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Two Ponca City Schools To Move to Distance Learning

Wednesday, January 12 by Lyman James

The following is a letter from Ponca City Public Schools.Attention PCPS Families:Due to the high number of absences among teachers and support staff members and the inability to cover with substitutes, Ponca City High School and West Middle School will transition to Distance Learning from Wednesday, January 12 through Friday, January 14.Shifting these sites... Read More.

Kildare firefighters respond to grass fire Monday evening

Tuesday, January 11 by Lyman James

Kildare firefighters responded to a report of a grass fire located on east Furguson Road west of Kaw Lake at 7:18 p.m. Monday evening.Newkirk and River Road fire departments provided mutual aid. Travis Harris, Kildare fire chief, said the area was searched and no signs of a helicopter crash was located. The fire was... Read More.

Mulch Available January 27th-Free!

Tuesday, January 11 by Lyman James

The Christmas Tree Recycling area is now open for the drop-off of Christmas trees. The Christmas Tree Recycling area will close on January 21 and the old Christmas trees will be turned into mulch for gardening and landscape usage. The mulch will be available free to the public, and those interested will need to... Read More.

PCPS addresses issues district could face due to COVID-19

Monday, January 10 by Lyman James

With the rapid spread of the Omicron Variant of COVID-19, Ponca City Public Schools needs to advise families of possible issues the district could face as far as staffing is concerned. PCPS is committed to making sure the buildings stay open because they know students learn best with face-to-face instruction. However, PCPS could have... Read More.

Some Requirements Waived Due to Shortage

Monday, January 10 by Lyman James

Beginning today, Oklahoma is waiving some requirements for anyone who wants to become a school bus driver. The change is designed to help alleviate a shortage of drivers.Oklahoma is one of several states temporarily waiving the portion of the commercial driver’s license skills test requiring school bus drivers to identify under-the-hood engine components. Drivers... Read More.

Blackwell High School Wrestling Team wins Cushing Tournament

Monday, January 10 by Lyman James

The Blackwell High School Wrestling Team brought home some new hardware over the weekend as the Maroons won the Cushing Tournament with a score of 194 points with Cushing following with 167 and Guthrie with 151.5 points. Placers are: Kruz Goff-champ Christian Mora-2nd Aidan Odell -2nd Kaiden Ailey-4th Louden Wolfe-3rd Kolby Looper-3rd Jd McCleary-6th Jason Osgood-3rd Jaxon Brown-6th

Ponca Varsity Wrestling finishes 2nd at Jenks Tournament

Monday, January 10 by Lyman James

Ponca Varsity finished the Jenks Tournament in 2nd place out of 21 teams! Champions included Christopher Kiser 106, Gabe Roland 182, Landon Newlin 195 and Joe Leavitt 220! Runners up were Cameron Kiser 120 and Preston Lee 126. Jack Swenson 132 finished 3rd, Rayden Agee 170 4th and Cayson Badley HWT 6th! All photos... Read More.

Ponca City man given life in prison for child pornography

Monday, January 10 by Lyman James

Robert Casey Goldman, 33, Ponca City, entered a no contest plea in Kay County District Court to aggravated possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography.He was sentenced to life in prison with all but 30 years suspended and ordered to register as a sex offender.For backstory, Wichita Police contacted OSBI on June... Read More.

Ponca City Swim Team Places First

Monday, January 10 by Lyman James

The Ponca City Wildcat swim team won first place on Tuesday night in a swim meet in Oologah. The overall totals were Ponca City, 161; Oologah-Talala, 146; Claremore, 22; Adair, 20; and Collinsville, two.Oologah had the most points for the girls with 71 points, compared to 57 for Ponca City. Claremore had 22 points,... Read More.

Ponca City Wrestlers Place in Nationals

Monday, January 10 by Lyman James

Three Ponca City wrestlers placed at the United States Junior Open Championship national wrestling tournament held last weekend in Oklahoma City. As a team, Ponca City finished in seventh place. Wrestlers from junior high and high school teams participated.Chris Kiser won the championship at 106 pounds. Garrett Short placed third at 75 pounds and... Read More.