Two Kay and Noble County locations added to National Register of Historic Places

The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office recently announced eight new National Register of Historic Places listings in Oklahoma.Among the eight new places added, two of those are from Kay and Noble counties. All pictures posted belong to the Oklahoma Historical Society, and all descriptions are from OKHistory.gov. Alcorn-Pickrel House of Ponca CityOKHistory.org lists... Read More.
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One new COVID-19 death for Kay County, 618 COVID-19 cases statewide

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 618 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Feb. 18. Oklahoma’s seen 416,476 COVID-19 cases overall as 17,396 cases are active. The number of active cases is 1,204 less than Wednesday.Twenty-three additional virus-related deaths were documented Thursday to put Oklahoma’s death toll to 4,112. This includes a Kay... Read More.

New COVID-19 deaths for Garfield, Kay and Payne counties Wednesday

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,078 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Oklahoma’s seen 415,858 COVID-19 cases overall as 18,600 cases are active. The number of active cases is 963 less than Tuesday.28 additional virus-related deaths were documented Wednesday to put Oklahoma’s death toll to 4,089. This includes two Garfield... Read More.
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Kay County Jr. Livestock Show moved to Feb. 22-26

The following is from the Kay County 4-H Facebook page regarding the Kay County Jr. Live stock show:Hello Kay County Showmen,This is an update from the Livestock Show Committee. As you know the show has been moved to the week of February 22-26, 2021 at the Blackwell Show Barn and Event Center. We are not... Read More.
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Number of active COVID-19 cases for Kay County drops by 36

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,660 new COVID-19 cases for Oklahoma on Wednesday, putting the state at 407,724 overall cases with 23,657 cases being active.OSDH documented 30 new virus-related deaths on Wednesday, putting Oklahoma's death toll to 3,900.Kay County saw four new COVID-19 cases, putting the county at 4,943 COVID-19 cases,... Read More.

3.0 earthquake shakes northwestern Kay County Wednesday morning

Some areas of northwestern Kay County might have felt some shaking early Wednesday morning.The U.S. Geological Survey Team reports that a 3.0 magnitude earthquake occurred at 3:59 a.m. Wednesday morning.The epicenter was located about 5 miles north of Nardin and 11 miles northwest of Blackwell close to the 140th Street/Peckham Road intersection.It's the only... Read More.