Annex Groundbreaking
Everett Brazil, III/The Newkirk Herald Journal Kay County Courthouse employees broke ground on the new annex building Tuesday morning, Aug. 11. The Annex will be located to the south of the Courthouse, and take about 10 months to finish.
Read MoreHazmat spill temporarily narrows Main Street Aug. 1
By Everett Brazil, III The Newkirk Herald Journal NEWKIRK — A semi truck carrying animal waste products caused a hazmat spill Saturday morning, Aug. 1, leading the Newkirk fire and police departments to temporarily close several lanes of Main Street in order to clean up the waste. The NFD received the call about 10:30 a.m.…
Read MoreBand Camp
Everett Brazil, III/The Newkirk Herald Journal Members of the Newkirk High School band hit the band room Aug. 3-5 to be prepared for the upcoming school year.
Read MoreEnrollment
Everett Brazil, III/The Newkirk Herald Journal Denys Mayse, left, helps students enroll for the 2020-2021 school year in the Newkirk High School Library Tuesday, Aug. 4. The new school year begins Thursday, Aug. 13.
Read MoreNewkirk sees power outages, heavy rains in summer storms
By Everett Brazil, III The Newkirk Herald Journal NEWKIRK — Oklahoma has seen elevated levels of rain across the state in recent weeks, easing drought conditions while also leading to major flooding of area creeks and roads across Kay County, especially in the Newkirk area. Those storms also led to a power outage in Newkirk…
Read MoreYard of the Week
Courtesy Photo Jim and Ronda Martin were selected as the Yard of the Week for July 31. The event is sponsored by Newkirk Women’s League.
Read MoreKahle opens doors at ‘Then & Now’
By Everett Brazil, III The Newkirk Herald Journal NEWKIRK — Carolyn Kahle has long been in the antiques business. Going on 40 years, it is a passion of hers, something she takes a joy in. She now has opened her own antique store in downtown Newkirk, Then & Now, which not only brings a new…
Read MoreNewkirk volunteers revitalize city basketball court
Press Release NEWKIRK — A team of local community members was recently seen spread out across the Newkirk city basketball court, located next the the city swimming pool. They weren’t players on a team, however, as they were volunteering their time and efforts to offer the court some much-needed tender loving care, as community supporters…
Read MoreGo-Getters 4-H ready for new year
By Everett Brazil, III The Newkirk Herald Journal NEWKIRK — The 2020-2021 school year is fast approaching, and Newkirk Public Schools is gearing up for the fall semester. That also means a new 4-H year, and the Newkirk Go-Getters 4-H club is ready to start out with a new year to educate members as they…
Read MoreYard of the Week
Courtesy Photo Janice Shinn was selected as the July 24 yard of the Week. The event is sponsored by Newkirk Women’s League.
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