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Tonkawa marijuana grow fire still under investigation

January 26, 2023

A medical marijuana grow facility in Tonkawa went up in smoke Thursday morning, covering parts of the downtown area with a black cloud for several...

Curfew changes give Blackwell Police more discretion ; teeth to...

January 26, 2023

The City of Blackwell’s curfew ordinance was changed last week for the first time in decades, a move that city officials hope will help police...

City Council: Hospital redesignation could devestate Blackwell...

January 25, 2023

The Blackwell City Council met Thursday night to hear from Stillwater Medical Center – Blackwell hospital leadership regarding the facility’s...

Country music concert returns to Blackwell: When, where, and what...

January 25, 2023

Blackwell’s country music concert, the Top of OK Jam, will return Oct. 14. “For the past two years, the Top of OK Jam has brought talented artists...

Tonkawa's POW Camp: Murder, Mass, Musicals, and Memories

January 19, 2023

Gracing the horizon like a grain silo, a gray concrete water tower base still stands about a half-mile north of Tonkawa on 13th Street. When...

Blackwell hospital seeking new designation amidst financial troubles

January 19, 2023

Stillwater Medical Center –Blackwell will no longer provide acute inpatient care services if it receives a new federal designation that aims to...

City Council votes to bring in new business on Main Street

January 12, 2023

The Blackwell City Council convened Thursday for its first meeting of 2023, honoring Cindy Gaddis and Miranda Lamb in the Blackwell City Hall...

Famous and Forgotten Part 2: Grant County's One-Hit Wonders

January 11, 2023

Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in The Journal-Tribune’s series “Famous and Forgotten: The Untold Stories of Entertainers from...

13 Hours: Waterline repair in Blackwell draws help from accross state

January 11, 2023

Rapidly fluctuating temperatures and an aged pipe left half of Blackwell without water pressure Friday. The Blackwell Water Department was...

Famous and Forgotten Part 3: Hardy history

January 11, 2023

Editor’s Note: This is the third installment in The Journal-Tribune’s series “Famous and Forgotten: The Untold Stories of Entertainers from...

Blackwell Chamber Banquet set for February 9

January 4, 2023

The Blackwell Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the dates for its annual Chamber Banquet and Awards Celebration. This year’s banquet will be...

Hollywood's best poster designer is here in Blackwell: they just...

December 29, 2022

There are many stories to be told in The Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home, and guest Robert W. Rutherford tells his through film. More...

Newkirk native Rance Howard's influence: From Kay County to 'Star...

December 29, 2022

Editor’s Note: This is the first installment in The Journal-Tribune’s series “Famous and Forgotten: The Untold Stories of Entertainers from...

Write an essay to Kay Electric- win a trip to Washington D.C.!

December 29, 2022

Each summer, several local students have the opportunity to participate in a life-changing experience, sponsored by Kay Electric. Kay Electric is...

Faces In The Wreckage: Remembering Huston Center

December 28, 2022

(Tap through for more photos) Walking through the offices at Blackwell’s former Huston Center school, shattered glass crunches underneath your...

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