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Cowley College Donates Nearly 700 Pounds Of Meat To Local Food Pantries

Following the purchase of a market heifer during the Cowley County Fair 4-H/FFA Market Livestock Auction held at the Winfield Fair Grounds on Aug. 1, Cowley College donated nearly 700 pounds of meat to Manna Ministries in Arkansas City and the Winfield Community Food Pantry on Thursday. The college began ...

Butler Community College To Extend Nursing Program To Cowley’s Winfield Campus

Butler and Cowley community colleges have agreed to partner on a nursing program, according to a news release from Cowley Thursday. "When Cowley College administrators reviewed their latest state needs assessment, the report indicated a large number of openings in the nursing field," the press release said. "Kansas labor data ...

Health Dept. Raises Concerns With New Wastewater System Installation At C-4 Elementary

Installation of a new wastewater system for C-4 Elementary School in the Ark City school district was halted earlier this week due to health department concerns. According to a news release from the City-Cowley County Health Department Wednesday, design and installation concerns, along with permit issues, led health department administrator ...

VIDEO: Fire Engulfs Main Street Burden Building; State Fire Marshal Investigating

The cause of a Main Street building fire in Burden Tuesday night remains under investigation via the state fire marshal. Winfield Fire Marshal Chad Mayberry told KSOK Wednesday afternoon the building was vacant and a connected building already had existing damage. Mayberry said a building to the north that is ...

UPDATE: Grass Fire South Of Winfield At U.S. 77 Likely Sparked By Catalytic Converter Failure

Updated: Wednesday, 2:16 p.m. Approximately 10-15 acres burned early Tuesday evening south of Winfield on the east side of U.S. 77. Winfield Fire Marshal Chad Mayberry told KSOK Wednesday afternoon the blaze likely sparked from the side of the highway via catalytic converter failure. "It's our best guess," Mayberry said. Mayberry said that ...

ROCK ART: Southwestern Brings In New Semester With Century-Long Tradition On The Hill

Southwestern College students, faculty, and staff continued a more than 100-year tradition last week with the annual painting of the SC rocks on the hill east of Jantz Stadium Friday. The event, “Keeping the Spirit,” was an opportunity for first year Moundbuilders, including new president Liz Frombgen, to experience one ...

Fry Named Recipient Of Tiger Heart Award

Micah Fry, the Workforce & Community Education Assistant/Golden Tigers Coordinator at Cowley College, was recently named the recipient of the fall 2022 Tiger Heart Award. According to a news release from the college, the award is presented each semester to an employee that has gone above and beyond to help ...

Tiger Volleyball Ranked No. 2 In National Preseason Poll

The top-two teams that met in last year’s NJCAA Division II National Championship volleyball match, Parkland College and Cowley College, make up the top-two teams in the 2022 NJCAA Division II national preseason poll. According to a news release from Cowley College, defending champion Parkland is picked to repeat as ...

Po-Hi Student Schedule Pick-Up and Parking

Release from Ponca City Schools Parking spaces are numbered, and stickers will be given on a first-come, first-served basis for Juniors and Seniors to choose their parking spot for the year. 12th -10th Grades will be picking up their schedules and Student ID’s from the high school. All ...

Man set to face charges in Daisy Doe 1988 killing.

The body of Jeanette Ellen Coleman was found near Fort Gibson Dam in 1988.  At the time, authorities found no identification and dubbed Coleman “Daisy Doe” because of a tattoo on her shoulder.  In 2015, the State Medical Examiner’s office finally identified Coleman and reopened the case. All these years ...

Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Event This Weekend

NORMAN, Okla. – The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro adoption event in Lawrence, Kan., Aug. 19-20, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. The two-day event, featuring 120 wild horses and burros, will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 19. Adoptions will be ...

Walter D. Harris to be inducted into the Po-Hi Hall of Fame in September

Walter D. Harris will be inducted into the Po-Hi Hall of Fame during the Po-Hi Hall of Fame Banquet on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. at the Carolyn Renfro Event Center, 445 Fairview in Ponca City. Born near Red Rock on December 2, 1923, Walt Harris was raised in ...
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