Oklahoma College App Week for High School Seniors Set for Sept. 23-27

September 10, 2024High school seniors across the state can get help from knowledgeable volunteers to submit college admission applications during Oklahoma College Application Week, Sept. 23-27.Oklahoma College App Week is affiliated with the American College Application Campaign, through which college access organizations host college application events nationwide.The primary goal of College App Week is... Read More.

PCPCS reporting 16 new COVID-19 cases for the week of Sept. 27

Ponca City Public Schools reported 16 positive COVID-19 cases for last week. This is one fewer than the week prior. PCPS also reported 57 close contacts and 73 in total affected.Out of the 16 new cases, only 4 required contact tracing. The other 12 cases were student/staff members who were not in school while... Read More.
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PCPS reports 10 new COVID-19 cases for the week of Sept. 13

Last week, Ponca City Public Schools had their best week of the year as far as COVID-19 is concerned. PCPS had 10 staff members or students test positive last week, and only 3 positives resulted in a contact tracing investigation. Fewer students were in class with symptoms or waiting testing results due to symptoms. PCPS... Read More.

OSDH reporting 861 new COVID-19 cases for Monday, Sept. 28

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 861 new positive COVID-19 cases for Monday, Sept. 28. Oklahoma's seen an overall total of 85,194 COVID-19 cases as 13,379 cases are active.One additional virus-related death was documented for Monday to put Oklahoma's death toll to 1,007. The individual was a Muskogee County woman in the... Read More.

Census deadline approaching Sept. 30

The deadline to fill out the 2020 U.S. Census is just days away on Sept. 30.Take the time to fill out your census! It is money for greater things in our community.The Constitution mandates that the country counts its population once every 10 years. The 2020 Census will mark the 24th time that the... Read More.
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PCPS has 8 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Sunday, Sept. 20

The following is a letter from Ponca City Public Schools Superintendent Shelley Arrott for Sunday, Sept. 20. So far, PCPS has 8 confirmed COVID-19 cases.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... Read More.

OSU Season Opener Pushed Back To Sept. 19

Oklahoma State’s football game with Tulsa, which was originally slated for this weekend, has been rescheduled for Saturday, September 19th at Boone Pickens Stadium.Tulsa requested the new date due to COVID 19 protocols and limited practice time for the Golden Hurricane.

PCPS announces Sept. 14 as Distance Learning Day

Ponca City Public Schools Superintendent Shelley Arrott has issued an important letter explaining Distance Learning Day for ALL students on September 14. September 8, 2020 PCPS Families: Monday, September 14, will be a Distance Learning Day for ALL students. Students will not physically come to school but will participate in a virtual learning day, which will count... Read More.
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Census date shortened to Sept. 30

The deadline to fill out the 2020 U.S. Census has been shortened to Sept. 30, and Kay County continues to stay in the top ten counties for Oklahoma in terms of responses with a 61.1% response rate.As for cities within Kay County, Ponca City has a 63.6% response rate, Newkirk at 59.3%, Tonkawa at... Read More.