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County vaccine rates on the rise: what percentage got the jab?

September 22, 2021

Almost half of all eligible Kay County residents have had at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, and more than 40% of the county’s eligible...

Wildcats muzzled: Ponca Schools adopts mask mandate

September 15, 2021

Students, employees and visitors at Kay County’s largest school district are now required to wear masks amid a rising number of coronavirus cases...

COVID-19 cases pass 220 in Kay County

September 9, 2021

Kay County has more than 220 active coronavirus cases, health officials reported Monday. Data from the Oklahoma State Department of Health on...

School districts near Blackwell close in face of COVID-19

September 2, 2021

Two school districts near Blackwell have either closed or switched to distance learning in response to increasing numbers of active coronavirus...

"Masks recommended": Inside Blackwell School's new COVID policy

August 18, 2021

Masks will be recommended and other safety protocols will be in place for Blackwell Public Schools students as they return to class this week....

"No ICU beds available". City Council discusses COVID-19 resurgence...

August 12, 2021

The Blackwell City Council, Blackwell Municipal Authority and the Blackwell Facility Authority all held their regularly scheduled meetings on Aug....

Active COVID cases top 100 in Kay County

August 11, 2021

Kay County has more than 100 active coronavirus cases for the first time in months as the delta variant spreads, health officials reported...

COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Kay County

Kay County’s active coronavirus case numbers have increased in the last week as the delta variant spreads across the nation. Data from the...

COVID cases rise slightly in Kay Co. as experts advise vaccination

Coronavirus case numbers have risen slightly in Kay County as the highly contagious delta variant spreads across the Midwest. Data from the...

COVID-19 numbers: Braman, Tonkawa, and Kaw City in the clear

Coronavirus infection numbers remain low in Kay County and across the state. Data from the Oklahoma State Department of Health on Monday showed...

Blackwell clear of COVID as pandemic numbers plummet

Blackwell has no active coronavirus cases for the first time in months, state officials reported Monday. Data from the Oklahoma State Department of...

Stitt ends Oklahoma's State of Emergency

Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday signed an executive order ending the state of emergency he enacted in March 2020 at the start of the coronavirus...

From the OKC bombing to the Coronavirus pandemic: cherish life

I wasn’t even a thought on April 19, 1995. I was born in 2000. That’s why that April day is hard for me to understand. On that fateful day, terror...

COVID vaccine myths: what to watch for

Vaccine hesitancy is one of our last major hurdles in the fight against COVID-19, and we are racing against the emergence of several variants to...

Oklahoma sees over 500,000 fully immunized against COVID-19

State health officials said Monday that more than 500,000 Oklahomans have been fully immunized against COVID-19. The Oklahoma State Department of...

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