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One new COVID-19 case in Kay County; 67 new cases across Oklahoma

Monday, June 1 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health has documented 67 new positive cases of COVID-19 on Monday, June 1. There are currently 1,062 active cases statewide, and there have been 6,573 reported cases since testing started.Locally, Kay County has one new COVID-19 case to put their overall total at 54. Garfield County has two new... Read More.

Kay, Garfield and Pawnee counties each have one new COVID-19 case; 983 active cases statewide

Saturday, May 30 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting on Saturday that there are 80 new positive cases of Covid-19 as there are currently 983 active cases in the state. Since testing started, there have been a total of 6,418 COVID-19 cases.Kay, Garfield and Pawnee counties all have one new COVID-19 case to report. No... Read More.

Kay County District Court issues warrant for Texas woman

Wednesday, May 27 by Lyman James

The Kay County district court has issued a warrant for Julia Ann Miracle, 61, from Round Rock, Texas.Miracle faces a felony count of second degree arson after a structure fire occurred back on Jan. 20 at 2106 west Ferguson in Blackwell. According to the Blackwell Fire Department, Miracle reportedly stated that she attempted to... Read More.

Georgia man arrested in Kay County

Tuesday, May 26 by Lyman James

The Tonkawa Police Department reached out to the Kay County Sheriff's Office at around 5:40 p.m. Saturday after receiving reports of dogs locked in a storage unit at a mini storage unit in Tonkawa.The owner of the mini storage unit, Richard Nelson, 55, of Georgia, was called by police, arrived to cut the lock... Read More.

Kay and Osage counties both have one new COVID-19 case for second day in a row

Saturday, May 23 by Lyman James

The latest update on Saturday from the Oklahoma State Department of Health shows that there are 111 new positive COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma, bringing the states total of cases to 5,960.For the second day in a row, Kay and Osage counties both have one new COVID-19 cases documented. Osage county is at 94 cases... Read More.

Kay and Osage counties both have one new COVID-19 case; Statewide total now at 5,849

Friday, May 22 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health released their daily update on Friday, May 22 that shows an additional 169 positive cases of COVID-19 were documented, bringing Oklahoma's overall total to 5,849 since testing started.Local reports show that Kay and Osage counties each have one new COVID-19 case. For active cases, Kay has three, Osage... Read More.

Kay County continues to show strong response to 2020 U.S. Census

Friday, May 15 by Lyman James

As of early Friday, May 15, Kay County's self-response rate to the 2020 U.S. Census is up to 58.5%, keeping the county in the top ten counties in the state for the response rate.Oklahoma's statewide self-response rate is at 52.9%.If you are yet to fill out the 2020 U.S. Census, the process takes less... Read More.

Kay County Courthouse reopening plan

Tuesday, May 12 by Lyman James

The following is information from the 8th District Attorney Office, Drug and Major Crime Task Force on Facebook regarding the reopening of the Kay County Courthouse in Newkirk. On May 18, 2020 the Kay County Courthouse, which was closed to the public by the Order Of the Oklahoma Supreme Court and Oklahoma Court of Criminal... 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.