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Brown, McLean named NOC Maverick Student Athletes of the Week

Tuesday, February 2 by Lyman James

Mia Brown and Dylan McLean have been chosen as the NOC Maverick and Lady Maverick Basketball Student Athletes of the Week. Brown is a sophomore from Mustang, Oklahoma while McLean is a freshman from Brooklyn, New York. Brown had 14 points, eight rebounds and four steals against...

NOC Sheep Center earns honors at Texas show

Tuesday, February 2 by Lyman James

The Northern Oklahoma Sheep Center earned honors at the National Breeding Sheep Show in Taylor, Texas. The NOC Sheep Production and Management class students fitted and exhibited 12 head of the NOC Sheep Show Flock while attending. NOC had the Champion Dorset Ram and Reserve Champion Dorset and...

Ponca City Wrestling named 2021 Big 4+4 Team Champions

Tuesday, February 2 by Lyman James

Ponca City Wrestling turned in another big performance over the weekend. The Wildcats are the 2021 Big 4+4 Team Champions. The tournament consisted of great competition from all classes. The participating teams include Ponca City, Choctaw, Blackwell, Perry, Deer Creek, Altus, and Pawhuska. “The team wrestled well this weekend and it...

OSDH reports 1,396 COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths and 1,654 recoveries for Monday

Monday, February 1 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,396 new COVID-19 cases for Monday. Oklahoma's seen 390,868 COVID-19 cases overall as 29,264 cases are active.OSDH documented 17 new virus-related deaths on Monday, including a Pawnee County man in the 65 or older age group. Oklahoma's death toll is at 3,564.Kay County saw an increase...

NOC Mavs, Lady Mavs split games at Labette

Monday, February 1 by Lyman James

PARSONS, Kansas -- The 13th ranked NOC Mavericks won handily at Labette 91-56 Friday night in Parsons, Kansas while the Lady Mavs lost 78-67. Mavs 91, Labette 56 NOC (4-0) was led by Tyrel Morgan and Dylan McLean with 18 points each. Mark Berry also reached double figures with 10. ...

OSDH reports over 5,000 COVID-19 cases in total for Saturday and Sunday

Monday, February 1 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting a combined total of 5,255 new COVID-19 cases for Saturday and Sunday. Sunday's report shows that 29,539 COVID-19 cases are active.OSDH documented 76 virus-related deaths over the weekend, putting Oklahoma's death toll to 3,547. This includes one for Kay County.Kay County also has 37 new COVID-19...

PCPS COVID-19 update for the week of January 25

Monday, February 1 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public Schools has shared their weekly COVID-19 report for the week of January 25-29. The data for the weekend of January 23 and 24 is reflected on January 25. The chart and information below shows the district's COVID-19 data for this past week.

PCPS Announces Homecoming and Cheer & Hi-Stepper Senior Night

Monday, February 1 by Lyman James

When: Tuesday, February 2; Friday, February 5. What: Basketball Homecoming; Cheer and Hi-Stepper Senior Night Where: Robson Fieldhouse We would like to remind our spectators of the following safety protocols:Each participant will be allowed four spectators of their choice. Face coverings are required at all times. ...

One new virus-related death for Kay County, 2,787 new COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Friday

Friday, January 29 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 2,787 COVID-19 for Friday, putting Oklahoma at 384,217 COVID-19 cases overall. There are 29,201 COVID-19 active cases in Oklahoma, which is 40 more than Thursday.OSDH has documented 48 virus-related deaths for Friday, putting Oklahoma’s death toll to 3,471. Including a Kay County male from Newkirk in...

Ponca City Wrestling Team named 2020-21 District Champions

Friday, January 29 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Wildcat Wrestling team has been crowned 2020-2021 District Champions. The Wildcats are now advancing to the OSSAA Dual State Championship on March 13th. Dual State will be held at the Stride Bank Center in Enid.“The kids persevered and I am very proud of our team effort.” said Head Coach Justin Roland.This...

Internet Safety is Important Issue for Ponca City Public Schools

Friday, January 29 by Lyman James

When schools across the world were suddenly forced to quickly shift to virtual learning due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, educators everywhere flocked to a number of different video-conferencing and content sharing platforms, such as Zoom, Google Hangouts, GoToMeeting, etc. Schools value these tools since they allow for direct interaction with students, enabling...

Ponca City BOE cancels February 4 meeting

Friday, January 29 by Lyman James

Administrative Assistant/Board Clerk Betty Johnston has informed Ponca Post that as of Thursday afternoon, COVID-19 has once again prevailed.This has caused the cancellation of the Ponca City Board of Education's meeting set for February 4 to be cancelled. The meeting already had one schedule change as the first meeting date was set for February...