Beverly Cantrell, Author at Ponca City Now

Oklahoma Senate candidate Barry Christian found dead

Thursday, April 30 by News 9

Barry Christian CREDIT: Family of Barry Christian SAYRE, Okla. - Oklahoma Senate candidate Barry Christian, 54, was found dead after being reported missing, Christian’s family. The family said Christian’s body was found on Thursday. RELATED: Oklahoma Senate candidate Barry Christian reported missing, police find his abandoned truck When was Barry Christian reported missing Authorities said Christian was reported missing after... Read More.

NOC Mass Comm students earn awards at OKC event

Thursday, April 30 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Northern Oklahoma College Mass Communication students attended the Oklahoma Broadcast Education Association/Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters annual convention. The convention was held April 9 at the OKANA Resort in Oklahoma City. Attendees were Corban Burrell, Enid; Kadi Kienholz, Marland; Catie Blum, Ponca City; and Rowan Svob, Pond Creek. Earlier this year, students submitted digital work in the... Read More.

Oklahomans Could Purchase Route 66 Centennial License Plate Under New Law

Thursday, April 30 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY – House Bill 3147, authored by Rep. Derrick Hildebrant, R-Catoosa, and Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, has become law, authorizing the creation of the Route 66 Centennial License Plate in consultation with the Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission. The measure became law without the Governor’s signature after passing unanimously in both... Read More.

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Oklahoma Gov. Stitt signs law doubling daily recess for elementary students

Thursday, April 30 by KOKH

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Oklahoma elementary students will soon spend more time on the playground. Earlier this week, Gov. Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 1481 into law, doubling the minimum daily recess requirement for public school students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Starting next school year, the new law requires public schools to provide at least 40... Read More.

51 charged in Oklahoma black-market marijuana conspiracy

Thursday, April 30 by KOKH

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Federal prosecutors say a sprawling black-market marijuana operation used Oklahoma grow sites to supply illegal cannabis across the country, leading to charges against 51 people and the seizure of tens of thousands of plants. A federal indictment has been unsealed charging 51 defendants across 67 counts for their alleged roles in a... Read More.

United Arab Emirates will leave OPEC in a blow to the oil cartel

Thursday, April 30 by AP

The logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is displayed outside of OPEC’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner, File) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday it will leave OPEC effective May 1, stripping the oil cartel of its third-largest... Read More.

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Former FBI director James Comey expected to self-surrender Wednesday

Wednesday, April 29 by KSNW

Former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey leaves the Rayburn House Office Building after testifying on Capitol Hill Dec. 7, 2018, in Washington, D.C.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Former FBI director James Comey is expected to turn himself in to law enforcement Wednesday after facing new federal charges. A grand jury in North Carolina returned... Read More.