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Stitt uses new Oklahoma budget figures to bolster his case for tax cut

State’s budget projections are rosier than December estimates

Bill to enshrine $35,000 teacher signing bonuses into Oklahoma law advances

Oklahoma lawmakers are considering multiple teacher pay bills

Pioneer Tech Helps Students "Own Their Future" with New Entrepreneur Program

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PTC’s Business and Industry Services team launched the 'Own Your Future' program during the first semester to give students the knowledge and skills needed to turn their business ideas into reality. Pictured left to right Mason Marazas (3rd Place); Alicia Herrera (Equity Bank), Clint Barney (RCB Bank); Chad Chrisco (1st Place); Spike Henderson (Cherokee Strip Credit Union); Teresa Adame Mejia (2nd Place); and Charlene Flanery (Blackwell Industrial Authority). To learn more about Pioneer Tech’s entrepreneurship training, business programs, and CareerTech opportunities, visit www.pioneertech.edu or call 580-762-8336.

OSU Wheat Improvement Team feeds the world

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STILLWATER, Okla. – In 1892, A.C. Magruder initiated a soil fertility study to evaluate Oklahoma wheat production. In 1930, H.J. Harper established 10 separate fertilization treatments on these plots. The rest is history.

THE TONKAWA Buccaneers

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THE TONKAWA Buccaneers boys basketball team were champions of the Class 2A District Tournament. In a game Friday in Newkirk, the Bucs defeated Newkirk 55-37. They advance to the Regional Tournament in Watonga to play the winner of a game between Watonga and Hooker. 

Tonkawa excels in the 2025 Kay County Junior Livestock Show

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Agriculture runs through the veins of Oklahomans and Kay County is no exception to that. Most of these young people have spent their lives on farms and ranches in the area, gaining reallife knowledge and experience that has helped them build the foundation for their work at livestock show. For nearly a hundred years, the annual Kay County Junior Livestock Show has given those youth of the county the opportunity to show off their hardearned skills and knowledge in the arena.

Rhodes, Leach named NOC Tonkawa king, queen

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Jackson Rhodes and Jules Leach are the NOC Tonkawa Homecoming King and Queen for 2025.

Enjoy Ladies Night at Hideaway

The Hideaway Bar and Grill is inviting all the ladies, 21 years of age or older, to spend February 22 with them to celebrate the ladies in the area. The Hideaway is hosting their Ladies Night, giving the women of Tonkawa an opportunity to get out on the town and enjoy all that Ladies night has to offer!

News Briefs

2/20/25 — Business After Hours, 5-7 pm @ The Hub 2/28/25 — Legislative Breakfast 7:30AM at Mary's Grill 3/28/25 — Legislative Breakfast 7:30AM at Mary's Grill 4/5/25 — Citywide Garage Sales 4/25/25 — Legislative Breakfast 7:30AM at Mary's Grill 4/25-4/26 — Tonkawa Film Festival

US and Russia agree to more talks on Ukraine, set no summit date

The U.S. and Russia agreed to more talks on resolving the war in Ukraine and finding ways to work together on other international issues, but set no date for a summit meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.