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Case Dismissed Aganst Blackwell Police Officer Charged In 2019 Shooting

Friday, August 13 by Lyman James

Blackwell Police Officer John Mitchell, 41, will not face charges in the Kay County District Court after having Felony Count of 1st Degree Murder dismissed. According to KWTV in Oklahoma City, a Kay County judge issued an order to dismiss the criminal case against the officer in the deadly shooting of an armed suspect in... Read More.

OSU Football Player Charged with Assaulting Police Officer

Sunday, June 13 by Lyman James

Stillwater police have announced the arrest of a current Oklahoma State football player. Trey Alan Rucker has been charged with assaulting a Stillwater Police Officer during a traffic shop in June. Rucker, a recent transfer from Wake Forest has also been charged with in Payne County Court DUI, failure to give information at the... Read More.

PTC Biomedical Sciences Academy member selected as state officer for HOSA

Friday, November 6 by Lyman James

Kenny Endl, a member of the Biomedical Sciences Academy at Pioneer Tech, has been elected as a state officer for HOSA, a CareerTech student organization. Endl is a senior at Woodland High School in Fairfax. He will serve as the Small School Representative on the officer team and takes his oath in November. For... Read More.

Cowley County Public Health Officer Issues Order on COVID-19

Thursday, May 28 by Lyman James

In response to the void created by the veto of HB 2054 by the Governor on May 26, 2020, Cowley County Public Health Officer, Thomas Langer has issued a local public health order specific to COVID-19. The local order became effective today at 12:00 am. It basically adopts the current framework of the Ad... Read More.

Former police officer charged for lewd molestation

Thursday, April 30 by Lyman James

Claude Gayle Cassady, 42, is facing a charge with a felony count of lewd molestation in the Kay County District Court.A warrant was issued for his arrest on April 22, and a bond was set at $75,000 before being reduced to $35,000 on the condition that Cassady had no contact with the victim. Cassidy... Read More.

Ponca City woman charged with terroristic hoax after purposely coughing and sneezing on police officer

Friday, April 17 by Lyman James

KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City is reporting that a Ponca City woman accused of purposely coughing and sneezing on an officer is now being charged with terroristic hoax.Ponca City Police officers were first called to the home of Cecilia Flores due to her allegedly trying to drive drunk.After the issue was resolved, Flores went to... Read More.

Cowley County health officer considering placing Kay County on travel restriction list

Wednesday, March 25 by Lyman James

Cowley County, Kansas Public Health Officer Tom Langer said earlier in the week that he is considering placing Kay County on their travel restriction list due to the five cases of COVID-19 reported in the county.Langer has heard stories of Kay County residents going to Cowley County to visit, shop and even work. Cowley... Read More.