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Start Date Changed For K-55 Bridge Project Between Belle Plaine, Udall

Scheduling has changed for work on a nearly $8.23 million bridge replacement on K-55 between Belle Plaine and Udall.According to a news release Thursday from the Kansas Department of Transportation, the revised start date is expected to be Monday, Sept. 19. Originally, work was set to begin this coming Monday.During the construction, the bridge...

North Summit Sees New Asphalt As Project Inches Closer To August Finish Line

Road work on North Summit in Ark City is nearing completion, according to Ark City Manager Randy Frazer Monday.Crews from Pearson Construction began laying down new asphalt on the stretch of North Summit between Radio Lane and Kansas Avenue Monday morning. The resurfacing project began around June 1.The project also included new sidewalk construction...

New Title VI Project Director Named

Sara Bell has been named Title VI Project Director, pending board of education approval. Her first day will be July 1, 2022. Bell will replace Chris LittleCook, who retired following the 2021-2022 school year.Sara is a graduate of Oklahoma Wesleyan University with a degree in psychology with a minor in communications. “I am honored...

PCUA Trustees vote to approve construction for Water Treatment Plant Clearwell Rehabilitation Project

Under Ponca City Utility Authority’s New Business, the PCUA Trustees voted to approve a construction contract with Luckinbill Construction, LLC of Edmond Oklahoma, for the Water Treatment Plant Clearwell Rehabilitation Project in the amount of $399,388.00.   The two clearwells are a major component at the Water Treatment Plant. They are concrete structures that contain treated...

Miss Ponca City Pageants raising funds with Easter project

Easter is quickly approaching and Miss Ponca City Pageants has a great stress free way to celebrate! Let your Miss Ponca City, Miss Ponca City Oustanding Teen, and Miss Kay County EGG your yard! This is an event to help raise funds towards their Miss Oklahoma journey this summer! Here’s how it works: They sell filled...

Construction project for Union Street Bridge over Highland Avenue to begin in May

The Ponca City Commission has approved a contract and authorized the Mayor to execute contract documents with K & R Builders, Inc. for the rehabilitation project on Union Street Bridge over Highland Avenue in the amount of $917,270.46. This project was recommended by the City’s bridge inspection consultant in 2019, after the uppermost layer of...

$9.84 million patching project is set on U.S. 166 in Sumner County

A $9.84 million patching project on U.S. 166 in Sumner County will begin soon.   The Kansas Department of Transportation project involves concrete patching on U.S. 166 from the U.S. 81 junction on the north side of South Haven east to 400 feet past the Rock Road intersection. The length is about 9 miles.The project...

Hartford Avenue water line project extending eastward

Sober Brothers, Inc. has entered a contract with the City of Ponca City to construct a new 10-inch water line along Hartford Avenue, from Fifth Street to Seventh Street, to replace an existing deteriorated water main. The project includes the removal and replacement of existing pavement along the south half of Hartford Avenue. The...

Ponca City residents voting on $49.7 million bond project today for PCPS

Ponca City residents will vote on a proposed $49.7 million bond project today for Ponca City Public Schools. This seven-year bond package also includes an additional $10 million of CARES funds that will allow improvements to the district that aid in the mitigation and spread of COVID-19.What does a YES vote mean?A “yes” vote...