Rebecca Napier named 2025 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar

Rebecca Napier from Northern Oklahoma College is one of 220 Phi Theta Kappa members named a 2025 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship.Napier, from Antlers, Oklahoma, attends NOC Stillwater.The Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship Program helps new Phi Theta Kappa members defray educational expenses... Read More.

Drummond urges DEA to ban ‘designer Xanax’

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond is calling on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to take emergency action on bromazolam, known as “designer Xanax,” which is increasingly contributing to overdose deaths and poses a growing threat to public health in Oklahoma. Drummond and a coalition of 20 state attorneys... Read More.
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ICE reports alarming 1,000% rise in assaults on agents amid increasing tensions

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Assaults on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents recently increased to at least 1,000%.That's up from 830%, according to ICE's Acting Director Todd Lyons.ICE reports alarming 1,000% rise in assaults on agents amid increasing tensions (Video: The National News Desk){ }The sad truth to that is... Read More.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement, share photos online

Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce are engaged, the couple announced in a joint Instagram post.The post included the caption: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married 🧨” along with five photos showing Kelce proposing, the ring, and the couple holding hands and hugging.A... Read More.
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Hayes Brothers Band to perform Tonkawa Full Moon Concert Sept. 7

The “Hayes Brothers Band” will command the stage for the fourth Full Moon Concert of the season, Sunday, Sept. 7 in Tonkawa Centennial Park, 301 East Grand in Tonkawa.   Returning by popular demand, the group performs music from the 1950s through today including well-known pop, rock and country classics... Read More.

Four new paintings added to the NOC Tonkawa Pickens Learning Commons

Hugh Pickens recently added four paintings to the Northern Oklahoma College Pickens Learning Commons collection on the Tonkawa campus.The art work is part of the Pickens Learning Commons in the Vineyard Library/Administration Building.The new additions are the work of Yatika Starr Fields.“I am grateful to Yatika Starr Fields for... Read More.

Julie Henning receives Chime Workforce, Coca-Cola Scholarship

Julie Henning, a student at Northern Oklahoma College, has received the Chime Workforce and Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship.Both are $1,000 scholarship awards.Henning is from Ponca City and attends NOC Tonkawa.The Chime Workforce Scholarship recognizes high-achieving college students who are pursuing career and technical educational opportunities. This scholarship helps... Read More.
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Shooting victim identified, PCPD asks public for information

 Shortly after 2:00 Sunday morning, PCPD officers responded to the 400 Block of South Palm for a report of multiple gunshots. When Officers arrived, they located three individuals with gunshot wounds at 408 S. Palm. Officers immediately began taking life saving measures and applied tourniquets to one of the... Read More.