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2020 Cowley County Fair Canceled

Tuesday, June 16 by Lyman James

The Cowley County Fair Association made the announcement on their Facebook page Monday evening that after careful review with the Cowley County Health Department and the City of Winfield, a decision was made the cancel the 2020 Cowley County Fair due to the threat of COVID-19.The Cowley County Fair Association said that while they... Read More.

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $800,000 in Garfield County

Monday, June 15 by Lyman James

PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $800,000 grant to the Garfield County Industrial Authority, Enid, Oklahoma, to support business expansion plans by improving the Garfield County Industrial Park. The EDA grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Read More.

Clarification On Payne County Businesses impacted by COVID19

Monday, June 15 by Lyman James

While Kay County did not see any new COVID-19 cases over this past weekend, Payne County and the Stillwater area took a big hit as 28 new cases were reported over the weekend. Payne County has now seen an overall total of 100 positive COVID-19 cases. Many businesses and locations in Stillwater have a... Read More.

Less than a week for Kay County voters to apply for absentee ballots for June 30 election

Monday, June 15 by Lyman James

Less than a week remains for registered voters in Kay County to apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them for the Statewide 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, County Election Board Secretary... Read More.

Payne County sees another big jump in COVID-19 cases, 225 new cases across Oklahoma

Saturday, June 13 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 225 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma on Saturday, making it the most amount of new cases in a day since the pandemic. This surpasses the 222 cases reported Friday. There have been 8,073 positive COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma since testing started, and 1,578 active... Read More.

Kay County has one new positive COVID-19 case; OSDH reports 222 new cases statewide

Friday, June 12 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting a big spike in COVID-19 cases on Friday as 222 more Oklahomans have tested positive for the virus.Oklahoma has seen a total of 7,848 COVID-19 cases with 1,457 active cases.Locally, Kay Noble and Pawnee counties both have one new COVID-19 case. Payne County took a big... Read More.

Four new COVID-19 cases for Kay County as of Thursday

Thursday, June 11 by Lyman James

The latest information from the Oklahoma State Department of Health on Thursday shows that there are four new COVID-19 cases in Kay County to bring the county's overall total to 64 cases since testing started. As of Thursday, there are nine active cases in Kay County.As for surrounding counties, Payne County has five new... Read More.

Wanted person out of Enid arrested in Grant County

Thursday, June 11 by Lyman James

Deputy Mathew Fortney, Undersheriff Tim Wilkerson of the Grant County Sheriff's Department, and Officer Sinor of the Medford Police Department responded to a call on Wednesday, June 10, from a citizen regarding a vehicle that matched the description of a stolen vehicle last known to be driven by wanted person out of Enid.Upon arrival... Read More.

Ballot information for June 30 election in Kay County

Thursday, June 11 by Lyman James

The upcoming June 30 election in Kay County is only weeks away, and we have the information on what you'll see on the ballot when you go to vote.Elections being held in Kay County include Newkirk, Kildare and Blackwell. STATE OFFICERS Corporation Commissioner - Republican:Harold D. SpradlkingTodd Hiett CONGRESSIONAL OFFICERS U.S. Senator - Democrat:Abby BroylesSheila BilyeuR.O. Joe Cassity... Read More.

Methamphetamine found following motorcycle pursuit in Osage County Friday

Tuesday, June 9 by Lyman James

On Friday evening at 7:29 p.m., the Osage County Sheriff's Office was notified by Cleveland police department that they had initiated a pursuit with a motorcycle at 7:25 p.m. in their city.They advised that the motorcycle was speeding through a construction zone. During their pursuit of the motorcycle they reached speeds up to 160... Read More.