Pioneer Tech Holds NTHS Ceremony

Pioneer Technology Center's (PTC) National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) inductees and their families attended a ceremony recognizing their accomplishments during the school year. Shelley Arrott, Ponca City School Superintendent, spoke to the inductees about leadership and learning from your mistakes. 

Mavs’ baseball at Murray State

TISHOMINGO, Oklahoma -- The NOC Mavs dropped two to Murray State Thursday afternoon 8-4 and 6-5.   NOC (28-25) fell to 8-18 in conference while Murray (29-23) improved to 16-10.   In Game 1, Murray led 4-3 in the fifth and then scored four runs to earn an 8-4 win.

PCPS Girls Tennis compete at OSSAA Regionals Tournament

Ponca City Girls Tennis recently competed at the OSSAA Regional Tournament held at Tulsa Union. Qualifiers for the State Tournament are sophomores Haley Mills and Savannah Valgora in #2 Doubles. The State Tournament will be held at the OKC Tennis Center on May 7 & 8. “We are truly proud of all...
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PCPS GOLFER ADVANCES TO 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Ponca City Public Schools junior Brady Wicker shot consistent rounds of 77-76 at Muskogee Country Club to advance to the 6A State Championships. The State tournament will take place at Forest Ridge Golf Course in Broken Arrow on May 10 & 11. Forest Ridge is a 5-hole event with 36...

Union Elementary Selected as 2020-2021 Imagine Nation Beacon School

Union Elementary was notified they have been selected as a 2020-2021 Imagine Nation Beacon School. Imagine Learning is an adaptive learning computer program that accelerates reading proficiency through targeted personalized learning paths. Union was nominated for their above-and- beyond enthusiasm and innovative use of Imagine Learning with the staff and student body. To commemorate...

Excessive speeding leads to accident southwest of Ponca City

A personal injury collision occurred at approximately 6:19 p.m. Thursday evening, 2 miles west and 5.5 miles south of Ponca City in Kay County.Alisha Murray, 27, of Ponca City was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Blazer westbound on Cowboy Hill Rd. Murray lost control of the vehicle due to excessive speeds, departing the roadway to...
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Tyrel Morgan named NJCAA First Team All-American

  NOC Sophomore Tyrel Morgan earned NJCAA First Team All-American Honors on Wednesday.   He was selected to the 10-player first team Wednesday afternoon.   Morgan is the first Maverick to be named First Team All-American.   "What an honor," said coach Donnie Jackson.  "It couldn't happen to a...
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Lake Whitemarsh on the Marland Estate

Did you know that Lake Whitemarsh on the north border of the E.W. Marland Estate was planned and built long before the Marland Mansion was started? Marland has visions of a game refuge on the one half section of land north and east of the present day Pioneer Woman Statue site. The oil baron...

Mavs’ Softball ends regular season at Murray State

 TISHOMINGO, Oklahoma -- The Northern Oklahoma College Mavericks dropped a doubleheader at Murray State Tuesday in the final regular season games for 2021.   The Mavs (27-26) lost 5-4 and 16-1.  The Mavs finished the conference schedule with a 16-15 record, fourth in the league.   In Game 1, the...

OSDH reporting 225 new COVID-19 cases, Number of active cases drops by 8,301

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 225 new COVID-19 cases statewide for Wednesday, putting Oklahoma’s overall total of cases to 449,266. The 7-day rolling average for new COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma, according to OSDH, is 232. This is three less than Tuesday.According to the latest data, there are 2,354 active COVID-19 cases....