The Oklahoma House this week unanimously passed a bill that will open Oklahoma Promise scholarships to students with intellectual disabilities.Senate Bill 322 creates the Oklahoma Higher Education Tuition Aid Act - Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund to provide students with intellectual disabilities tuition grants for attending comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs. The measure...
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...
Updated: Friday, 12:21 p.m.U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran took the Senate floor Thursday to urge the chamber to pass a bill that would provide treatment for military veterans who've been exposed to toxic burn pits.Wednesday, a procedural vote to move the PACT Act to passage
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes voted against a bill Wednesday that would create a public alert system for active shooter situations.Estes, a Republican, represents Kansas' 4th Congressional District, which includes Cowley County.The bill, H.R.6538, is titled the Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022 and
Republican Rep. Ron Estes, who represents Cowley County and much of south central Kansas in the U.S. House of Representatives, voted against the latest weapons and support bill for Ukraine Tuesday.Estes joined just 57 others in Congress to vote against the $40 billion aid package. The final tally in the House
At a special meeting Tuesday evening, Ark City's USD 470 Board of Education voted to turn November 19, 22, and 23 into wellness days. The decision to extend the district’s Fall Break was made in an effort to provide a mental health break for students and staff...
At the Ponca City Board of Commissioners meeting Monday night, board members voted to authorize the advertisement for bids for the street improvement project, Concrete Pavement Reconstruction, Prospect Avenue – 14th Street to 350 Feet West. This project is for concrete pavement reconstruction of Prospect Avenue from Fourteenth Street to 350 feet west. The outside lanes,...
Lincoln Elementary School teacher, Molly Smith, organized an election for all Lincoln students and staff. They voted for their favorite ice cream topping- strawberry, chocolate or caramel. Voting booths were ready first thing this morning, and they cast their ballots. Principals purchased ice cream and toppings for all students. The winning topping was CHOCOLATE!