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By SHARON ROWEN | © www.kaynewscow.com

BLACKWELL — Several hundred bicyclists are camping at Memorial Park in Blackwell today and tonight before finishing a six day journey tomorrow in Arkansas City, Kan.

PONCA CITY  — A Ponca City man is listed in critical condition following a two-vehicle accident that occurred at 10:16 a.m. today on Pecan Road just south of Lake Road in Ponca City.

ENID — Enid police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing Wisconsin woman who may have been or still could be in the Kay County area.

PONCA CITY — Princeton Avenue, west of 14th Street, will close at 8 p.m. Friday for asphalt removal and replacement. 

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation confirms that agents were contacted last week by Kay County officials  in regards to a death at the county jail.

CHICAGO, Ill — Ponca City mayor Homer Nicholson took part in an Amtrak Round Table Zoom discussion Tuesday.

PONCA CITY — A 35-minute pursuit that resulted in two damaged Kay County Sheriff vehicles, a damaged stop sign and street sign came to an end about 11:30 a.m. today near the Valero on Lake Road and Pecan Road.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Mosquito season has arrived, and the Oklahoma State Department of Health is offering tips to help avoid ailments spread by the insects. West Nile Virus is the most common disease spread by mosquitoes in Oklahoma.

CHICAGO, Ill — Ponca City Mayor Homer Nicholson is scheduled to take part in a Zoom call this week concerning the need for passenger rail linking Wichita, Kan, Oklahoma City, Fort Worth, Texas and Kansas City and Albuquerque, N.M. 

NEWKIRK — The Kay County Treasurer’s office will be conducting the annual Tax Resale, 9 a.m. on Monday, June 14 at the courthouse.