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COVID-19

Kay County nears 4,000 COVID-19 cases

January 13, 2021

Kay County has more than 3,900 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, state health officials reported Tuesday. As of press time, data from the...

Oklahomans 'OK' with COVID-19 vaccine

January 8, 2021

Most Oklahomans say they’ll get vaccinated against the coronavirus, the results of a recent survey show. Approximately 65% of Oklahoma residents in...

Blackwell High School switching to distance learning after...

December 8, 2020

Blackwell High School students will switch to distance learning for the remainder of the semester starting Wednesday because both of the school’s...

Blackwell wrestling duals cancelled as COVID cases rise

December 2, 2020

All Blackwell Public Schools wresting duals for the month of December have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, school officials...

Kay County surges past 1,600 cases as COVID-19 climbs in OK

November 24, 2020

Kay County has more than 1,600 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, state health officials reported Tuesday. As of press time, data from the...

Bars and restaurants to close at 11 p.m. to battle COVID

November 18, 2020

Turn out the lights. The party’s over. Governor Kevin Stitt on Monday ordered the state’s bars and restaurants to close no later than 11 p.m....

25 BHS students in quarantine as COVID sweeps Blackwell schools

November 17, 2020

A Blackwell High School student tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday, and 24 students who were in contact with the student were sent home...

City of Blackwell urges safety as state surges to COVID-19 level...

November 12, 2020

The City of Blackwell has just released the following statement regarding COVID-19 safety: In light of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases...

Blackwell schools face possible closure as COVID-19 surges

November 10, 2020

Blackwell Public Schools officials may close some school buildings and implement distance learning procedures if the district’s positive...

COVID-19 cases double in Newkirk

September 18, 2020

The number of positive coronavirus cases in Newkirk has more than doubled since Sept. 8, state health officials reported. As of press time...

COVID-19: Kaw City still safe; 40 cases in Blackwell

September 9, 2020

For the second consecutive week, Kaw City is the only Kay County city with no active cases of the coronavirus, state health officials reported...

Blackwell High School details Homecoming 2020 safety plans

September 4, 2020

Blackwell Public Schools have released the following statement regarding their safety protocols and plans for Homecoming 2020 during the ongoing...

Kaw City a COVID-free zone

September 2, 2020

Kaw City is the only Kay County city with no active cases of the coronavirus, state health officials reported Tuesday. As of press time, data...

DCLA cancels first two football games of the year after positive...

August 26, 2020

LAMONT -- Officials with the Deer Creek-Lamont Public School District have announced that they cancelled the district's first two high school...

Kay County: No new COVID deaths

August 19, 2020

The coronavirus continues to spread in Oklahoma, though no new deaths have been reported in Kay County for seven days. As of press time Tuesday,...

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