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Baseball Showcase at Cowley College to take place October 13

With an opportunity for high school students to display their abilities in front of invited scouts and college coaches, the Cowley College Baseball Showcase will be held on Sunday, October 13, at the Tiger Baseball Field in Arkansas City. The showcase will include a professional style format. The athletes will run...

Ponca City Board of Commissioners meet in regular session on June 13

The Ponca City Board of Commissioners met in regular session on June 13. Vice Mayor Paul Taylor called the meeting to order, which was followed by the pledge of allegiance. Commissioners Chapman and Scott were in attendance.Ceremonies and ProclamationsUnder Ceremonies and Proclamations, the character trait of Endurance was introduced for the month of June.Consent...

Deadline yo apply for absentee ballots is June 13

Kay County voters who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the June 28 Election need to apply for a ballot by 5 p.m. June 13.Absentee ballots are available to any registered voter, provided they are eligible to vote in the election requested. No excuse is needed to vote by absentee ballot.There are five...

OSDH weekly epidemiology report for October 13

The Oklahoma State Department of Health released their weekly epidemiology report on Wednesday. Data shows that throughout the week of October 3-9, 8,643 new COVID-19 cases, 9,537 recoveries and 189 deaths were documented. Since early 2020, 35,713 individuals in the state have been hospitalized due to COVID. CDC COVID Data Tracker lists that 13,763 individuals...

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...

PCPS releases COVID-19 update for Dec. 13

The following letter is from Ponca City Public Schools Superintendent Shelley Arrott"Dear PCPS Parents, Staff, and Community Members:The entire PCPS District has been on Distance Learning since November 23, or for the last 12 school days, and many are understandably concerned about the instructional delivery options for the 2nd semester. The Board of Education...

PCPS reporting 13 COVID-19 cases for this week

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,...

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

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...