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Distance Learning Days for Seniors, Sophomores, and Freshmen

Monday, April 5 by Lyman James

★ April 14 and April 21 will be distance learning days for Freshmen, Sophomores, and Seniors. These groups will NOT report to school buildings. Those students should follow the distance learning procedures provided by their teachers on Google Classroom. ★ Sack lunches will be distributed on the 5th Street side of...

PCPS Volleyball Tryouts Info

Monday, April 5 by Lyman James

Ponca City Public School 2021 Volleyball Tryouts Jennie Hinterreiter, Ponca City Volleyball Coach All Volleyball tryouts will be in the Old Boys Gym. 8th Grade – No Tryout 9th Grade – May 3 at 5:30 p.m. 10th -12th Grade – May 4 at 5:30 p.m. There will be an 8th & 9th Grade V/JV Parent...

12-year-old in critical condition after accident Friday afternoon

Monday, April 5 by Lyman James

More information was released by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Saturday regarding an accident that occurred at 4 p.m. Friday afternoon on Prentice Road at South Avenue, 1 1/4 miles southeast of Ponca City in Kay County.A 12-year-old male Ponca City Public Schools student was riding his bicycle southbound out of a steep private...

One person injured from Sunday morning accident near Ponca City

Monday, April 5 by Lyman James

An injury collision occurred at 12:23 a.m. Sunday morning on Riverview Road at N3305 Road, approximately 3 miles south and 1 mile west of Ponca City in Kay County.Haleluyah Fish, 23, of Moodys, Ok. was driving a 2008 Nissan Altima east bound on Riverview Road, departed the roadway to the right and struck a...

Ponca City Public School District Reports Bus Accident Involving Student

Friday, April 2 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Public School District is reporting a bus accident involving a pedestrian, minor student that took place at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 2, 2021. The student sustained injuries and was transported by ambulance to Alliance Health of Ponca City and was life-flighted to another location.The accident took place on Prentice...

CRRSAA Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERFII)

Friday, April 2 by Lyman James

(April 2, 2021) Northern Oklahoma College received a second round of stimulus funding of $985,509 from the Coronavirus Relief and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) to award as financial aid grants to students and help support our students’ needs and challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic. These funds are similar to...

Ponca City Public Schools announces administrative changes

Friday, April 2 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Public School district would like to announce three administrative changes for the 2021-2022 school year pending board approval on April 12, 2021.

East Middle School BPA Students Participate in State Leadership Conference

Friday, April 2 by Lyman James

The BPA organization at East Middle School competed and placed in eight events at the State Leadership Conference held virtually. The list of events and student rankings are listed below. All participating East Middle School students qualified to compete at the BPA Virtual National Leadership Conference May 5-9, 2021. Financial Literacy: 5th-...

Union Student Jayda Magers Earns First Place in Oklahoma Regional Braille Challenge

Friday, April 2 by Lyman James

Union first grade student, Jayda Magers, recently participated in the Oklahoma Regional Braille Challenge sponsored by the Braille Institute. Any student who is blind or visually impaired and can read and write braille is eligible to participate in the first stage of the contest at regional competitions across the United States and Canada. Jayda...

PCPS in session April 2

Thursday, April 1 by Lyman James

This is a reminder that All Ponca City Public Schools will be in session tomorrow, April 2, 2021. This date was a previously scheduled Snow Day indicating school would be dismissed if not used for inclement weather. Due to the Winter Storm in February, all PCPS sites will be in session on Friday, April...

Downtown sidewalk improvement begins April 5

Wednesday, March 31 by Lyman James

Beginning Monday, April 5, the sidewalk on the east side of Third Street, between Grand Avenue and Central Avenue, will be replaced, as will the north half of the west side of Fourth Street between Grand Avenue and Cleveland Avenue. Temporary access will be provided to those businesses affected. The existing deteriorated...

Bill addressing overuse of antipsychotic drugs in long-term care facilities heads to Senate floor

Wednesday, March 31 by Lyman James

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Health and Human Services Committee unanimously approved legislation Monday afternoon to better protect the health of residents in long-term care and assisted living centers. House Bill 1877, by Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, creates new procedures to further slow the over-prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to elderly Oklahomans in...