CANDIDATE FILING BEGINS FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION

Candidates for the Board of Education in Kay County School Districts: Kildare, Ponca City, Blackwell, Newkirk, Peckham, Tonkawa and the Pioneer Technology Center will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday December 1, 2025. Carol Leaming, Secretary of the Kay County Election Board, said Declaration of Candidacy forms must be completed and... Read More.
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Local Organization Seeks Coat Donations

Trout Funeral Home & Crematory, Bradbury Commons (Formerly Via Christi), and One Warm Coat® Are Teaming Up To Share Warmth [Ponca City, OK, – Trout Funeral Home & Crematory is hosting a coat drive to collect gently worn or new coats November 19, 2025 – December 12, 2025, between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm at Trout Funeral Home... Read More.

Two fugitives added to Attorney General’s 10 Most Wanted list

OKLAHOMA CITY  – Attorney General Gentner Drummond is enlisting the public’s help to track down two fugitives from the law recently added to his 10 Most Wanted list.The Multi-County Grand Jury indicted Min Yong Chen, 57, and five others in March 2024 on a range of felony counts involving drugs and weapons. Authorities say... Read More.

NOC Stillwater hosts Northern Encounter Nov. 19

Northern Oklahoma College Stillwater is hosting a Northern Encounter recruiting event on Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 9 a.m. - noon at the NOC Classroom Building.  Registration begins at 9 a.m.There will be door prizes, free SWAG, campus tour, meetings with faculty/staff, and a drawing for tuition waivers.According to Vice President for Stillwater Dr. Marsh... Read More.
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Dental provider to pay more than $500,000 to resolve False Claim Act allegations

OKLAHOMA CITY – Red Dirt Orthodontics has agreed to pay $583,090 to settle allegations that it knowingly and improperly billed the Oklahoma Medicaid program, SoonerCare, for orthodontic services.The settlement resolves allegations that the provider submitted false claims for payment between March 18, 2022, and March 25, 2024, that falsely identified an Oklahoma Health Care Authority... Read More.

Woman arrested in 1997 Sand Springs cold case murder

SAND SPRINGS, Okla. - The Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 62-year-old woman in connection with a 1997 homicide that investigators say remained under review for years.Angie Cutnose was taken into custody at her home on Monday and booked on a first-degree murder complaint in the shooting death of 32-year-old Todd... Read More.
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OHP: Flight from Ponca City Forced to Make Emergency Landing Recently

It’s not always a crash that shuts down a highway. OHP Troopers had to block US 77 at Yearling Road in Noble County Friday night after this plane was forced to make an emergency landing.A flight instructor and his student were flying back to OKC from the Ponca City Airport when they had a mechanical... Read More.

36th annual Miss NOC Nov. 18 in Tonkawa

The 36th annual Miss NOC will be crowned Tuesday, Nov. 18 in the Dineo Heilmann Auditorium inside the Kinzer Performing Arts Center in Tonkawa.The program starts at 7:30 p.m.Twelve delegates from NOC Enid and NOC Tonkawa are participating in the event.Miss NOC is a free event and open to the public.For the third year,... Read More.