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OSDH Shares Food Safety Tips for the Holidays

OKLAHOMA CITY – Every year, approximately one in six Americans become ill with a foodborne illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The symptoms usually include nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea, all of which are unwelcome at the holidays. To prevent illness, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) reminds everyone...

Audio: Terri Busch Shares Update from Pioneer Technology Center

Terri Busch, Marketing Director for Pioneer Technology Center, joined Shaun & Ted Monday morning on WBBZ's Morning Buzz to share the latest news from Pioneer Technology Center.  That includes the 4th Annual Holiday Market on Thursday November 17th, from 9am til 2pm in the Conference Center.  You can shop handcrafted items from many programs...

PCPS Shares Mobile App Reminder

The Ponca City Public School District has a mobile app to provide families with 24/7/365 access to important issues and information. The free mobile app can be downloaded any time from the iTunes and Google Play app stores.Kristi Hayes, PCPS Public Information Coordinator, said, “It is critical to provide up-to-date, important information to our...

City of Ponca City shares update on fuel prices

The electric grid relies heavily on natural gas for power generation. Compared to 2021, natural gas market prices were up 291 percent in May of 2022 and 248 percent in April of 2022. Some factors cited for the rise in natural gas prices include: unusually high temperatures in some parts of the U.S., the...

City of Ponca City shares reminder about storm shelters

The City of Ponca City does not maintain public storm shelters. At this time there are no buildings that meet the construction specifications established by Texas Tech University's Wind Science and Engineering Department, and adopted by FEMA. In addition, there are a number of reasons why relying on a public shelter is a dangerous...

Ponca City Fire Department shares reminder as temperatures warm up

As temperatures are getting warmer the Ponca City Fire Department would like to remind citizens to be extra vigilant in activities that may lead to accidental fires, including improper use of barbecue grills and improper disposal of hot ashes from barbecue grills or carelessly discarding smoking materials. Barbecue grills, gas or charcoal, smokers or other...

NOC shares enrollment dates for all three campuses

Enrollment days are here for all three Northern Oklahoma College campuses.     TONKAWA   May 23 @ Noon June 13 @ Noon July 12 @ Noon Contact info: 580-628-6668. [email protected].   STILLWATER   May 25 @ Noon June 16 @ Noon July 14 @ Noon Contact info: 580-628-6904. [email protected].   ENID   May 24 @ Noon June 14 @ Noon July 13 @ Noon Contact info: 580-548-2353. [email protected].       Click here to register… 

PCPS Superintendent Shelley Arrott shares COVID-19 update

PCPS Families,After a tumultuous week last week with Omicron, we have many students and staff members returning to school tomorrow, January 18, 2022. Unfortunately, we are beginning to receive a great deal of information of additional students and staff who have tested positive over the weekend, or who are symptomatic. We continue to analyze...

PCPS shares inclement weather policy

With winter weather here, PCPS officials want to remind students, staff, parents and patrons of how they will be notified if school is closed due to inclement weather. PCPS Superintendent Shelley Arrott stated, “The safety of our students, staff and community is our first priority, and we will take every step we can to...

OSDH shares weekly COVID-19 report

The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported on Wednesday that there's been 8,354 new COVID-19 cases in the past week. This is a 15.3% increase from last week.As of December 27, 2,111,009 of the eligible population is fully vaccinated, which is a 57% population of the said group. 39.9% of 18-34-year-olds are fully vaccinated....