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Highway 60 Tire is Chamber Business Partner for December

Ben Evans, Chair of the Ponca City Business Council, presents Jesse Cecena, Melissa Cecena, Larry Nixon, Karen Nixon and their team with Highway 60 Tire and Service the December Chamber/Business Partner of the Month. They are located at 64643 Highway 60. They offer quality customer service along with all types of tires and vehicle...

December Schedule for Ice On The Plaza

December 1st - · Door Hanging Paint Party at the Doodle Academy December 2nd - · Lighted Christmas Parade December 20th - · Kids Skate Free! 3-6pm sponsored by Cast Iron Co. & Farm House Kids Co.December 22nd - Reindeer Club 5-7pm / Two live reindeer with educational, feeding and photo opportunities. Sponsored by Continental Carbon December 31...

The City of Ponca City will observe Friday, December 31, 2021 as a City Holiday

The City of Ponca City will observe Friday, December 31, 2021 as a City Holiday:• Residential Refuse WILL NOT BE PICKED UP Friday, December 31, and will RESUME Monday, January 3. Contact Tim McNew, Solid Waste Superintendent, 767-0411• Ponca City Landfill will be CLOSED Friday, December 31, and REOPEN Saturday, January 1. Contact Tim McNew, Solid...

Blackwell’s “Night of Lights” Christmas Parade is set for December 6

The City of Blackwell will have their 9th Annual "Night of Lights" Christmas Parade coming up on Monday, December 6th at 6:30 p.m. Lineup will be at 5:45 that evening at Main and Dewey. All parade entries are to be lighted and display an appropriate Christmas theme. Following the parade will be the lighting of...

Pioneer Tech December Students of the Month

Miquel Huerta and Kandice Nieto Valez are the Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) December Students of the Month. Huerta is an adult student from Ponca City and is in the Industrial Technology program. He is mastering SolidWorks software to generate images for 3D printers. His instructor adds that he has great motivation to learn and...

PCPS releases new COVID-19 update for December 15

The following is the December 15 COVID-19 update for Ponca City Public Schools: "December 15, 2020Dear PCPS Parents, Staff, and Community Members:The Board of Education approved the recommendation that PCPS students return to in-person instruction on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. If conditions adversely change between now and January 5, 2021, the Board could reconvene, through...

December 7 COVID-19 update for PCPS

Ponca City Public Schools reported 18 in-school positive COVID-19 cases last week. PCPS still has staff in their buildings and the KCHD still reports student positive to the district while on Distance Learning. In addition, Pioneer Technology Center reports district positives while they are on their A/B schedule.The total number of in-school positive cases...

December 4 Covid Alert Graphic

The December 4 Kay County COVID-19 Alert System Risk Level was released, and the 7-day average number of new COVID-19 cases, per capita of 100,000, reflected a decrease from last week. Kay County stayed in Level Red - High Risk with a decrease from 96.1 - 79.7.  This risk level is still alarmingly high, but it is a...

Po-Hi Student Council Need Donors For Blood Drive December 2

On Wednesday, December 2, 2020, Po-Hi Student Council (minus the students) will hold a blood drive in the parking lot of the Concert Hall in the Bloodmobile from 10:00 a. m. until 5:00 p.m. Since we will not have our usual turnout of high school student donors, we are looking for help...

Local Man Missing Since Late December – Police Asking For Assistance

On Monday January 21st the Ponca City Police Department received a call wanting to report Joshua Kyle Battiest as missing.  Joshua is 31 years old.  He was last seen on December 22nd, 2018 by a friend.  Joshua did not show up for work on December 21st, 2018 and has not contacted them since.  It...