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Rebecca Napier named 2025 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar

by Ponca City Now
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 while enrolled in associate degree... Read More.

Drummond urges DEA to ban ‘designer Xanax’

by Ponca City Now
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 general want the DEA to... Read More.
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ABATE of Oklahoma expands program to teach car, bus & big rig drivers how to see and avoid motorcyclist

by Ponca City Now
Prevent Motorcycle Crashes Before They Happen – Free Safety Program from ABATE of Oklahoma ABATE of Oklahoma is expanding its Share the Road program—a free, 30-minute multimedia presentation aimed at reducing motorcycle collisions and saving lives on Oklahoma roads. Each year, far too many motorcyclists in our state are killed or seriously injured, often due to... Read More.

ICE reports alarming 1,000% rise in assaults on agents amid increasing tensions

by The National News Desk(TNND)
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 we’re over 1,000 (%) now,”... Read More.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement, share photos online

by News 9
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 wedding date has not yet... Read More.
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Hayes Brothers Band to perform Tonkawa Full Moon Concert Sept. 7

by Ponca City Now
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 that are audience favorites. Band... Read More.

Four new paintings added to the NOC Tonkawa Pickens Learning Commons

by Ponca City Now
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 continuing to inspire young minds,”... Read More.

Julie Henning receives Chime Workforce, Coca-Cola Scholarship

by Ponca City Now
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 defray educational expenses while enrolled... Read More.
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Sudden blindness possible rare side effect of popular diabetes & weight loss drugs

by Washington (SAO)
WASHINGTON (SOA) — A growing number of patients claim popular weight loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic can cause a rare but very serious side effect they were never warned about: sudden, irreversible blindness. A Maryland man says it happened to him. He talked exclusively to Spotlight on America correspondent Angie Moreschi, as we examine... Read More.

Shooting victim identified, PCPD asks public for information

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  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 victims in an effort to... Read More.
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