern College in Winfield.According to a press release from SC Wednesday, Builder Camp and Builder Fest will kick off the 2022-2023 school year.Builder Camp (Aug. 3-6) takes first-year students on and off... Read More.

Construction for Ponca City Broadband’s Phase 4 and 5 begins

Construction in Phase 4 and 5 has begun. Contractors are working in the Northeast part of town, moving from N 14th St to Pecan along Prospect, then moving South … all the way to South Ave. Fiber optic network lines will be installed in the same fashion as the electrical service throughout each neighborhood... Read More.
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Demolition and new construction begins today at Lake Ponca for bathroom and shower facility

The City of Ponca City Parks and Recreation department will begin the demolition and new construction of the Lake Ponca Campground Bathrooms and Shower Facility today.  The demolition of the current bathroom/shower facility will begin a three-month construction process to prepare the site for a new bathroom and shower facility. During construction, the Lake Ponca... Read More.

Road work begins today at Main and Buccaneer in Tonkawa

The City of Tonkawa announced Wednesday that Contractors are scheduled to begin road repairs at the intersection of North Main and Buccaneer Drive today. Drivers are asked to please use extra caution when traveling in this area of Tonkawa. The date of when road repairs will be finished is unknown at this time.

Downtown sidewalk improvement begins April 5

Beginning Monday, April 5, the sidewalk on the east side of Third Street, between Grand Avenue and Central Avenue, will be replaced, as will the north half of the west side of Fourth Street between Grand Avenue and Cleveland Avenue. Temporary access will be provided to those businesses affected. The existing deteriorated sidewalks will... Read More.