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Utility Rate Payer Protection Bill Passes House

Thursday, March 6

OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill seeking to protect utility customers from paying higher rates because of 2021's Winter Storm Uri unanimously passed in the Oklahoma House of Representatives on Tuesday. Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore, authored House Bill 1220, which would prohibit municipalities that have franchise agreements with utility companies... Read More.

Senate Approves Mental Health Consent Decree

Thursday, March 6

Senate vote finalizes decree, sending it to the Secretary of State OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate voted to approve the mental health consent decree that reduces wait times to treat defendants who have been declared incompetent to stand trial and awaiting competency restoration treatment.The resolution passed by a voice vote... Read More.

Ponca City East Middle School Orchestra Earns Superior and Excellent Ratings

Wednesday, March 5

The Ponca City East Middle School Orchestra earned two superior ratings and one excellent rating (resulting in an overall superior rating) and a superior rating in sight-reading Tuesday afternoon at the OSSAA District Orchestra Contest held at Edmond Santa Fe High School. Since the orchestra received superior ratings in... Read More.

School Board Candidate Forum March 7

Wednesday, March 5

Attend the Chamber's Ponca City Public Schools School Board Candidate Forum to hear directly from the... Read More.

NOC Enid to Host Planetarium Show March 6

Wednesday, March 5

The Mackie Planetarium on the NOC Enid campus, located at 100 S. University, will present their next show on Thursday, March 6. The show will begin 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... Read More.

Trump Threatens to Pull Funding From Any College Allowing ‘Illegal Protests’

Wednesday, March 5

WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday morning to pull funding from any colleges that allow "illegal protests" and to even imprison or permanently send back "agitators" to the country "from which they came.""All Federal Funding... Read More.

Stillwater Police Investigate Shooting Incident, Suspected Shooter From Ponca City

Tuesday, March 4

(STILLWATER, OK) – On Sunday, March 3, 2025, at 12:28 a.m., a Stillwater Police Department (SPD) officer was involved with a traffic stop at 711 N. Main when he overheard a nearby gunshot and observed a dark-colored Chevrolet Tahoe rapidly leaving the area. The officer called for additional assistance.SPD officers... Read More.

College Names KPAC Auditorium After Dineo Heilmann

Tuesday, March 4

The Northern Oklahoma Board of Regents renamed the auditorium in the NOC Tonkawa Kinzer Performing Arts Center, “The Dineo Heilmann Auditorium” at Thursday’s regents meeting in Enid.NOC President Diana Morris Watkins explained that NOC had received a letter requesting the name change and then explained to the regents the... Read More.

Pioneer Technology Center Names February Students of the Month

Tuesday, March 4

Evan Mills, a junior from Ponca City and Billy Miller, a junior from Deer Creek-Lamont.Ponca City, OK -- Pioneer Technology Center (PTC) has announced Billy Miller and Evan Mills as the February Students of the Month, recognizing their dedication, work ethic, and accomplishments in their respective programs.Evan Mills, a... Read More.

Enid Commissioner Explains African American Contributions to Labor at NOC Event

Tuesday, March 4

City of Enid Ward 2 Commissioner Derwood Norwood spoke for Black History Month at Northern Oklahoma College Enid Wednesday at the Gantz Center.Norwood started his talk joking that he took a long time, about 10 years, to earn an associate’s degree at NOC but added, “I hope people realize... Read More.

Convicted Killer Transferred to Oklahoma From Louisiana to Face Death Sentence

Tuesday, March 4

OKLAHOMA CITY — Convicted murderer George John Hanson is back in Oklahoma custody for his death sentence to be carried out later this year. The state Department of Corrections transferred the inmate late yesterday from a Louisiana federal prison to Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester at the request of... Read More.

House GOP Passes Budget Resolution, Raising Questions About Medicaid Cuts

Tuesday, March 4

WASHINGTON, D.C. -The Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a budget resolution that unlocked the process of reconciliation that they intend to use to implement President Donald Trump’s America First legislative agenda. As part of the process, House GOP leaders have agreed that the House... Read More.