Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.

News

Brandon Haynes & The Guys take the stage for August 18 Full Moon Concert

Article Image Alt Text

Brandon Haynes & The Guys, featuring NOC Roustabouts and Alumni, will headline the Full Moon Concert on Sunday, Aug. 18 in Tonkawa Centennial Park, 301 East Grand in Tonkawa.

TIME MACHINE

Article Image Alt Text

A total of 65 terrapins were entered in the annual Terrapin Derby here Tuesday night at Lions Park. The derby was conducted by Tonkawa Jaycees, Len Coffey and John Burton, co-chairman.

Incidentally

The News wishes a Happy Birthday... August 15 Connie Duncan, Roger Bailey, Matt Fairless, Randy Hoemann. August 16 Leah Kelly, Fred Smothermon, Laurie Ott, Thomas Kazma, Trevor O’Brien, Joshua Kreger. August 17 Cara Linton, Vina Weiberg, Kaitlyn Jordon. August 18 Gary Eggers, Joe Durbin, Charles Ray, Brett Weiberg, Jeff Davis, Scott Cloud. August 19 Kay Morgan, Scott Honegger. August 20 Larry Swords, Kim Bowling, Raven Hockert. August 21 Linda Nesbit, Phyllis Dillon, Sonya Looper, Lana Miles.

News Briefs

•Saturday, August 17, 2024

Tonkawa Public Schools Board Meeting

Tonkawa Board of Education met Monday, August 13, 2024 and the meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. Members present were Casey McAnich, Jerry Hook, Tyler Langston and Melanie Bellinghausen.

NOC President’s Leadership Council students hold retreat

Article Image Alt Text

Northern Oklahoma College welcomed President’s Leadership Council students on the Tonkawa campus Monday for their annual PLC Retreat.

Native American public health officials are stuck in data blind spot

Data denials leave tribal health leaders scrambling during public health emergencies

Oklahoma schools report persistent pandemic-era issues as national data shows lagging achievement

Article Image Alt Text

Local districts say absenteeism, behavior problems hinder academic growth

NOC Tonkawa Calendar

Aug. 9: Staff Inservice Meetings, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Offices Closed Aug. 13: Faculty Inservice Meetings, 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Tonkawa Animal Shelter Spotlight

Article Image Alt Text

A better pup to help with kicking off Tonkawa Animal Shelter’s spotlight in the Tonkawa Newspaper could not have been picked. This beautiful girl, lovingly named Sharona by Tonkawa’s own incredible Animal Control Officer (TACO), is what most might consider a perfect dog, which is so hard to come by. Sharona is believed to be a lab mix of some kind and is about a year old. Despite being so young, Sharona is very calm. She would much rather curl up at your feet then bark, jump around, and act like a crazy puppy. In fact, Sharona is quite the shy little girl, but she does love attention and affection from anyone who will give it to her. She is great with kids, other dogs, and doesn’t even seem to mind cats. The only thing this dog is missing is a loving family to call her own.