NOC regents approve capital campaign for athletic training center

Northern Oklahoma College approved a new capital campaign to raise funds for a new Athletic Training Education Center on the Enid campus at a recent regents’ meeting.Regents also approved a Capital Project Agreement between NOC, Enid Public Schools, and the Northern Oklahoma College Foundation, Inc. for the Athletic Training Education Center and Failing Field... Read More.

Pryor couple convicted for embezzling charitable funds

OKLAHOMA CITY – A Pryor couple has been convicted by a Tulsa County jury for embezzling funds from the Reckless Saints of Nowhere, a non-profit addiction recovery program they operated from 2017 to 2023. Jordan and Vanessa Parker were each convicted of two counts of embezzlement and one count of pattern of criminal offenses. The... Read More.
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Ponca City Residents Arrested on Felony Warrants

On September 30th, the Kay County District Attorney’s Office issued felony warrants for two Ponca City residents, 37-year-old Joel Si McBlair and his mother, 70-year-old Laura Sue Primeaux. These felony warrants were issued for Stalking charges against both subjects after multiple officers from the Ponca City Police Department investigated the repeated harassment of a... Read More.

Ponca City PD Tells The Secret

PCPD-Alright, we can’t keep it a secret any longer. The fundraiser we’ve been hinting at? Here it is. It’s almost Halloween and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate one of our favorite holidays than by having some fun with our own patch.So, we’re proud to introduce our limited-edition HALLOWEEN Ponca City... Read More.
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Cybersecurity Professionals Share Expertise with Fundamentals of Technology Students

By Katie Parr-Students in Coach Monks’ high school Fundamentals of Technology class recently had a unique opportunity to learn from two accomplished guest speakers, Bridget Kurr and Tenille Smith. Both are respected cybersecurity professionals, educators, researchers, and digital investigators committed to making the online world safer through education and collaboration.During their presentation, Kurr and... Read More.

‘The Foreigner’ opens at NOC Tonkawa Oct. 2-5

The Northern Oklahoma Division of Fine Arts presents “The Foreigner” in the Dineo Heilmann Auditorium inside the Kinzer Performing Arts Center at NOC Tonkawa.Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2-4 and 2 p.m. on Oct. 5.  “The Foreigner” is a play about understanding, kindness, and the sometime unexpected ways in which we connect with one... Read More.

Your favorite Oklahoma store may stop accepting SNAP—Here’s Why

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is pushing for new requirements that could change which retailers can accept SNAP benefits — with supporters saying it’s about healthier food access, and critics warning it could squeeze out small stores. What’s Being Proposed? Right now, SNAP-approved retailers must stock:12 staple foods total 3 dairy items 3 protein items ... Read More.
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Two in ICE custody after thousands of plants seized in Chester marijuana bust

CHESTER, OKLA. (KOKH) — Two people were taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after a search warrant was served at a marijuana grow in Chester, Oklahoma.On Sept. 24, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics' Marijuana Enforcement Teams (OBN MET) searched the New Good Harvest 999 LLC as part of an investigation into illegal cultivation... Read More.

Trump Administration backs Oklahoma in birth certificate case

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond gained a powerful ally in Oklahoma’s case defending its birth certificate law. The U.S. Department of Justice filed a brief in support of the state in the Fowler v. Stitt case, which challenges Oklahoma's rule that birth certificates must list a person’s biological sex.  In the case, Drummond... Read More.