Local

Ponca City Lady Cats Tennis Team named OSSAA Academic State Champions

Tuesday, May 18

The Ponca City Lady Cat tennis team was named OSSAA Academic State Champions for the 2020-2021 school at the recent state tournament. The results were based on last semester’s (2020 fall) academic report and grades. All six girls have a 4.0 grade point average. This is an amazing and... Read More.

PCPS Teacher Honored in 20 Under 2 List

Monday, May 17

The Teaching and Leading Initiative of Oklahoma (TLI) has honored 20 of the top novice teachers in the state in the third annual 20 Under 2 Novice Teaching Awards, a list of promising new Oklahoma teachers. The honorees include Leighton Loch, a teacher for Ponca City Public Schools. The 20... Read More.

Po-Hi Commencement Ceremony Scheduled For Friday

Monday, May 17

May 17 – The Ponca City High School commencement ceremony for the Class of 2021 will be held on Friday, May 21 at Sullins Stadium. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. A live feed of the commencement ceremony will be provided by Speak Now Productions. Only graduates... Read More.

NOC lifts mask mandate effective immediately and revises Pandemic Protocols

Monday, May 17

Northern Oklahoma College has updated the NOC Pandemic Plan effective immediately, according to school officials. The college is lifting its mask policy mandate making masks no longer required, effective immediately. Exception: masks will be required in certain areas of health services. Although mask mandates for campus will no longer be in... Read More.

Blackwell woman killed in trailer accident in Noble County

Sunday, May 16

A fatality collision occurred at 1:40 p.m. Sunday afternoon on County Road 20, .25 miles south of Knob Hill, approximately 1 mile north of Lucien in Noble County.Patricia Rascon, 52, of Blackwell was opening a gate to exit private property. Rascon slipped on a cattle guard attached to the... Read More.

NOC Board of Regents meet in Tonkawa

Friday, May 14

The Northern Oklahoma College Board of Regents met Wednesday at the Renfro Center in Tonkawa. In the vice-president’s update, Vice President for Student Affairs Jason Johnson reported that as of Friday, May 7, NOC had no COVID-19 cases and no contact tracing on any of the three campuses. Vice... Read More.

Mavs’ Baseball outlasts Redlands

Friday, May 14

ENID, Oklahoma --The Northern Oklahoma College Mavs rallied with six runs over the final three innings to outlast Redlands 9-6 Thursday night in the NJCAA Region 2 Play-In Game at David Allen Memorial Ballpark. The Mavs (31-25) face top seed Western Sunday at 7 p.m. Matt Minyon had three hits... Read More.

Mavs dominate Eastern in Region 2 Tournament

Friday, May 14

MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma -- The Northern Oklahoma College Lady Mavs scored five runs in the first inning and cruised to an 8-0 win over Eastern Thursday in the NJCAA Region 2 Championships in Muskogee. The Mavs (28-26) face top seed Seminole Friday at 6:30 p.m. Lynsey Ailey was dominant in... Read More.

Oklahomans ages 12 and up can receive vaccine

Friday, May 14

The Oklahoma State Department of Health announced Thursday that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized by U.S. authorities for use in ages 12-15. Oklahomans 12 and older can go to Vaccinate.OK.Gov to schedule an appointment, but will need parental consent if under 18.

University Center CEO Adam Leaming resigning in June

Thursday, May 13

Ponca City's University Center announced on Facebook that after serving 8 years as UC CEO, Adam Leaming has announced his resignation effective June 30th, 2021 and has accepted a position with Ponca City Public Schools, pending PCPS board approval. The UC Board of Trustees will officially accept Leaming's resignation... Read More.

Hayes Joins PCPS Team

Wednesday, May 12

Kristi Hayes has been hired as the new Public Information Coordinator for Ponca City Public Schools. She will assume duties on May 26, 2021. Hayes first moved to Ponca City in 1996 when she was named Education Editor for The Ponca City News. During her time as Education Editor, she... Read More.

Donnie Jackson leaves NOC, accepts position at Cowley College

Wednesday, May 12

Northern Oklahoma College Men’s Basketball Coach Donnie Jackson resigned today accepting the same position at Cowley College in Arkansas City, Kansas. Jackson, who just completed his 8th year at NOC served as an assistant four years at Cowley before coming to NOC in the 2013-14 season. Jackson’s teams were... Read More.