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Short Term Rental Homes Subject To Ponca City Hotel Excise Tax

Monday, February 28 by Lyman James

City Code 4-3-1 allows the City of Ponca City to collect the Ponca City Hotel Excise Tax of 8% from many different forms of lodging in Ponca City. Short term rentals, such as those provided by Airbnb and Vrbo are also subject to the hotel excise tax,...

Ponca City Broadband now serves all homes and businesses inside the City limits west of N. 14th Street

Wednesday, October 13 by Lyman James

Ponca City Broadband can now serve all homes and businesses inside the City limits, on the West side of N 14th St. We are finished with construction in Phases 2 and 3 and still waiting on final engineering in Phases 4 and 5....coming soon we hope!Customers residing INSIDE the red lines on this map...

Ponca City UMD provides tips for homes in cold weather

Monday, February 8 by Lyman James

The coldest air of the season is predicted for next week! Now is a great time to get PREPARED!!The Utility Maintenance Department would like to help prevent costly plumbing repairs or damage to your home. The forecast predicting extremely cold weather and low wind chills causes lots of water issues and...

Over 8,000 homes and businesses remain without electric in Ponca City area

Wednesday, October 28 by Lyman James

The City of Ponca City is continuing with ice storm recovery efforts.As of 2 p.m. Wednesday, Ponca City Energy reports that approximately 8,500 homes/businesses are without power.They are hoping to make lots of progress throughout the day/night. Ponca City Energy along with Street and Park are working around the clock to restore power.Unfortunately, there...

East Middle School Student Council Members Spend Week Visiting Local Nursing Homes

Tuesday, February 18 by Lyman James

East Middle School Student Council members spent a week recently visiting local nursing homes. Students brought candy for the staff and a banner to hang for Valentine’s. They distributed flowers for the residents and spent some time talking with them and listening to their stories. Student Council member Mackenzie Osborn said, “I really enjoyed making connections...