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God had a son. His name is Jesus. Psalm 2:7 tells us, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you.” This is a prophecy about who Jesus is and that phrase was repeated several times in the New Testament.

NOC Rocket Team earns Grand Prize in Wisconsin Competition

The Northern Oklahoma College Rocket Team won the Grand Prize in the 2024 NASA Artemis Student Challenge: First Nations Launch Competition. The 15th Annual competition was held in Wisconsin in late April.

Oklahoma schools ordered to use Bible in history teaching

State’s top education official says he wants the Bible in every classroom

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GRAND Mental Health Partners with NOC for mental health services

GRAND Mental Health is excited to announce their partnership with Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa to deliver onsite behavioral health services to students, faculty and staff.

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The News wishes a Happy Birthday... July 4 David Walker, Shelby White, Susie Morris, Tiffany Flores. July 5 Donna True, Josh Pearcy, Derek Sinor. July 6 Rev. Lynford Becker, Michelle Linton, Carson Reese, Maylee Brown. July 7 Marcy Parker, Westen Vincent, Dr. Gerald O’Mealey, KC Cox, Taylor Varner. July 8 Tracy Wyckoff, Daryl Scheirman, Melissa Fruits, Jorge Galindo. July 9 Deanna Wright, Loren Fitzgerald, Jerry Daniel, Julie Scheirman, Rayanna Johnson, Bob Case, Mona Galindo, Jacob Collins. July 10 Ronnie Mourer, Misty Greene, Mike’a Payne, Cameran Grein, Franklin Koch.

The women of the Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma performed their scalp dance for those in attendance of the final night of the

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The women of the Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma performed their scalp dance for those in attendance of the final night of the

Impact of the 1/3 cent sales tax on Tonkawa departments

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In 2022, Fire and EMS Departments in the area began to rally their communities in support of a Fire and EMS tax that would allow them to better protect their citizens and their homes. For several years, the departments strategized on how they could increase their revenue to support their agencies and after much deliberation, they came up with the idea of a 1/3 tax. This same tax had originally been denied four years prior because of issues with placing both Fire and EMS on the same ballot, but once that was resolved the departments began again pushing this support.

The Tonkawa News TIME MACHINE

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Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Robbins, 414 North Tenth, has just completed three weeks filming for “Boss Nigger,” a western drama starring Fred Williamson. Location shooting for the film started June 10 at Eaves Ranch, near Santa Fe, New Mex. Robbins appeared with Williamson in another film ”The Legend of Nigger Charlie,” two years ago.

The Tonkawa Chamber

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The Tonkawa Chamber