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Oklahoma’s prison population rises again as new bill aims to reduce numbers

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For the third year in a row, Oklahoma’s prison population rose. The increase is largely due to tougher sentencing laws passed by the state legislature to crack down on violent crime. From 2024 to 2025, the state’s prison population rose 1.7%, bringing the total to more than 23,000 inmates. Michael Olson with Oklahomans for Criminal Justice... Read More.

Over half of Kay County population has received one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine

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The Oklahoma State Department of Health released their weekly epidemiology report on Wednesday.   Data shows that throughout the week of September 12-18, 13,380 new COVID-19 cases, 16,545 recoveries and 275 deaths were documented. Since early 2020, 34,134 individuals in the state have been hospitalized due to COVID. CDC COVID Data Tracker lists that 46,488 individuals... Read More.

Kay County sees decrease in population

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Following the 2020 U.S. Census, Kay County's population has dropped by 6.1%.   The county lost more than 2,800 residents over the last decade. Kay County did have a population of 46,582 in 2010, but currently has a population of 43,700 as of 2020. Ponca City saw a decrease from 25,387 to 24,424 and Blackwell decreased... Read More.
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More than 36% of Kay County population is fully vaccinated

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The Oklahoma State Department of Health released vaccine information on Wednesday showing the vaccination data per county.   43.9% of the Kay County population has received the first dose of the vaccine and 36.6% of the population is fully vaccinated.   With school starting soon, students ages 12 and older that want to get the vaccine can get... Read More.