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Following an executive session during the Northern Oklahoma College Board of Regents monthly meeting on Wednesday in Stillwater, the Board unanimously voted to approve the retirement letter of NOC President Clark Harris, effective Jan. 2, 2024.

Today is the 321st day of 2023 and the 56th day of autumn. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1800, the United States Congress met for the first time in Washington, D.C., in the unfinished Capitol building.

WASHINGTON — A stopgap spending measure that will keep the government operating into early 2024 is on its way to President Joe Biden’s desk, as lawmakers prepare for the serious negotiations between the two chambers on full-year appropriations that will soon kick off.

WASHINGTON — House Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest plans to file a motion to expel Rep. George Santos after his panel on Thursday released its longawaited report on potential violations of federal law by the New York Republican.

Nov. 15—WASHINGTON — Sen. Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican, challenged the head of the Teamsters union to a physical fight at a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday intended to showcase how labor unions are making families’ lives better.

ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION MOST VALUABLE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP The Ponca City Elks Lodge #2002 is announcing the start of the Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship Contest. The Most Valuable Student scholarship is available to high school seniors who are United State citizens.

Dear Diary, The House is a mess, with a new sheriff -- speaker in town. Republican Mike Johnson hails from the Deep South (Shreveport, Louisiana), a soft-spoken Bible-Trumper with extremist views.