Kay County Sheriff’s Officed notified about Sex Offender Scam

The Kay County Sheriff's office received reports Saturday morning regarding a phone scam. Four area residents received calls that claimed to be sergeants asking for information on sex offenders.Two residents made a report at 9:54 a.m. when a subject identified as Sgt. Cann. The phone number, 580-203-5202, was a Ft. Towson, Oklahoma number. A third... Read More.

Missing elderly person found in rural Kay County Thursday

The Kay County Sheriff's office had a report of a missing elderly male subject Northeast of Newkirk on Thursday morning. The subject went missing around 12:00 AM. Troop K Troopers Aaron Crompton, Tyler Langston and Troop W Trooper Mark Cranford assisted in the search. After several hours of searching, at approximately 10:15 AM, the... Read More.

Kay Electric Essay Contest Winners Announced

Kay Electric Cooperative’s annual essay contest wrapped up on the evening of March 1, 2021. This year’s topic was “What moment in American history do you wish you had been a part of and what would you have contributed?” Forty-eight area juniors wrote some impressive essays about America’s past while the top eight competed... Read More.
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Boesch named new CEO of Kay Electric Cooperative

The Board of Directors for the Kay Electric Cooperative (KEC) in Blackwell, Oklahoma is pleased to announce Jason Boesch as the new CEO.Jason has replaced Tim Rodriguez who started his cooperative career in 1983 and served as CEO of Kay Electric for the past six years.In 1997, Boesch began his cooperative career at the... Read More.
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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.