June 5 is last day to apply for voter registration for June 30 election

Friday, June 5, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the June 30, Primary Election, Blackwell Municipal and Special Election, Blackwell School District I-45 Board Election and the Kildare School District C-50 Board Election, and the Newkirk Municipal Election in Kay County,...

Absentee Ballot Information For June 30 Election

Voters in Kay County who want to have absentee ballots mailed to them for the June 30, Primary Election, Blackwell Municipal and Special Election, Blackwell School District I-45 Board Election and the Kildare School District C-50 Board Election, and the Newkirk Municipal Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary Cheryl Howard...

92 new cases and 312 recoveries reported Wednesday

On Wednesday, the Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 92 new positive cases of COVID-19 to put Oklahoma's total of cases to 6,229.Locally, there are no new cases for Kay, Garfield, Grant, Logan, Noble, Osage, Pawnee and Payne counties.In addition, four more deaths were reported as Oklahoma's death toll is now at 322. The...
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Honduras juvenile pronounced dead after drowning occurred in Osage County

More information has been released by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol involving a drowning incident that occurred just before 5 p.m. Saturday on Skiatook Lake at Tallchief Cove in Osage County.A 17-year-old male juvenile from Honduras was swimming at beach boundary line. The juvenile was seen struggling in 5 1/2 foot of water, went under...

Kay County District Court issues warrant for Texas woman

The Kay County district court has issued a warrant for Julia Ann Miracle, 61, from Round Rock, Texas.Miracle faces a felony count of second degree arson after a structure fire occurred back on Jan. 20 at 2106 west Ferguson in Blackwell. According to the Blackwell Fire Department, Miracle reportedly stated that she attempted to...
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Unemployment fraud investigation to expand outside of Oklahoma borders

NOTE: The following information is directly from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The initial investigative efforts of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) and its partner agencies in the Unemployment Fraud Task Force (UFTF) have determined that the scope of the investigation must be expanded outside the borders of...

Kansas Department of Health and Environment recommends self-quarantine for Kansans who traveled to Lake of the Ozarks

TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is recommending voluntary 14-day self-quarantine for those Kansans who traveled to Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, over the Memorial Day weekend and did not use protective measures, such as social distancing and face masks.  Over the holiday weekend, large crowds were reported at the...

47 new COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Tuesday

The latest information from the Oklahoma State Department of Health on Tuesday shows 47 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma to bring the states total of cases to 6,137 since testing began.Health officials reported five additional deaths on Tuesday, bringing Oklahoma's death toll to 318.Oklahoma State Department of Health also reports that 107...
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Ponca City RecPlex looking for coaches and officials

Volunteer Coaches and paid officials are needed throughout the year for sports at the Ponca City RecPlex.Coaches can set their own practice times, and officials can work as many games as needed. If you are interested or need more information call Ryan at the RecPlex-767-0430. 

Georgia man arrested in Kay County

The Tonkawa Police Department reached out to the Kay County Sheriff's Office at around 5:40 p.m. Saturday after receiving reports of dogs locked in a storage unit at a mini storage unit in Tonkawa.The owner of the mini storage unit, Richard Nelson, 55, of Georgia, was called by police, arrived to cut the lock...

Oklahoma up to 6,090 COVID-19 cases as of Memorial Day

The latest update from the Oklahoma State Department of Health on Memorial Day shows that 53 more Oklahomans tested positive for COVID-19 to put the number of cases in Oklahoma to 6,090 since testing started.For local counties, no new cases for Kay (52), Osage(94), Garfield(26), Grant(2), Logan(19), Noble(7), Payne(45) and Pawnee(29). In fact, majority...