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Ponca City Public School District Receives COVID-19 Grant Money From the State

On July 1, 2020, the Ponca City Public School District was notified that they were 1 of 150 schools awarded Incentive Grant funds to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 through June 30 of 2021. The competitive grant consisted of $8 million dollars set-aside in the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funds from...

Oklahoma in phase 2 of Gov Stitt’s plan to reopen the state

The State of Oklahoma is now in Phase 2 of Gov. Stitt's plan to reopen.In Phase 2, the Safer At Home order continues to apply through the end of May for Oklahomans 65 and older or who are part of a vulnerable population. Stitt says that we should all continue to maintain social distancing...

State leaders discuss when would be a good time to reopen schools

State leaders in Oklahoma are discussing when would be a good time to reopen schools in the state after Gov. Kevin Stitt received a lot of attention for mentioning during a recent Zoom call the possibility of starting a few weeks early.According to KOCO 5 , during a call that involved the governors from...

Ponca City Public Schools Announce Students Selected for Boys and Girls State Honors

Ponca City Senior High School is pleased to announce that 25 Po-Hi students have been selected for Boys and Girls State honors. Boys/Girls State are summer leadership and citizenship programs sponsored by the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary for high school juniors, respectively. Only students who possess leadership abilities, above-average scholastic achievement, moral...

State Rep. Ken Luttrell re-elected for 2020

State Representative Ken Luttrell was re-elected on Tuesday at the contest of candidacy hearings before the State Election Board in Oklahoma City. His challenger, Shawn Wilson of Blackwell, was determined not to be a resident of or a registered voter in District 37 and therefore ineligible to run against Luttrell.Luttrell was first elected back...

PCPS Athletes Baylee Fincher and Ryley Beard Selected to OGBCA State teams

Baylee Fincher, Senior at Ponca City High School was recently selected to the 2020 Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association (OGBCA) All State team. Baylee averaged 15.7 points per game and 6.2 rebounds as a senior and scored 1334 points in her career as a Lady Cat. She was also selected to the VYPE Top 100...

Otoe-Missouria Tribe signs new gaming compact with the state of Oklahoma

The Otoe-Missouria Tribe signed a new gaming compact with the state of Oklahoma that will allow us to grow our gaming operations and bring long-term stability to their tribe.According to the Otoe-Missouria Tribe, the compact establishes an agreement between the State and the Otoe-Missouria Tribe for the tribe to pursue three new facilities in...

NOC’s Demaree King signs with Jacksonville State

 Northern Oklahoma College Maverick Demaree King signed with Jacksonville State last week.   King is a sophomore guard from Tulsa.  He averaged 19.5 points and 4.7 assists in leading then Mavericks to a 28-4 record and a berth in the NJCAA National Tournament.   "I'm very proud of Demaree for his...

81 new COVID-19 cases documented in Oklahoma Monday; State total now at 2,680

The Oklahoma State Department of Health released a daily update on Monday reporting that 81 new COVID-19 cases have been documented, bringing Oklahoma's total to 2,680.New numbers also show that out of the 2,680 cases, 923 remain active while 1,614 have recovered.Three more Oklahomans have died from COVID-19. This includes two in Cleveland County,...