Tornado in Owasso leaves 10mile path of damage

OWASSO, Okla. -Two tornados were reported to have touched down early morning Wednesday, one of them hit the city of Owasso.Police say several homes were damaged around the 96th Street North and Garnett Rd. area where the path of destruction was reportedly 10 miles long. The stretch ran from Highway 75 and... Read More.

Tornadoes, wildfires, and blinding dust sweep across US as massive storm leaves at least 33 dead

By JEFF ROBERSON, REBECCA REYNOLDS and JULIE WALKER Associated PressPIEDMONT, Mo. (AP) — Violent tornadoes and high winds decimated homes, wiped out schools, and toppled semitractor-trailers as a monster storm that also produced dust storms and icy conditions killed at least 33 people across the central and southern U.S.The dynamic storm, earning an unusual... Read More.
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Quarterback Jackson Arnold leaves Oklahoma for Auburn in transfer portal

By The Associated Press(AP) — Quarterback Jackson Arnold is transferring to Auburn after two seasons at Oklahoma.Arnold played nine games for Oklahoma this season, throwing for 1,421 yards, 12 touchdowns, and three interceptions. He also rushed for 444 yards with three touchdowns, including a career-high 131 yards in Oklahoma’s 24-3 win over then-No. 7... Read More.

A Fatal Collision on US-77 Leaves One Dead

On Saturday April 22, 2023, a fatal collision occurred on US-77 at Home Road, approximately 4.25 miles north of Newkirk. Robert Dowell, a 31-year-old white male from Newkirk, was driving a 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle when he was hit by a 2009 Dodge Journey driven by Tina Sindorf, a 41-year-old white female from Wichita,... Read More.

Mary Ladd Leaves PCPS After 36 Years

After serving the Ponca City Public School district for the past 36 years, former Public Information Coordintor Mary Ladd has retired.Ladd started her career with PCPS in 1985 as a secretary at Jefferson Elementary School. The building was condemned so they had to move to the Mertz training center in metal buildings on Highway... Read More.
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Donnie Jackson leaves NOC, accepts position at Cowley College

  Northern Oklahoma College Men’s Basketball Coach Donnie Jackson resigned today accepting the same position at Cowley College in Arkansas City, Kansas.   Jackson, who just completed his 8th year at NOC served as an assistant four years at Cowley before coming to NOC in the 2013-14 season.   Jackson’s teams were 183-69 in eight seasons and... Read More.

NOC’s Demaree King enters as a walk-on, leaves an All-American

 From walk-on to All-American.   That’s the path Northern Oklahoma College Maverick guard Demaree King made for himself.   "From walk-on to All-American, that is quite the story for a young man who has put in the work to get the opportunities he has earned," NOC head coach Donnie Jackson said.  "I couldn't be happier and... Read More.