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NOC receives clean audit report at November BOR meeting

Tuesday, November 25 by Ponca City Now

During the Nov. 19, 2025 Board of Regents meeting, Regents approved the FY2025 external audit report, as presented by Kirk Vanderslice, Hinkle & Company, PC. Vanderslice announced a clean unmodified opinion with a clean opinion on internal controls. Additionally, he congratulated Vice President for Financial Affairs Anita Simpson for her years of service.The 2026-2027... Read More.

Drummond orders OptumRX to stop illegal clawbacks

Tuesday, November 25 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has issued a cease and desist letter to OptumRx following reports that the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) attempted to engage in illegal, retroactive reimbursement clawbacks from Oklahoma pharmacies. The Attorney General's Pharmacy Benefit Manager Compliance and Enforcement Unit received credible information that OptumRx discovered an internal error concerning... Read More.

Russian attacks kill at least 7 in Ukraine as talks on peace plan continue

Tuesday, November 25 by AP

A residential building is seen heavily damaged after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, overnight, with at least seven people killed in strikes that hit city buildings and energy infrastructure. A Ukrainian attack... Read More.

University Center Hosts Scholarship Celebration

Monday, November 24 by Ponca City Now

On Friday, November 21, the University Center Foundation hosted a Scholarship Celebration to thank donors participating in the fall Scholarship Matching Initiative. The Celebration took place in the historic Marland Board Room at Phillips 66 Refinery.The event thanked corporate partners who together have contributed $34,000 to the Initiative as well as individual donors who... Read More.

NOC receives $17 million gift, largest in school history

Monday, November 24 by Ponca City Now

Northern Oklahoma College has received a $17 million unrestricted gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the single largest contribution in the College’s... Read More.

Oklahoma mother sues Roblox over alleged child exploitation

Monday, November 24 by News 9

OKLAHOMA CITY -An Oklahoma mother is suing Roblox, alleging the app puts kids in danger and enables predators.A news release from the Dolman Law Group said the lawsuit was filed on November 20, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, where Roblox Corporation is headquartered.What the... Read More.

‘Wicked: For Good’ is even more popular than the first, soaring to a $226 million global debut

Monday, November 24 by AP

Universal Pictures’ two-part “Wicked” gamble continues to defy gravity at the box office. Just a year after part one brought droves of audiences to movie theaters around the country, even more people bought opening weekend tickets to see the epic conclusion, “Wicked: For Good.” According to studio estimates... Read More.

PCPD Arrest Men for Trafficking Meth in Ponca City

Friday, November 21 by Ponca City Now-PCPD

Early Thursday morning, investigators with the Ponca City Police Department, the PCPD Tactical Team, agents from the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and the 8th District Attorney's Office Task Force, executed simultaneous search warrants on two homes near 9th St. and Drummond in Ponca City.These search warrants are the result an extensive cooperative investigation conducted... Read More.

Alia Dust crowned Miss NOC 2026

Friday, November 21 by Ponca City Now

Alia Dust of Winfield, Kansas was crowned Miss NOC Tuesday night inside the Dineo Heilmann Auditorium at the Kinzer Performing Arts Center.She was crowned by Miss NOC 2025 Adysen Thompson and Miss Oklahoma 2025 Tessa Dorrell.Dust, a freshman at NOC Tonkawa, received a $1000 scholarship award and $1,000 wardrobe scholarship, Miss America crown and... Read More.

CANDIDATE FILING BEGINS FOR CITY OF PONCA CITY, CITY COMMISSIONERS AND CITY OF BLACKWELL MAYOR

Friday, November 21 by Ponca City Now

Candidates interested in filing for the City of Ponca City Commissioner No. 1 and Commissioner No. 3 and for the City of Blackwell Mayor will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning 8 a.m. Monday December 1, 2025, through 5 p.m. Wednesday December 3, 2025. Carol Leaming, Secretary of the Kay County Election Board, said Declaration of... Read More.

Oklahoma man gets 15 years for ISIS-inspired plot against 2024 election

Friday, November 21 by News 6

OKLAHOMA CITY -A federal judge has sentenced Abdullah Haji Zada, a 19-year-old lawful permanent resident from Afghanistan living in Oklahoma, to 15 years in federal prison for plotting an ISIS-inspired terrorist attack on Election Day 2024, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of... Read More.

Beliefs clash among students, parents and teachers as the Ten Commandments go up in Texas classrooms

Friday, November 21 by AP

DALLAS (AP) — When it became clear to high school theater teacher Gigi Cervantes that she couldn’t ignore a new state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in her Texas classroom, she felt she had no choice. She resigned from the job she loved.“I just was not going to be... Read More.