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Kay County teen charged with first-degree murder

Wednesday, July 6 by Lyman James

The Blackwell Journal-Tribune reports that a Kay County teenager is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the weekend shooting death of a young white male near Braman.According to BJT, Dominick Taylor, 19, remains in custody at the Kay County Detention Center in connection with the murder of a young white male.The murder reportedly... Read More.

Kay County Sheriff’s Department investigating murder in Braman

Wednesday, July 6 by Lyman James

Kay News Cow reports that the Kay County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a murder that occurred in Braman this weekend.Sheriff Steve Kelley said the body of a young adult white male was located in a field south of Bender Road on P Street, east of Braman.“We have one person in custody,” said Kelley.Dominick Taylor,... Read More.

Ponca City man arrested by Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office for drug possession

Tuesday, July 5 by Lyman James

Pawnee, Okla. - The Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Ponca City man for more than 115 grams of methamphetamine and possession of firearms after a traffic stop on Saturday, July 2nd.On Saturday, July 2nd at around 7:00 PM, Deputy Dartanian Tilly stoped a white Chevy pickup near the intersection of Highway 64 and... Read More.

Kay County Health Department providing on-site immunizations at the Registration Center in July

Wednesday, June 22 by Lyman James

The Kay County Health Department will be providing on-site immunizations at the Registration Center on Thursday, July 14 and July 21 from 1:00 to 6:00. The following vaccines will be available (DTap, IPV, MMR/Varicella, Tdap, HPV, & MCV and Covid). In order to receive vaccines a legal guardian must be present.All required vaccines will... Read More.

Cowley County Amateur Radio Club To Host Field Day Event June 25

Monday, June 20 by Lyman James

The Cowley County Amateur Radio Club, in cooperation with Cowley County Emergency Management, will host an Amateur Radio Field Day event on Saturday, June 25, in the Pecan Grove area at the Winfield Fairgrounds.According to a press release from Cowley County Emergency Management, the event will be from 1-7 p.m. The public is invited to... Read More.

Cowley College, ACPD, And Four County Mental Health Partner On Suicide Prevention Program

Friday, June 10 by Lyman James

Looking for ways to better help students deal with mental health issues and assist with suicide prevention, Cowley College, the Arkansas City Police Department, and Four County Mental Health have partnered to start a student-led peer support group on campus called Hope Squad.According to a news release from Cowley College, Hope Squad members are... Read More.

Ponca City man injured in Osage County accident

Sunday, June 5 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports that a Ponca City man is in critical condition following a motorcycle accident that occurred at 9:43 p.m. Thursday, on City View south of Scissortail Lane, one mile east of McCord, in Osage County.Troopers report that Glen E. Salmon, 73, was in control of a 2013 Harley Davidson, traveling... Read More.

Kay County Treasurer’s office holding annual Tax Resale on Monday, June 13

Sunday, June 5 by Lyman James

Kay News Cow reports that the Kay County Treasurer’s office will be holding the annual Tax Resale on Monday, June 13 at the Kay County Administration Building, 219 S Main, Newkirk, beginning at 9 a.m.“This sale will be for property that is being sold for several years of delinquent tax as required by state... Read More.

Cowley County Emergency Communications Adjusts Dispatch Phone Numbers

Wednesday, June 1 by Lyman James

Effective Aug.1, the Arkansas City Police Department phone number, (620) 441-4444, and the Winfield Police Department phone number, (620) 221-5555, will no longer connect to Cowley County Emergency Communications dispatch.Cowley County Emergency Communications said in a press release Tuesday it has two non-emergency phone numbers, (620) 221-5447 and (620) 441-4547, that should be used... Read More.

USD 470 Early Literacy Initiative Brings Children’s Author to Cowley County

Thursday, May 26 by Lyman James

The Ark City USD 470 Early Literacy Initiative is hosting children’s author, Brenda Maier, in Cowley County June 21-22.According to a news release from the school district, Maier is the author of popular children’s books entitled The Little Red Fort, The Little Blue Bridge, and most recently, Peeping Beauty. Her stories are considered “fractured... Read More.

Kay County residents injured in accident in Missouri

Tuesday, May 24 by Lyman James

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that three Kay County residents were injured in a two-vehicle accident that occurred at 1:25 p.m. today on U.S. 36 three miles east of Chillicothe, Mo. in Livingston County, about 90 miles northeast of Kansas City.According to Kay News Cow, Missouri troopers report that Taylor S. McCannon, 19,... Read More.

Abducted Rose Hill Boy Found Near Tonkawa; Ditched Suspect Car Found In Cowley County

Friday, May 20 by Lyman James

A missing 5-year-old Rose Hill child was found in Tonkawa Thursday evening following a search by both the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.An Amber Alert was issued Thursday when it was reported an unidentified male subject and the child’s biological mother, who previously had her parental rights severed by the... Read More.