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Perry High School held a National Signing Day ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 1 where two senior athletes signed their letter of intent to play sports at the collegiate level. Angel Tiscareno has committed to join the Trojans baseball team at Seminole State College in Seminole, Oklahoma. Seminole State is a National Junior College Athletics Association Division I program. Angel has been a standout…

The Morrison Schools, community and Morrison Public Schools baseball players recently came together to put up the new baseball backstop. Morrison Public School student recently participate in science class experiments William Masters and Ty Burns ll recently placed at OKWA Novice Championships. It was held in Oklahoma City Fairgrounds. Masters placed 2nd and Burns placed 3rd. They are a part of…

Oklahoma State’s women’s basketball team used a 16-5 run to close its contest en route to an 86-74 victory over Texas Tech on Wednesday night in front of 1,901 fans inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cowgirls forced Tech into five early turnovers while building a 9-3 lead. However, the Lady Raiders made their first seven shots from the floor, including a three-point play, with less than three…

Morrison High School and Junior High will host a Winter Formal on Saturday, Feb. 11 at the cafeteria. The Junior High Winter Formal will take place from 7 - 8:50 p.m., and the High School Winter Formal will be from 9 - 11 p.m. The charge will be $5 a person. Ninth grade students can go to either or both dance(s). They must, however, pay for each one they attend. Snacks and drinks will be…

Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers visited Perry High School on Wednesday, February 1 to speak with the junior class about the Cadet Lawman program. The presentation was led by Trooper Brian Conaghan in the high school auditorium. Students who are interested in attending Cadet Lawman can apply online or talk to Mrs. Nelson or Lieutenant Brian O’Dell. Applications should be submitted no later…

Frontier Public Schools was recently ‘honored’ to have four students selected to perform at the Circle the State with Song event held in Ponca City last Friday. The event hosted 174 students from 12 different schools. Frontier students practiced singing the songs from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. with a performance Friday evening. Students selected were Kynlee Kelly, Abigail Potter, Paris Ingmire,…

Augustus ‘Gus’ Harbert is proof that good things come to those who wait. After 14 long years, he finally got a new heart! His heart transplant took place on Nov. 2, 2022, at the INTEGRIS Health Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute in Oklahoma City. “I just broke down crying when they told me the news,” Gus remembers. “I had gotten to the point that I really didn’t think it was ever going to happen…

Carnegie Library Progress Club met Jan. 4 at Carnegie Library. Program for the meeting was presented by member and program chairman Shelia Loring and her husband, Ted. The Lorings presented a slide show as they described the Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue they operate near Perry. They told the group they have been involved with Peaceful Valley about a year and a half. The Perry location is a…

The Perry High School Alumni Association elected three new members and reelected six members to the board of directors at its Annual Meeting on Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Alumni Building at 607 Cedar St. At the board meeting after the Annual Meeting, the board elected officers. Elected as new board members were Priscilla Brown ‘84, Steffani Davis Richards ‘87, and John Severe ‘70 for one-year…

The Board of County Commissioners of Noble County has released an agenda for the 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30 regular meeting. The meeting will take place in the Noble County Commissioners Office, 2nd floor, Noble County Courthouse in Perry. The agenda items, for consideration, discussion, and possible board action are as follows: • annual publication of county employee’s salaries as per O.S. 19 §…

City of Perry recently released an agenda for the regular meeting Monday, Feb. 6, starting at 6:15 p.m. at Perry Council Chambers, located at 729 Cedar Street. Item 8 in the agenda references an update from Matthew Coe, P.E., on drainage issues on Maple/ Tower and 2nd Street. It is proposed Coe give city staff direction as may be deemed appropriate. For background Myers Engineering issued a…

Perry’s Animal Control is filling up with sweet, sweet doggos that are need of loving and safe homes! First up, we have Chewy. Chewy is an intact, pit/lab mix. He will need to be vetted and neutered. Chewy does not have any training, and he is a large dog who will require a fenced in yard. He is very gentle and doesn’t mind people or other dogs. Cats are questionable, so please be cautious. …

Noble County Sheriff’s Office responded to an unresponsive person in Billings on Monday, Jan. 30. An investigation is continuing currently. Once more information is released, and update will be provided as the PDJ follows this story.