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

by Ponca City Now
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

by News 6
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.

Two in ICE custody after thousands of plants seized in Chester marijuana bust

by KOKH
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.
https://www.hospiceofnorthcentraloklahoma.org/

Trump Administration backs Oklahoma in birth certificate case

by Ponca City Now
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.

Sheep Center students show NOC flock at Tulsa

by Ponca City Now
TULSA, Oklahoma -- The NOC Sheep Production and Management class participated in the Open Sheep show at the Tulsa State Fair last week with great success exhibiting the NOC Sheep Center Show Flock.Participants in the class include Paige Burns, Washington, OK; Morgan Dolezal, Perry, OK; Lilly Martin, Bennington, OK; and Rosa Mendiola, Kuna, ID. ... Read More.
https://www.noc.edu/

ODVA to Conduct Transport and Burial for Eight Unaccompanied Veterans

by Ponca City Now
ARDMORE, OK — The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA) Cemetery Division will receive the remains of eight unaccompanied veterans during a Dignified Transport on Thursday, October 2, 2025. The event is part of the FOUND Project (Find Oklahoma’s Unclaimed National Defenders), a program to locate and inter veterans not claimed by family or... Read More.

Gov. Stitt announces 125 illegal immigrants caught on I-40 under Operation Guardian

by KOKH
On Monday, Governor Kevin Stitt announced that over 125 illegal immigrants have been apprehended under Operation Guardian along Interstate 40.In Operation Guardian, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol works in tandem with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The immigrants who were taken into custody were from multiple countries, such as India, Uzbekistan, China, Russia, and Ukraine.In... Read More.
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The Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges announces 2025 Hall of Fame Induction Class

by Ponca City Now
Three individuals who committed their careers to higher education will be honored at the annual luncheon ceremony of the Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges (OACC). The luncheon will begin at 12:30 p.m. Friday, October 3, at the Oklahoma City Community College Visual and Performing Arts Center in the Sarkeys Foundation Atrium.  The 2025 Class includes Larry... Read More.

Drummond stops deceptive cancer charity fundraising scheme

by Ponca City Now
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has stopped a deceptive charity fundraising scheme and its operators who are accused of raising millions of dollars to fund breast cancer screenings but only spending a fraction of the donations on those procedures.Drummond, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 21 other state agencies from 19 states... Read More.
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