Are you an essential employee? Questions abound over who will be able to continue working in the event of a mandated stay-at-home order. State...

The Blackwell City Council met Thursday in a desolate, empty meeting room amid the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. 

The Council did not receive...

Braum's recently held a hiring event at Blackwell's Holiday Inn Express, where company officials sought shift supervisors and adult crew members...

Dozens of events in Kay County have been postponed, and local businesses and government agencies have closed to combat the spread of the...

Blackwell High School has announced their Valedictorian and Salutatorian for the 2019-2020 school year. There are five Valedictorians and one...

Note: In the printed edition the April 13 rescheduled meeting is incorrectly dated in March. We apologize for the inconvenience. The Blackwell...

The Blackwell City Council met last Thursday, and for a second time there was a proposed Executive Session item to discuss a ‘Performance Review’...

Kay County Sheriff Steve Kelley has signed a declaration naming the county a “Second Amendment Sanctuary,” making it the latest addition to the...

The 94th annual Kay County Junior Livestock show was held at the end of February, providing a huge win for Blackwell 4-H and FFA students. The...

The 2020 delegates to attend Oklahoma Girls State were recently chosen and sponsored by Blackwell’s Russell-Litchfield Unit #7 and Blackwell Elks...

The Blackwell City Council held a meeting Thursday night where a proposed performance review of City Manager Janet Smith divided the Council. The...

Blackwell Elementary will be kicking off their 5th annual PTO Fun Run - Luau in hopes to raise money for new cafeteria tables. Pictured here are...

The Kay County District Attorney’s Office has withdrawn a motion to revoke the bond of a former public school superintendent charged with six...

Blackwell sales tax up four percent over 2019 for the month The sales tax report for the City of Blackwell in the latest report showed a four...

The preliminary hearing for Blackwell Police officer John Mitchell was still in progress at press time yesterday in the Noble County Courthouse in...