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Dr. Michelle Keylon, Scott Morris inducted into NOC Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame

6 days ago By News Staff

Dr. Michelle Jeffries Keylon and Scott Morris were inducted into the Northern Oklahoma College Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Saturday night at NOC Tonkawa inside the Renfro Center.

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McCall unveils details of his Oklahoma illegal immigration bill

6 days ago By Barbara Hoberock Oklahoma Voice

OKLAHOMA CITY – House Speaker Charles McCall on Thursday announced details of his bill to curb illegal immigration. He said the bill will address “impermissible occupation” in the state.

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2024 Po-Hi Alumni Hall of Fame nominations are open

6 days ago By Calley Lamar Calley@poncacitynews.com

The Po-Hi Alumni Hall of Fame Committee is now seeking nominations for the 2024 Alumni Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony that will be held later this year on Thursday, Sept. 26 at the High School Commons.

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Marland’s Place shares information on becoming a foster parent

6 days ago By Calley Lamar Calley@poncacitynews.com

In Kay County alone, there are 98 children within the foster care system, and that number are flux at any given time based on where a child needs placed. Each of these children are in need of a home during their stay within the system, but foster parents are needed for this to occur.

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Israel’s embattled UN envoy hits back hard as the Gaza crisis worsens

6 days ago By Iain Marlow And Augusta Saraiva Bloomberg News

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations often fights with the organization where he serves, especially as criticism has mounted over his country’s conduct in the war against Hamas. He’s just not used to doing it without the U.S. in his corner.

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Castaways rescued from Pacific island after making ‘HELP’ sign with palm leaves

6 days ago By David Matthews New York Daily News

Three fisherman who were stranded on a small Pacific island for more than a week were rescued after making a “HELP” sign with palm leaves on the beach. The men, experienced sailors in their 40s, set out from the Micronesian island of Polowat in a 20-foot skiff on Easter Sunday.

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US bracing for imminent Iranian response to attack attributed to Israel

6 days ago By Tracy Wilkinson Los Angeles Times

WASHINGTON — The U.S. and its allies are sounding an unusually urgent alarm over Iran’s possible plans to retaliate in the coming days over Israel’s purported killing of senior Iranian officials at a diplomatic mission in Syria.

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Biden plans sweeping effort to block Arctic oil drilling

6 days ago By Jennifer A. Dlouhy Bloomberg News

WASHINGTON — The U.S. set aside 23 million acres of Alaska’s North Slope to serve as an emergency oil supply a century ago. Now, President Joe Biden is moving to block oil and gas development across roughly half of it.

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