Garfield Kindergarten Teacher Named Teacher of the Year

Darcey Austin, kindergarten teacher at Garfield Elementary, was named the 2024 Ponca City Teacher of the Year during a celebration on Tuesday night at the Ponca City Schools Concert Hall. Other finalists included Jill Klein from Ponca City High School and Jeremiah Belt from West Middle School. “I would like to thank my family first... Read More.

Two Po-Hi Students Named Academic All-Staters

Congratulations to Ponca City’s 2023 Academic All-Staters Emma Gertken and Savannah Valgora. These students are two of the 100 public high school seniors selected from hundreds of nominations statewide. The 2023 Academic All-State class is the 37th to be selected by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence. Since the award program’s inception in 1987, some 3,700 high... Read More.

Linda Williamson Named Kay County 2022 Lifetime Gardener

Pictured: Mary Lynn Taylor, recognition chair presents Linda Williamson, with her lifetime gardener yard stake.Each year the Kay County Master Gardeners recognize an outstanding member of their organization. The Lifetime Gardener for the 2022 year is Linda Williamson of Kaw City, OK and was awarded at the December 2022 meeting. Linda has held multiple... Read More.
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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... Read More.

Erika Johnson Named Finance Intern for Ponca City Public Schools

Erika Johnson has been hired as the Finance Intern for Ponca City Public Schools, pending board of education approval. Erika was a math instructor at Ponca City High School from 2007 to 2017 before leaving to become a math instructor at Pioneer Technology Center.Shelley Arrott, Ponca City Public School Superintendent, said, “We are... Read More.

Ken Luttrell Named to CLEER Board of Directors

SAN ANTONIO – Rep. Ken Luttrell, R-Ponca City, was elected to serve on The Energy Council's Center for Legislative Energy and Environmental Research (CLEER) Board of Directors at the 2022 Annual Meeting last week in San Antonio. The Energy Council is an international non-partisan legislative organization founded in 1975 to promote a balanced energy strategy and... Read More.
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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 a fellow employee, therefore exhibiting... Read More.

Lady Cat Soccer Coach Named

Ponca City Public Schools has named Madeline Wood as the head coach for Lady Cat Soccer program, pending board approval. Coach Wood will assume this role that was held by Kelli Kinkaid. Previously, Coach Wood spent time as the head coach at Azle High School and as an assistant coach at Northwest High School... Read More.
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New Softball Coach Named, Pending Board Approval

Jeneva Nelson has been hired as the new head softball coach, pending board approval.Jeneva Nelson is graduate from Frontier High School and Oklahoma State University. Straight out of school she played Division 1 softball at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn. She transferred to Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma and earned the “player of... Read More.