OSDH reporting 85 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 85 new COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Tuesday. The state has seen an overall total of 450,400 COVID-19 cases as 1,701 cases are active.One death was documented on Tuesday to put Oklahoma's death toll to 8,337. OSDH also documented 137 more hospitalizations as the overall total... Read More.

NOC sports teams in NJCAA playoffs

Four Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa sports programs begin post season play this week.   NOC Softball is in Muskogee for the NJCAA Region 2 Softball Tournament on Thursday.  The Mavs (27-26) face Eastern at 11 a.m. in their first game in the double elimination tournament.   Mavs’ Baseball is in Enid for the NJCAA Region 2 play-in... Read More.

NOC Adjunct named to Oklahoma Magazine list

 Northern Oklahoma College Adjunct Instructor Daniel Sherron was named to the Oklahoma Magazine 40 Under 40 List for 2021.   The magazine annually honors 40 Oklahoma young professionals (under 40) to watch.  Sherron, #30 on the list, was honored in the March 25, 2021 edition.  He teaches in the Business Division at NOC.   According to... Read More.
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PCPS approves Gov. Stitt’s Close Quarantine Guidelines

The Ponca City Public Schools Board of Education approved Governor Kevin Stitt's Close Contact Quarantine Guidelines at the May Meeting on Monday, May 10. Previously, PCPS has followed CDC Close Contact Quarantine Guidelines. The new guidelines are posted below. 

Ponca City High School Announces 2021 Prom Royalty

The 2021 Ponca City High School prom will be held Saturday, May 15th at Robson Field House. The Grand March will begin at 7:00 p.m. The theme of the 2021 Ponca City High School Prom is “Under the Stars”. The colors are blue and silver.In the case of inclement weather, the school will announce... Read More.
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PCPS provides COVID-19 update for May 10

During the week of May 2, PCPS had three Contact Tracing Investigations.West Middle School had a Weekend Contact Tracing Investigation on May 1 and another investigation on May 5. WMS saw 35 individuals affected in total. Ponca City High School had a Contact Tracing Investigation on May 3, involving an activity, which also affected... Read More.

Cat Care Students Make Mother’s Day Gifts

Washington PreK Cubs who attend Cat Care, the district’s after school child care service have been hard at work creating Mother’s Day Gifts. Students worked the week before Mother’s Day to create personalized flower bouquets using their sweet little handprints. The district is so thankful for all the Cat Care workers in the district that... Read More.

Capitol Update from Rep. Luttrell

Below is the shared Capitol update from Rep. Ken Luttrell. "We are three weeks away from our constitutionally required end date for this year’s legislative session. The Capitol has been flurry of activity with bills being sent to the governor for review and approval and others going into joint conference committees of the House and... Read More.
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Mavs’ baseball sweeps Murray State

  Mavs' baseball got a bit of revenge Saturday, sweeping Murray State on Saturday 12-1 and 10-5 on the final regular season series of the season.   NOC Tonkawa (30-25) improved to 10-18 in conference while Murray (29-25) fell to 16-12.  Murray had swept the Mavs last Thursday.   NOC outscored the Aggies 22-6 and outhitting... Read More.

Po-hi Senior Scholarship Celebration held Thursday

The Ponca City High School Senior Scholarship Celebration was held, Thursday, May 6, in the Ponca City Schools Concert Hall.  Forty-nine seniors were presented with scholarships to support continued learning.  In attendance were scholarship presenters and each senior’s special guests.  The following scholarships were award to senior recipients:   A.H. “Pete” Long Instrumental Scholarship (Morgan... Read More.