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Wheat State Wine Co. Announces Dec. 31 Closure

Thursday, September 1 by Lyman James

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... Read More.

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

Wednesday, August 17 by Lyman James

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 being used as a shop... Read More.

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

Wednesday, August 3 by Lyman James

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... Read More.

Polls Open At 7 A.M. For State Primary Elections, Constitution Question

Monday, August 1 by Lyman James

Polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday in Cowley County for the primary election and state constitution amendment question.Polls close at 7 p.m. You can find your polling place by clicking here.The yes/no question, which will be on all ballots, is on an amendment that would alter the Kansas constitution to say... Read More.

Po-Hi’s Rylee Strah signs with Rose State

Thursday, July 14 by Lyman James

Rylee Strah has signed a letter to play volleyball this fall with Rose State College. Pictured, front row from left, are mom Simone Strah, Rylee Strah and dad David Strah, and back row, Po-Hi coach Jennie Hinterreiter and Rose State coach Katelin Shay.

2022 Boys State Delegates

Tuesday, June 14 by Lyman James

Oklahoma Boys State was held May 28 through June 4, 2022, on the campus of Rogers State University. A total of 11 boys represented Ponca City High School at the event including Bingnan Jason Chen, Brian L. Fredricks, Cason D. Wilson, Connor Owen McQueen, Geronimo Quilimaco Jr., Jack F. Busch, Jacob Russell Leonard, Luke... Read More.

NOC Tonkawa awards seven Presidential Leadership Scholarships and three State Regents Scholarships

Tuesday, May 17 by Lyman James

Northern Oklahoma College has awarded seven Presidential Leadership Scholarships and three State Regents Scholarships for NOC Tonkawa for the 2022-23 academic year.Planning to attend NOC Tonkawa in Fall 2022 from Tonkawa are Allison Green, Kingfisher; Autumn Leist, Ponca City; Cayla Hoch, Lawton; Ally Riddle, Ponca City; Raven Bruce, Wagoner; Jaci Johnson, Tonkawa; and Savanna... Read More.

Nine Ponca City High School students participated in the State Solo and Ensemble Festival

Wednesday, May 11 by Lyman James

Nine Ponca City High School students participated in the State Solo and Ensemble Festival for vocal music on April 22 at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee. These students earned Superior ratings at the district level to advance to the state level.Terryn Goddard (ninth grade) sang “Vienna, City of Dreams” and earned an Excellent rating.... Read More.

Po-Hi Chorale Performs at State Contest

Monday, April 11 by Lyman James

The Po-Hi Chorale performed at the OSSAA State Choral Contest at Tulsa Union High School on Thursday, April 7. The Chorale earned an Excellent rating for the performance of “Esto Les Digo” (This I Tell You) by Kinley Lange and “Hine ma Tov” (How Good and Pleasant) by Allan Kaplan. Tim Williams, principal at Woodlands... Read More.

Po-Hi BPA Attends State Leadership Competition

Tuesday, March 8 by Lyman James

The Ponca City High School chapter of BPA (Business Professionals of America) recently submitted their projects for the BPA State Leadership Competition for pre-judging last week. The Broadcast Team of Ethan Meyer, Amanie Owdetallah, Madison Thibodeaux and Dylan Nance produced a five-minute live news broadcast that included two stories that were created by the students... Read More.