NOC art students earn honors at Alva art show
Two freshman Northern Oklahoma College art majors took honors at the 2020 Regional Biennial Juried Show at Graceful Arts Center in Alva.
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NOC hosts virtual Choctaw Pottery Revitalization presentation
Northern Oklahoma College and Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institutions (NASNTI) is hosting a Choctaw Nation Pottery Revitalization virtual presentation Thursday, Nov. 19.
Ian Thompson of the Choctaw Nation will conduct the presentation virtually via Zoom at 11 a.m. Thompson is of Choctaw and Euro-American heritage.
“Revitalization efforts for tribes...
PCPS sees 18 new COVID-19 cases in the past week
Last week, there were a total of 18 in-school positive COVID-19 cases for Ponca City Public Schools: Po-Hi-14, West-2, East-1 and District Offices-1. Po-Hi transitioned to Distance Learning on Wednesday, Nov. 11, and will return November 30. (Po-Hi has 12% of enrolled students attending PCVA or Wildcat Academy.)The COVID Alert System Risk Level increased...
NOC Stillwater hosting Northern Encounter Nov. 18
Northern Oklahoma College Stillwater will be hosting high school students for Northern Encounter Nov. 18 in the Commons Area in the Classroom Building, 615 N. Monroe.
There will be two sessions, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
High school juniors and seniors interested...
Woodlands Students Learn About Poppies and Veterans
During their library time, Kindergarten and 1st grade students learned about the significance of the poppy for Armistice Day and designed their own poppy. 2nd and 3rd grades also learned about the poppy and watched a read aloud titled Granddad Bud: A Veterans Day Story. 4th and 5th learned about Moina Belle Michael, The Poppy...
Over 2,300 new COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Thursday
The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 2,357 COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Thursday, Nov. 13. Oklahoma's seen 144,691 COVID-19 cases overall as 22,784 cases are active.Eleven additional virus-related deaths were reported statewide to put Oklahoma's death toll to 1,481. None of the new deaths occurred in northern Oklahoma.There are 20 new COVID-19...
Pioneer Tech Practical Nursing Class Hosts Outdoor Graduation
The Pioneer Technology Center Practical Nursing class of 2020 celebrated their graduation last week in an outdoor ceremony.Members were pinned by their family and friends and are pictured left to right back row Candala Shenold, Ponca City; Jacki Terrell, Tonkawa; Maribel Florer, Ponca City; Taylor Lough, Newkirk; Stephanie Horton, Ponca City; Kari Brumback, Newkirk;...
Ponca City’s Ice Storm Debris Removal And Guidelines
The City of Ponca City will provide two TREE DEBRIS ONLY collection sites (no fee):
• Collection sites are located at Dan Moran Park, 1117. W. South Avenue and Unity Gym, 1908 E. Woodland Road.
• Tree limbs must be cut into sections no longer than 8 feet.
• Tree limbs must be placed within the designated,...
Kay Electric warns customers of scam
Kay Electric Cooperative has received phone calls recently from concerned members stating that they received a phone call from their utility that threatened to disconnect their power if they did not pay immediately.This is a SCAM! KEC said in a Facebook post that the company does not and will not ever demand immediate payment...
Ponca City’s Lincoln Elementary Celebrates Veterans Day
Mrs. Webb’s first grade class celebrated Veteran’s Day this morning by:First, they filled out a KWL chart (what they know, what they want to know, and what they Learned)
Next, they watched a video that taught them about Veteran’s Day
Lastly, the students made a video for Mrs. Webb’s father, who is a...
City of Ponca City offices will be closed for Thanksgiving
City of Ponca City offices will be closed Thursday, November 26, and Friday, November 27 for the Thanksgiving Holiday:
• Residential Refuse WILL NOT BE PICKED UP Thursday, November 26, or Friday, November 27, and will RESUME Monday, November 30.
Contact Tim McNew, Solid Waste Supervisor, 767-0411.
• The Landfill will be CLOSED Thursday, November 26, and...
OSDH reporting over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases statewide on Wednesday
The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 2,177 new positive COVID-19 cases for Wednesday, Nov. 11. Oklahoma's seen 142,334 COVID-19 cases overall as 21,720 cases are active.19 additional virus-related deaths were reported on Wednesday to put Oklahoma's death toll to 1,470.Kay County has 21 new COVID-19 cases, putting the county's stats to 1,153...
