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Kay County Sheriff’s Office notified of scam

Tuesday, January 25 by Lyman James

The Kay County Sheriff's Office was notified Monday of an elaborate scam that is in the county. They are posing as Kay County Deputies and are asking for money over the phone. The number calling is from 580-352-5899 and 580-353-5899. This is not from the Sheriff's office. Unfortunately one of the Kay County citizens... Read More.

751 new COVID-19 cases for Kay County

Friday, January 21 by Lyman James

The Kay County Health Department reported on Thursday that Kay County's seen 751 new COVID-19 cases from January 13-19. Kay County's seen an overall total of 9,887 COVID-19 cases since March 2020.52% of the age 5+ and 84.4% of the age 65+ populations in Kay County have received at least one dose of the... Read More.

Kay County Sheriff’s Office announce the 4th Annual Kay County Sheriff Citizen Academy

Tuesday, January 18 by Lyman James

The Kay County Sheriff's Office has announced the 4th Annual Kay County Sheriff Citizen Academy.Location: Pioneer Tech and Kay County Sheriff’s Office training room 1101 W. Dry Rd., Newkirk, OK.Start Date: March 17th, 2022Deadline for applications: February 25th, 2022Applications can be picked up at the Kay County Sheriff’s Office or just call, we can... Read More.

Local city offices in Kay County announce closures due to increase in COVID-19 cases

Wednesday, January 12 by Lyman James

Local city offices in Kay County announced closures on Tuesday due to the impact of active COVID-19 cases.TONKAWATonkawa City Office lobby will be closed to walk in customers until further notice. Please use the drive-thru window for customer service. We have made this decision due to the increase in active COVID cases.You can pay... Read More.

Kay County Assessor no longer going to each city to collect exemptions and assessment papers due to COVID-19

Thursday, January 6 by Lyman James

The following is a letter from Kay County Assessor Janell Leaming: To Whom it May Concern;Due to Covid-19, the Kay County Assessor will no longer be going to each city to collect exemptions and assessment papers. This is to continue to keep residents safe and healthy. All applications and personal property renditions are due March... Read More.

Leaming named Kay County’s new assessor

Thursday, January 6 by Lyman James

Janell Leaming's been named Kay County’s new assessor.Leaming was sworn in to office by Judge Lee Turner at Monday’s Kay County Commissioner meeting. She replaces Susan Keen who retired on Dec. 30.Before becoming the new assessor, Leaming spent her time working in the assessor’s office since Oct. 1, 2010 and was Keen’s first deputy... Read More.

Kay County Health Department offering additional COVID-19 testing

Wednesday, January 5 by Lyman James

The Kay County Health Department is offering additional COVID-19 testing Jan. 8 and 15. To sign up, go to https://osdh.immytech.com/ and sign up today!You... Read More.

no PCR tests for COVID-19 will be conducted at the Kay County Health Department this week

Tuesday, December 21 by Lyman James

For the week of December 20, no PCR tests for COVID-19 will be conducted at the Kay County Health Department. This is due to the holiday schedule with the Public Health Lab. PCR tests will resume on December 27.The Kay County Health Department also says that as students go on their holiday break, consider... Read More.

Kay County Health Department reports 117 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday

Friday, December 17 by Lyman James

The Kay County Health Department shared data regarding new COVID-19 cases for Wednesday, December 15.Kay County saw an increase of 117 new COVID-19 cases. Since early 2020, Kay County has seen an overall total 8,158 recoveries. The amount of recoveries and active cases is unknown at this time.55.5% of the Kay County population that's... Read More.

Weekly data shows 125 new COVID-19 cases for Kay County

Thursday, December 9 by Lyman James

Weekly data shows that Kay County has seen 125 new COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday.According to the Kay County Health Department, the county's seen an overall total of 7,916 COVID-19 cases. 55.2% of the county's population age 12 and up have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine 83.2% of the population... Read More.

Kay County Master Gardeners Recognize Genny Coffman as 2021 Lifetime Gardener

Wednesday, December 8 by Lyman James

Each year the Kay County Master Gardeners recognize an outstanding member of their organization. The Lifetime Gardener for the 2021 year is Genny Coffman of Ponca City, OK and was awarded at the December 2021 meeting. Genny has held multiple leadership positions and is always looking to help the organization and community.Genny Coffman was... Read More.

Flu and COVID-19 shots available at the Kay County Health Department

Monday, November 29 by Lyman James

The Kay County Health Department announced that with it being flu season, are taking walk-Ins for both flu and COVID-19 shots. They also offer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for ages 5-11.The Kay County Health Department at 433 Fairview in Ponca City is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call... Read More.