PCPS Transportation Students Need to Contact Transportation Department

As the school year approaches, all Ponca City Public School Transportation students will need to call the Transportation Department to setup transportation for their student(s).    Parents need to call for regular/special needs students, regardless of them riding last year. With all the changes we aren’t sure if they will be attending school or going... Read More.
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PCPS posts update video for Aug. 4

Parents, the last day to enroll in Virtual Academy, Learning Options 2 or 3, is the end of the day on Thursday, August 6th. Once school begins, PCPS will allow parents to switch Learning Options once throughout the 1st semester. However, PCPS must confirm their numbers for staffing before school starts. The application may... Read More.
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Interstate speed limits to rise to 75 mph in rural areas

The Oklahoma Transportation Commission voted on Monday to raise the speed limit to 75 mph on nearly 400 miles of the rural portions of Interstate 35 and Interstate 40.This includes I-35 in northern Oklahoma where the speed limit will be raised from the Oklahoma-Logan County line south of Guthrie to the Kansas/Oklahoma border. Other... Read More.

Gone Savin’ Lives: Take Some Time to Donate Blood

July, 20th 2020 ─  Oklahoma Blood Institute knows this summer is different, and it may be a time for staycations or camping trips. Oklahoma Blood Institute needs donors to help rebuild the blood supply in response to the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis and is urging healthy adults to take some time to save lives this summer.   Individuals ages sixteen and... Read More.

NOC Virtual Graduation taking place this Saturday

The Northern Oklahoma College Class of 2020 will be celebrated with a Virtual Commencement Ceremony held Saturday, Aug. 8.  The ceremony is not live, but the link to the virtual commencement will be made active at www.noc.edu Aug. 8 at 9:30 a.m.   The ceremony will celebrate Fall 2019 graduates as well as Spring and... Read More.
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McCarter Museum in Tonkawa open tonight

The McCarter Museum in Tonkawa will open its doors to visitors, tonight at 6:30, before the Full Moon Concert. Tonight’s concert will feature The Hillcrest Ensemble and will be held in Centennial Park starting at 7:30 p.m.

Payne County Fair in Stillwater to be limited

Carnival rides, food vendors and events like the Barnyard Olympics, Pet Parade, Antique Tractor Parade and others have been cancelled, but the Payne County Fair in Stillwater will go on this year in a very limited way. Organizers say this year’s free fair will be limited to livestock exhibits and indoor 4-H entries.