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Filing period for municipal offices and board of education seats opens on Monday

Anyone that wants to file for municipal offices and board of education seats can do so starting this upcoming Monday, December 6, at the Kay County Election Board.Candidates interested in filing for municipal offices in the City of Blackwell and Ponca City in Kay County municipalities will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning 8 a.m....

PCPS Board of Education Filing Period Opens Soon

The Ponca City Public School Board of Education hereby announces that any statutorily qualified individual interested in running as a candidate on the Ponca City School Board of Education may file for this seat at the Kay County Election Board. The Ponca City Board of Education has two positions vacant this year.Ward #2 is...

Blackwell Board of Education presents 2021 Bond Proposal

Blackwell Public Schools announced the Blackwell 2021 Bond Proposal set to vote on November 9th, 2021. Blackwell Board of Education is presenting this bond issue to replace the Elementary School Bond; which expires in June of 2022. It will be in the amount of $23,550,000.00 for 15 years. School Bonds are based on property taxes that...

PCPS Board of Education Approves Return to Learn Revisions

The Ponca City Board of Education approved revisions on Monday night to the 2021-2022 Return to Learn Plan. Some highlights summarizing the Return to Learn Plan to help keep students, staff and patrons safe include: • Pursuant to SB 658, schools, universities, and technology centers cannot implement a mask mandate on school property unless the Governor...

PCPS Board of Education Adopts Safety Protocols

The Ponca City Board of Education adopted safety protocols for the 2021-2022 school year on Monday night.Masks will only be implemented if the county is declared a State of Emergency by the Governor or recommended by the Kay County Health...

CRRSAA Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERFII)

  (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...

Mary Rigdon Retires from the Pioneer Tech Board of Education

Ponca City, OK--------- The Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) Board of Education accepted the resignation of Mary Rigdon, long-time board member and current Vice Clerk at this month’s board meeting. “We have been blessed with Mary's 24 years of service to Pioneer Technology Center.  Her leadership and dedication as a board member have...

NOC students connect with legislators on Higher Education Day

  Students from Oklahoma’s state system institutions and members of the public higher education community across the state connected with area legislators Tuesday, March 9, during a virtual advocacy day to promote the value and importance of higher education in Oklahoma.   Northern Oklahoma College had a total of 36 participants...