Newkirk’s Main Street was covered in American flags on Sunday, and the Stars and Stripes billowed in the gentle breeze leading to the grounds of...

Hail to the white. Hail to Maroon. Last week, Blackwell High School officials announced the names of the students who earned the titles of...

The Blackwell City Council met Thursday night to discuss and take action on a wide range of items, including the rezoning of a residential property...

The Top of OK Jamboree, a first-of-its kind Red Dirt concert, will take place during Homecoming weekend on Oct. 9. It’ll feature Wade Bowen, 51...

While movie theaters, indoor events, and restaurants have started to come back from the depths of the coronavirus pandemic, a new victim is...

The Blackwell City Council met last Thursday to honor Blackwell’s Street & Parks Department and to host a controversial public hearing in...

Days come and go, and the planet Earth keeps spinning. But people who are old enough to recall the events of Sept. 11, 2001, say they remember when...

While the subject of the upcoming school bond election in November for the proposed modernization of Blackwell High School has been hotly debated...

The Blackwell Board of Education approved on Monday night a bond to modernize and remodel the Blackwell High School campus. A representative from...

The Blackwell Board of Education got an extensive, detailed look at construction plans for a proposed new high school last week during the board’s...

The Kay County Free Fair Board met last week to finalize the details of the upcoming Kay County Free Fair, which is returning from a one-year...

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation on a request from Kay County District AttorneyBrian Hermanson to investigate allegations of criminal...

The case of the State of Oklahoma vs. John Mitchell for manslaughter in the first degree in the alleged shooting death of Michael Godsey on May...

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

A local nonprofit organization is keeping alive the memory of a devoted mother and animal lover from Blackwell. “Paty’s Pals,” dedicated to the...