County Archives - Page 42 of 49

Ponca City man charged in Osage County after recent fire

Tuesday, May 12 by Lyman James

A Ponca City man is facing charges in Osage County after being arrested by Osage Deputies.Aaron Struble, 44, was arrested on May 6 on a charge of domestic assault and battery by strangulation. Struble left the scene of a structure fire back in late April that happened at City View and Kelly Road in... Read More.

13-year-old pedestrian dies after accident in Pawnee County

Friday, May 8 by Lyman James

A fatality collision occurred at 5:54 p.m. Thursday on U.S. 64, 4-and-a-half miles to the southeast of Westport in Pawnee County.Brittney Brocks, 30, from Wichita, Ks. was driving a 2007 Dodge Durango eastbound on U.S. 64 in the outside lane. A 13-year-old male pedestrian from Cleveland, Ok crossed the roadway from the south to... Read More.

Kay County Treasurer’s Office conducting annual Tax Resale

Thursday, May 7 by Lyman James

The Kay County Treasurer would like to make the public aware that the treasurer’s office will be conducting the annual Tax Resale on Monday, June 8 at the Mark Branch Fieldhouse in Newkirk beginning at 9 a.m.All precautions will be taken with the public and county employees health in mind. This sale will be... Read More.

Kay County continues to show great response rate to 2020 U.S. Census

Wednesday, May 6 by Lyman James

Kay County continues to show a great response rate to the 2020 U.S. Census!As of Tuesday, the Kay County self-response rate is at 56.2%, while the Oklahoma response rate is 50.7%. If you haven't filled out the 2020 census just yet, you can do so online at my2020census.gov. The process takes less than... Read More.

Seventh Kay County resident dies from COVID-19

Wednesday, April 29 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health has documented 63 more positive COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday, bringing Oklahoma's statewide total to 3,473 cases since testing started.In addition, a seventh individual from Kay County has died from COVID-19, a female in the age 65 and older group. Six more COVID-19 related deaths were documented as... Read More.

Three earthquakes in western Kay County over the weekend

Monday, April 27 by Lyman James

Residents in the western half of Kay County might have felt some shaking on Friday night and Sunday.The U.S. Geological Survey Team recorded a 3.4 magnitude happened at around 11 p.m. Friday with an epicenter nearly 10 miles northwest of Blackwell (near 124th street and Dry Road). The same area experienced a 3.2 magnitude... Read More.

Units respond to fire Sunday in Osage County

Monday, April 27 by Lyman James

Fire units from McCord, Ponca City and Osage Cove responded to a structure fire on Sunday at City View and Kelly Road in Osage County.Units responded to the fire just before noon. A female was transported from the scene by ambulance to AllianceHealth in Ponca City. A second ambulance was called for firefighters suffering... Read More.

Oklahoma COVID-19 cases up to 3,193; First COVID-19 related death reported for Payne County

Saturday, April 25 by Lyman James

As of the 11 a.m. update on Saturday, the Oklahoma State Department of Health has documented 72 more positive cases of COVID-19, bringing Oklahoma's overall total to 3,193 since testing began.In addition, 6 more Oklahomans have died from COVID-19, bringing the total to 6. One death was a Payne County man in the age... Read More.

Oklahoma resident tests positive for COVID-19 in Cowley County, Kansas

Friday, April 24 by Lyman James

The Cowley County Public Health Officer, Thomas Langer, said in a press release on Friday that Cowley County, Ks. has recorded it's second case of COVID-19 since March 8, 2020.The confirmed illness is attributed to an adult female who is an Oklahoma resident that was tested in Cowley County on April 22, 2020. According... Read More.

Oklahoma surpasses 3,000 COVID-19 cases; One new case for Kay County

Thursday, April 23 by Lyman James

As of 11 a.m. on Thursday, 123 new positive cases of COVID-19 were documented for the state of Oklahoma, making the new number of cases reported since March to be 3,017.Locally, Kay, Payne and Logan counties both have one new COVID-19 case, and 3 new cases in Osage County. No changes for Garfield, Grant,... Read More.

Kay County Health Department in Blackwell offering curbside COVID-19 testing Thursday

Wednesday, April 22 by Lyman James

The Kay County Health Department in Blackwell will offer another curbside COVID-19 testing site on Thursday, April 23 by appointment only.You must be experiencing a fever of at least 100.4 degrees, a cough, shortness of breath or if you know you've been in contact with an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19. The... Read More.

Two more COVID-19 related deaths reported in Kay County

Tuesday, April 21 by Lyman James

As of the 11 a.m. update on Tuesday, April 21, The Oklahoma State Department of Health reports two new deaths from the coronavirus in Kay County, a female in the 50-64 age group and a female in the age group of 65 and older, bringing the county's total of COVID-19 related deaths to 6.Including... Read More.