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Duck Derby provides senior scholarships

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The annual Lucky Duck Derby sponsored by the Tonkawa High School Alumni Association, who is partnering with the Tonkawa Masonic Lodge for this event, will be held on Saturday, July 4th, immediately following the parade downtown Tonkawa at the canal on West Grand Avenue just west of the Christian Church.

FOR NEW TONKAWA CLASSROOMS

Tonkawa school board members Tuesday noon approved the guaranteed maximum price on the Tonkawa Elementary School classroom addition at $868,296.95.

In-person absentee voting starts today

Registered voters in Kay County who want to vote by mail absentee ballot in next Tuesday’s Statewide Primary Election, Blackwell Municipal and Special Election, Blackwell School District I-45 Board Election and the Kildare School District C-50 Board Election, and the Newkirk Municipal Election have missed the application deadline, County Election Board Secretary Cheryl Howard said today.

Vigilance urged to mitigate COVID-19 spread in Oklahoma

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Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is urging Oklahomans who have chosen to attend large-scale gatherings in recent weeks to seek out testing for COVID-19, even if symptoms are not present.

Get your Lucky Duck entries...

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The annual Lucky Duck Derby sponsored by the Tonkawa High School Alumni Association, who is partnering with the Tonkawa Masonic Lodge for this event, will be held on Saturday, July 4th, immediately following the parade downtown Tonkawa at the canal on West Grand Avenue just west of the Christian Church.

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Lucky Duck Derby July 4th

Northern employees earn service awards

Northern Oklahoma College honored each of their employees who met the following service milestones as employees at NOC.

Northern announces spring honor rolls

Kay County area students are included among 725 Northern Oklahoma College students earning academic recognition for the spring semester.

Chad Dillingham honored as retiring Northern regent

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Outgoing Northern Oklahoma College Regent Chad Dillingham was honored in his final meeting Monday afternoon in Tonkawa at the June NOC Board of Regents meeting. A proclamation was read in his honor celebrating four years of service to NOC.