Willie Spears speaks to NOC Tonkawa, NOC Enid students

Author and motivational speaker Willie Spears spoke to Northern Oklahoma College students at both Enid and Tonkawa on Wednesday. Spears had a simple message to NOC students by using NOC as an acronym for “Navigating Obstacle Courses.”   He explained that obstacles are part of life and have to be...

Flood Advisory continues for Salt Fork Arkansas River near Tonkawa

A Flood Advisory continues for the Salt Fork Arkansas River near Tonkawa until Wednesday afternoon.At 8:30 p.m. CST Tuesday evening, the river stage was at 14.1 feet. Action stage is 14 feet and flood stage is 17 feet.The Salt Fork Arkansas River is expected to fall back down to 8.5 feet Sunday evening.At 15.0...

Cultural Engagement Center receives Tonkawa language, cultural books

  The Northern Oklahoma College Cultural Engagement Center is the recipient of 10 Tonkawa Tribal Language Books and 10 historical books on the Tonkawa Tribe.   The books were prepared for the Tonkawa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma as part of the Tonkawa Tribe Language Restoration and Presentation Program Series 2015.  
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NOC Tonkawa reopens after potential threat sent Monday

Northern Oklahoma College of Tonkawa confirmed that a few employees received an email of a potential threat shortly before noon today. The email was not campus specific, so the emergency response team decided to enact their emergency protocols at all sites and evacuate all the locations and...

Construction on I-35 continues near Tonkawa

Oklahoma Department of Transportation says to plan on construction along Interstate 35. I-35 is narrowed to one lane in each direction between U.S. 60 and State Highway 15 near Tonkawa. The speed limit is reduced in the work zone.This project contains a nearly $2 million contract awarded to Logos Construction Co., of Sapulpa. Project...

NOC Tonkawa basketball hosts NOC Enid Saturday

The Northern Oklahoma College Mavs and Lady Mavs host NOC Enid Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Foster-Piper Fieldhouse.   NOC is allowing limited fans for Saturday’s games.  Contact LeeAnna Bowling at 580.628.6240 for ticket information or view the following link  
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City of Tonkawa makes progress towards controlling water loss

The City of Tonkawa announced Monday evening that city crews made substantial progress Monday towards controlling the water loss from their distribution system.Between Sunday and Monday, the City of Tonkawa has responded to over 50 customer turn-offs where there were major water breaks.With the city-wide reduced water pressure, most...

Tonkawa water supply at Critical Level

As of Sunday, the City of Tonkawa's water supply has reached a Critical Level. Tonkawa residents are asked to only use water services for emergencies at this time. Tonkawa's water department has had several line breaks in the system. Tonkawa residents who suspect a leak or break should call Tonkawa Police at 580-628-2516.Tonkawa Residents...
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Filing begins Dec. 7 for Tonkawa board seat

If you wish to file for office one on the Tonkawa Board of Education, you can do so Dec. 7-9.Tonkawa News reports that filing will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the given days at the Kay County Courthouse in Newkirk.The seat that is currently held by Mary Allan will become...

Tonkawa at Morrison football game Canceled

The announcement was made earlier this week on Tuesday that the Tonkawa Bucs football game at the Morrison Wildcats originally scheduled for Friday has been canceled.According to Tonkawa Mid-High High School's Facebook page, a tonkawa student has tested positive for COVID-19. Thus there are Tonkawa students that have to be in quarantine.