Early voting available today in Newkirk

Kay County Commissioner Jason Shanks said that while the Kay County Courthouse will be closed on Friday because of weather conditions, Election Board Secretary Carol Leaming and staff will be at the courthouse as early voting in the Tonkawa School Board election. Early voting is set to continue from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m....

Newkirk resident killed in rollover accident in Blackwell

A Newkirk resident was killed in a rollover accident that occurred at 2:14 a.m. Friday in Blackwell on State Highway 11 near 13th Street.Jacob Wade Randol, 29, was traveling west on highway 11 in a 2001 Ford Ranger, when he crossed 13th Street, entered the eastbound lanes and continued off the road into a...

Ponca City and Newkirk announce more athletic cancellations and rescheduling

Ponca City Public Schools has announced more athletic cancellations for this week. Ninth grade basketball games at home tonight, as well as junior high and high school wrestling at Jenks are canceled. Ponca City wrestling will not be attending the Sand Spings tournament this weekend.Newkirk Tigers wrestling shared on Facebook Wednesday that tonight's dual...
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One person identified following Thursday morning accident east of Newkirk

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has identified the Newkirk resident critically injured Thursday in a one-vehicle accident as Jeremy Allen Bristow, 42. Jeremy was airlifted to Wesley Medical Trauma Center in Wichita, Kan. in critical condition with a broken collarbone, broken right arm, collapsed left lung, head injury and several broken ribs.Kelly Bristow called in...
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Moulton released on $100,000 bond after fatal accident near Newkirk

Following the fatal accident that killed an Ark City teen Tuesday northeast of Newkirk, Walker Moulton was released on a $100,000 bond. Moulton will appear in the Kay County District Court at 9 a.m. on November 5. Moulton, soon to turn 19-years-old in November, was booked Tuesday into the Kay County Jail on charges of...

Newkirk man in critical condition following accident west of Kaw City

One person was injured due to a one-vehicle accident that occurred at 10:53 p.m. Wednesday night on Oklahoma 11, two miles west of Kaw City in Kay County. Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports that Adam L. Faul, 33, of Newkirk was driving a 2017 Honda Accord westbound on OK-11 when he failed to negotiate a right...
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Newkirk Fire Department responds to train fire Saturday

Newkirk Firefighters responded to a report of a train on fire traveling north through Newkirk Saturday night. The Newkirk Fire Department was notified about the burning train at around 9:09 p.m. Deputies were able to get the train stopped north of Home Road. Fortunately, the train was stopped in a good position where NFD could...

Arkansas City man killed in accident north of Newkirk Saturday

An Arkansas City, Kansas man was killed in a one-vehicle accident just before 6:30 a.m. Saturday morning on U.S. 77 and State Line Road, about 7.5 miles north of Newkirk in Kay County.According to KFOR-TV, Andrew Banta, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene. According to Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Andrew was driving a 2016...