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Utility Rate Payer Protection Bill Passes House

by Ponca City Now
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 from assessing those fees and... Read More.

Senate Approves Mental Health Consent Decree

by Ponca City Now
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 on the Senate Floor. The... Read More.

Ponca City East Middle School Orchestra Earns Superior and Excellent Ratings

by Ponca City Now
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 both the stage performance and... Read More.
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NOC Enid to Host Planetarium Show March 6

by Ponca City Now
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 sky as Mars and Jupiter... Read More.
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Stillwater Police Investigate Shooting Incident, Suspected Shooter From Ponca City

by Ponca City Now
(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 were able to locate and... Read More.

College Names KPAC Auditorium After Dineo Heilmann

by Ponca City Now
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 process for renaming the facility.“Dineo... Read More.

Pioneer Technology Center Names February Students of the Month

by Ponca City Now
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 junior from Ponca City, is... Read More.
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Enid Commissioner Explains African American Contributions to Labor at NOC Event

by Ponca City Now
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 that if you don’t give... Read More.

Convicted Killer Transferred to Oklahoma From Louisiana to Face Death Sentence

by Ponca City Now
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 Attorney General Gentner Drummond.Hanson, also... Read More.

House GOP Passes Budget Resolution, Raising Questions About Medicaid Cuts

by News 9
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 Energy and Commerce Committee will... Read More.
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