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PTC Board Member JD Soulek Receives All State School Board Award

Ponca City, OK – The Oklahoma State School Board Association recently honored five school board members from across Oklahoma as this year’s 2023 All-State School Board, recognizing their outstanding service to their communities, school district, and state. JD Soulek, long time board member for Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) is from Zone 2,...

OSDH Reports First Human Cases of West Nile Virus in the State for 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is reporting the first human infections in 2023, caused by West Nile Virus (WNV). Over the last month, evidence of WNV activity has increased across the state and is now considered to be widespread. Positive mosquito pools have been identified in many regions of...

Bill Providing Paid Maternity Leave for State Employees Passes House

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Nick Archer, R-Elk City, on Tuesday passed legislation in the Oklahoma House of Representatives to provide six weeks of paid maternity leave for full-time state employees following the birth or adoption of a child. Under Senate Bill 193, mothers must be full-time state employees for at least two years before being...

One Dead, Suspect Identified in Rose State Shooting

Update 9:00 AM Tuesday April 25 Midwest City Police Department have identified 30 year old Brandon Morrissette as the suspected shooter on the Rose State College Campus on Monday.KFOR reports that the 20 year old male victim and Morrissette’s wife were walking out of the Humanities building together when they were confronted by Morrissette and...

Oklahoma State Department of Health Seeking Input for Development of Child Abuse Prevention Plan

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma State Department of Health’s Office of Child Abuse Prevention is seeking input from private and public agencies, organizations, citizens and consumers to monitor and enhance development of a comprehensive, statewide child abuse prevention plan.OCAP requests input from individuals, both parents and professionals, who can provide feedback by completing a brief,...

3 Areas Teams in State Football Playoff Action Tonight – Bundle Up!

Best of luck to Ponca City, Tonkawa and Woodland tonight in Oklahoma State Football Playoff games.Po Hi travels to 9-1 Muskogee The 10-1 Bucs play at undefeated Colcord 7-4 Woodland battles 11-0 Gore You can hear the Tonkawa game on 1047 The Bull with Joe Thompson & Jeremy Bristow starting with the Rock...

Portion of State Highway 51 Named after T. Boone Pickens

A portion of State Highway 51 in Stillwater has officially been renamed in honor of the late T. Boone Pickens, prominent OSU philanthropist, alumnus and business man.  The section of roadway, running from the intersection of Country Club Road and extending west to the intersection of Karsten Creek Road in Payne County was officially...

Po-Hi STUCO Attends State Convention – and we’ve got pictures!

More pics belowPo-Hi Student Council officers and advisors, along with a few other representatives, attended the 82nd annual Oklahoma Association of Student Councils State Convention last weekend at Cache High School. Students attended leadership-driven break-out sessions, listened to impactful speakers, enjoyed an 80s theme party and bonded together as leaders of our council. The council...

Wheat State Wine Co. Announces Dec. 31 Closure

After over ten years in business, Wheat State Wine Co. is closing its doors to the public Saturday, December 31, according to a press release from the winery Thursday morning.“This has been an extremely hard decision that I did not take lightly," Owner/Winemaker, Chris Tyler said. "Making great wine and sharing it with our...

Cowley County Votes ‘No’ 52-48; Roth, Trimmer Winners In State House Primary

Updated: Wednesday, 8:05 a.m.Cowley County voters cast nearly 9,000 ballots in Tuesday's primary elections, which included an amendment question to the state constitution regarding who has say on abortion rights.Cowley County voted 'no" to the question of removing state constitutional protection of abortion rights and putting the issue in the hands of the legislature...