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Blackwell City Council approves 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Budget

Sunday, June 5 by Lyman James

The Blackwell Journal-Tribune is reporting that the Blackwell City Council have just approved their 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Budget which includes the following utility rate increases, effective July 1, 2022. SEWER: 40% increase WATER: 4% increase WASTE: 4% increase ELECTRIC: 4% increase

Blackwell VFW conducting a Flag Burning Ceremony on Flag Day

Sunday, June 5 by Lyman James

Blackwell's VFW will be conducting a Flag Burning Ceremony on Flag Day June 14th at 7pm. The public is welcome to attend. This location will be directly north of the VFW parking lot off of west Ferguson. If you have a flag that needs to be disposed of The VFW will be accepting them Saturday June... Read More.

Blackwell Trust Manager Jerry Wieland made aware of an irregularity while reviewing past Blackwell Municipal Authority invoices

Wednesday, May 25 by Lyman James

The City of Blackwell released a press release regarding Jerry Eubanks and the City of Blackwell: In early April 2022, Trust Manager Jerry Wieland was made aware of an irregularity while reviewing past Blackwell Municipal Authority invoices. After requesting additional information to corroborate the irregularity, the City of Blackwell turned the information over to the Oklahoma... Read More.

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Blackwell City Council proposes utility rate hikes

Wednesday, May 25 by Lyman James

The Blackwell Journal-Tribune reports that the Blackwell City Council are proposing a series of utility rate hikes for residents in the Blackwell community. The BJT reports that the Council discussed at Thursday's meeting and approved a first reading of four utility rate increases for sewer, solid waste, water and electric services. If the increases are approved... Read More.

Blackwell City Council approves first readings of proposed rate increases for water, sewer, waste, and electrica

Friday, May 20 by Lyman James

The Blackwell Journal-Tribune reports that the Blackwell City Council approved the first readings of proposed rate increases for water, sewer, waste, and electrical. This does NOT mean that the increases have been approved, as they will need to be read a second time and voted on again. These proposed increases are as follows: Sewer- 40% increase Waste- 4%... Read More.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to be held Thursday for new sidewalk in Blackwell

Wednesday, May 18 by Lyman James

A Ribbon Cutting will be held this Thursday, May 19 at 9 a.m. in Blackwell for the new sidewalk project that runs along West Ferguson Street from 13th Street to Blackwell Elementary School. The sidewalk is to help kids who walk to the school that don't want to walk along the street. This project is... Read More.

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Accident occurs in Blackwell

Monday, May 16 by Lyman James

The Blackwell Journal-Tribune reports that an accident occurred around 7:30 p.m. Sunday on south 1st Street and Padon Avenue where a black Camaro struck a northbound SUV at the intersection, causing the SUV to roll. No injuries were reported. Blackwell Police & Fire Department were on the scene. The image posted below belongs to the... Read More.

Lawsuit on the horizon after fatal oil rig accident near Blackwell

Monday, April 25 by Lyman James

KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City reports that a family is grieving the loss of a loved one as another family hopes for a full recovery for theirs after a maintenance rig tipped over near Blackwell in early April. Now, a lawsuit may be on the horizon. Although an official lawsuit has not been filed, the families’... Read More.

One person killed in oil rig accident in Blackwell

Thursday, April 7 by Lyman James

KOCO 5 TV in Oklahoma City is reporting that an oil rig accident that occurred in Blackwell killed one person and injured another person. Officials responded to the fatal oil rig accident shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. The name of the person injured as well as the person killed are unknown at this time. We... Read More.

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Blackwell City Manager releases statement following events from Wednesday

Thursday, April 7 by Lyman James

Wednesday was a busy, yet tough day for the City of Blackwell. From a fatal oil rig truck accident (Click here) to multiple structure fires across the city last night which caused power outages. Blackwell City Manager Jerry Wieland released the following statement Thursday: “Yesterday was a tough day for the City of Blackwell, as... Read More.

Deceased body found in Blackwell Friday

Monday, March 21 by Lyman James

The body of a 78-year-old man was found deceased Friday in the alley in the 600 block of north First Street in Blackwell. According to police, the subject was a dementia patient that called police about the loud noises. Officers checked the area, as well as the subject, and didn’t find anything. The male was later found... Read More.

Blackwell City Hall will be dropoff location for new and gently used softball equipment in March

Monday, February 28 by Lyman James

Blackwell City Hall will be a dropoff location for new and gently used softball equipment (helmets, pads, bats, gloves, etc) through the month of March. The drop off is downstairs near the utility counter. City Hall is open 8 am - 5 pm M-Thursday and 8 am - 4 pm Fridays. Drop off locations are also... Read More.