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Ken Bellmard to speak at NOC commencement May 6

Attorney Ken Bellmard will address candidates for graduation at Northern Oklahoma College commencement exercises Saturday, May 6. NOC Tonkawa candidates will march into Foster-Piper Fieldhouse on the Tonkawa campus at 9:30 a.m. on May 6. That same day NOC Enid and Stillwater candidates will enter Briggs Auditorium on the Enid...

Cowley College to hold 100th Commencement on May 6

A total of 484 students will be candidates for graduation Saturday, May 6, when Cowley College holds its 100th Commencement exercises.The Commencement exercises will be held at 10 a.m. inside W.S. Scott Auditorium. Individuals requiring special seating at Commencement should plan to arrive no later than 9:40 a.m.Two hundred eighty-seven students are expected to...

Construction for Union Street Bridge set to start June 6

Kay News Cow reports that the start date for the Union Street bridge re-decking project is now June 6.Union Street will be closed during the entire 90-day project.During the project Union will be closed from Summit  to Park and traffic will detour to the west to Oak Street. Highland will be closed while crews...

Blackwell’s “Night of Lights” Christmas Parade is set for December 6

The City of Blackwell will have their 9th Annual "Night of Lights" Christmas Parade coming up on Monday, December 6th at 6:30 p.m. Lineup will be at 5:45 that evening at Main and Dewey. All parade entries are to be lighted and display an appropriate Christmas theme. Following the parade will be the lighting of...

OSDH Weekly Epidemiology Report for October 6

The Oklahoma State Department of Health released their weekly epidemiology report on Wednesday. Data shows that throughout the week of September 26-October 2, 9,319 new COVID-19 cases, 12,377 recoveries and 264 deaths were documented. Since early 2020, 35,257 individuals in the state have been hospitalized due to COVID. CDC COVID Data Tracker lists that 14,445...

City of Blackwell hosting FREE vaccine pod Oct. 6

The City of Blackwell will be hosting the Kay County Health Department on Wednesday, October 6 for a FREE vaccine pod from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Blackwell Event Center.The vaccines for Moderna, Pfizer, and Johnson...

Early voting starts Thursday for April 6 elections

If you wish to vote in-person early for the April 6 Municipal elections, you can do so starting Thursday. Early voting will be at the Kay County Courthouse in Newkirk Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.Elections are on the ballots in Blackwell, Newkirk, and Tonkawa, Frontier School District, and Billings School...

Winter Weather Advisory extended until 6 p.m. for Kay County

The National Weather Service in Norman has extended the Winter Weather Advisory for Kay County until 6 p.m. Monday.Other counties included are Grant, Garfield, Noble, Kingfisher, Logan, Payne, Lincoln, Grady, McClain, Cleveland and Pottawatomie.Areas of freezing drizzle will occur through at least noon. This will lead to slick roads, especially on bridges and overpasses.Slick...