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Oklahoma History Center Museum to Host Panel Discussion for International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Thursday, January 2 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY — On Monday, January 27th, from 1-3 p.m., the Oklahoma History Center Museum will host a panel discussion for International Holocaust Remembrance Day. More than six million Jews in Europe were murdered by Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1945. Another five million victims include other people deemed undesirable. The genocide victims were taken...

Jonathan Waddell gives Black History Month speech

Tuesday, March 2 by Lyman James

In celebration of Black History Month, Northern Oklahoma College hosted Jonathan Waddell in Enid Thursday. Waddell spoke on the Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity; Exploring the African Diaspora and the Spread of Black Families Across the United States. Waddell spoke of his own family and how...

Ponca City Humane Society Nears It’s Goal To Build Upon History

Tuesday, February 12 by Lyman James

With the help of generous animal lovers across Northern Oklahoma, the Ponca City Humane Society is now within $200,000 of their $1.4 million goal. PCHuS Board President Chuck Greenwood and Board Vice President Sue Boettcher are leading the effort to renovate and expand the existing no-kill shelter facility. Both community leaders want to invite...