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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,…

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…

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…

Daniel Richard Grimm, age 62, passed away on January 30, 2023, at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A celebration of Daniel’s life will be held on Monday, February 6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at the Mt. Zion Luther Church outside of Perry, Oklahoma. He was born September...

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.

The Oklahoma State University Research Foundation (OSURF) has a new CEO. Jerome Loughridge, senior vice president of system operations for Oklahoma State University, will now head the nonprofit, which is focused on collaborative applications of new discovery and partnerships to bring OSU innovation to bear on the state’s economy. The foundation connects university innovation with industry needs…

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…