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Inside the numbers: Pacers, Thunder set to play Game 7 for NBA title on Sunday night

Saturday, June 21 by The Associated Press

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball WriterOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — For the 20th time, there will be a Game 7 in the NBA Finals.Indiana will play at Oklahoma City on Sunday night in the final game of the season, with the winner getting the Larry O'Brien Trophy.Home teams are 15-4 in Game 7 of the... Read More.

Final Great Raft Race set for 2025, marking end of a decade-long river revival in Tulsa

Monday, June 16 by KTUL

Tulsa's iconic Great Raft Race to end in 2025 with a celebratory sunset float event TULSA, OKLA. (KTUL) — After a decade of rekindling Tulsa's connection to the Arkansas River, the Great Raft Race will conclude its traditional Labor Day event in 2025.The race, which was revived in 2015 after a hiatus, will have its final... Read More.

NOC Enid Planetarium show set for June 5

Wednesday, June 4 by Ponca City Now

The June planetarium show at the Mackie Planetarium on the NOC Enid campus will be offered on Thursday, June 5 at 7 p.m.Planetarium Director Fritz Osell will show the night sky over Enid during summer and point out where constellations, planets and other interesting objects may be found in the evening sky. Osell will... Read More.

The NBA Finals are set: It’ll be Thunder vs. Pacers, starting Thursday night

Sunday, June 1 by The Associated Press

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer(AP) — The seeds for the 2025 NBA Finals began getting planted unknowingly in 2017, back when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was about to enroll at Kentucky and Tyrese Haliburton was getting ready for his senior year of high school in Wisconsin.That was the year the Indiana Pacers traded Paul George... Read More.

NOC to Become Purple Heart College

Tuesday, May 20 by Ponca City Now

The Northern Oklahoma College Board of Regents approved a proclamation that makes NOC a Purple Heart College.Regents passed the proclamation at a recent meeting in Enid.The board heard a presentation from Elaine Johns, Executive Director of the Woodring Wall of Honor and Veterans Park in Enid. Three-time Purple Heart recipient Jack Toney was also... Read More.

Trump criticizes Walmart for blaming tariffs as prices set to rise

Monday, May 19 by Scripps News

By: Justin BoggsDays after Walmart announced price hikes would be coming later this month due to tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, Trump said that Walmart should "eat" the costs.In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump said, "Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout the chain.... Read More.

ODMHSAS Commissioner set to meet with lawmakers on Monday amid payroll issues

Monday, May 5 by KOKH

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — Lawmakers on a select committee are set to meet with the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner on Monday morning.This comes as lawmakers were made aware on May 2 that the agency wasn't going to be able to make payroll and was short... Read More.

Impact Oklahoma set to distribute major grants to Oklahoma nonprofits

Monday, May 5 by News 9

OKLAHOMA CITY -Impact Oklahoma, a collective giving group made up of women across central Oklahoma, is preparing to award more than $250,000 to local nonprofits during its annual celebration event on May 15 at the Cowboy Hall of Fame.The organization operates by pooling donations from members and distributing large, transformational grants to nonprofit organizations throughout... Read More.

NOC Enid Planetarium Show Set for April 3

Wednesday, April 2 by Ponca City Now

The Mackie Planetarium on the NOC Enid campus will present the next show on Thursday, April 3, at 7 p.m.Planetarium director Fritz Osell will present the night sky over Enid and show prominent constellations and planets in the early evening sky. He will also point out where Mars will be in the constellation Gemini... Read More.

Oklahoma Set to Execute Death Row Prisoner Wendell Grissom

Thursday, March 20 by News 6

McAlester, Okla. -The State of Oklahoma is set to carry out its first execution of 2025, with death row prisoner Wendell Arden Grissom scheduled to be put to death Thursday morning.MORE: Oklahoma denies clemency for convicted killer, death row inmateGrissom has been on death row for nearly 17 years for the random... Read More.