Blackwell Journal-Tribune

12/01/2025

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Our November 26 edition is packed with local news and community updates, including:

Veterans Day Parade coverage
🏛️ Filing period opening Dec. 1 for local offices
💵 Treasurer’s notice on tax statements being mailed
🎄 Preparations for Hometown Christmas
🎗️ Tourism Authority’s $1,632 donation to VFW Post 2855
🏀 Plus—our 2025–2026 Winter Sports Special is inside!

Click over to read the full issue and stay connected to everything happening in Blackwell and Kay County.
🗞️ Available online now!
https://blackwelljournaltribune.net/editions/441/view

11/29/2025

The SANTA BOX is at the Blackwell Post Office! Drop your child’s Santa Letter off and it will be featured in our annual Santa Letter Edition of the Journal-Tribune ❤️

11/29/2025

🎉🏆 IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN — VOTE FOR THE BEST OF KAY COUNTY 2025! 🏆🎉

Who has the best burger in Kay County? 🍔 The best margarita? 🍹 The friendliest waitress, top pharmacy, coziest hotel, or luckiest casino? 🎰

Now’s your chance to make your voice heard in the Blackwell Journal-Tribune’s annual Best of Kay County Awards!

🗳️ Voting is NOW OPEN — find ballots in this week’s print edition or vote online right here on our website!
With over 80 categories celebrating the people, places, and businesses that make Kay County shine, there’s something for everyone to vote on.

⏰ Deadline to vote: December 31, 2025

Let’s show some love to our local favorites — vote today and help crown the Best of Kay County 2025! 💛

The annual BEST OF KAY COUNTY Awards from the Blackwell Journal-Tribune! Cast your vote and win a free subscription for THREE months!

11/27/2025

🍁 Happy Thanksgiving! A Heart Full of Gratitude 🧡
As the scent of roasted turkey and pumpkin pie fills the air, our hearts are overflowing with gratitude this Thanksgiving.

This year, and every year, We are profoundly thankful for the incredible people who enrich our lives. Spending these moments with our family and friends is special.

11/27/2025

Have a Happy Thanksgiving! We are so thankful for our readers and community, always. 🧡

11/26/2025

📰 This week’s Blackwell Journal-Tribune is online now!

Our November 26 edition is packed with local news and community updates, including:

🇺🇸 Veterans Day Parade coverage
🏛️ Filing period opening Dec. 1 for local offices
💵 Treasurer’s notice on tax statements being mailed
🎄 Preparations for Hometown Christmas
🎗️ Tourism Authority’s $1,632 donation to VFW Post 2855
🏀 Plus—our 2025–2026 Winter Sports Special is inside!

Click over to read the full issue and stay connected to everything happening in Blackwell and Kay County.
🗞️ Available online now!
https://blackwelljournaltribune.net/editions/441/view

11/22/2025

🗞️ **This week’s Blackwell Journal-Tribune is out now!**

Pick up your copy to read about:
⭐ Rhett Tripp and Abigail’s big win at the American Royal
🎄 Blackwell gearing up for the Annual Hometown Christmas Celebration & Market
🐄 Blackwell FFA students welcoming alumni for hands-on learning
🏆 Voting now open for the 2025 Best of Kay County Awards
🚓 Stuteville’s donation to the House of Prayer
🤼‍♂️ Blackwell to host “King/Queen of the Ring” Wrestling Tournament on Dec. 6
… and so much more happening around our community!

Grab your paper today or read online at blackwelljournaltribune.net!
https://blackwelljournaltribune.net/editions/440/view

11/21/2025

REVIEW: WICKED FOR GOOD

“Just look at me. Not with your eyes — with theirs.”

That line lands like a spell in Wicked for Good, director Jon M. Chu’s sweeping follow-up to last year’s surprise phenomenon Wicked. Arriving in theaters almost exactly 12 months later, the sequel is expected to conjure a hefty $130 million opening — but the real question is whether this second chapter, long considered the “weaker” half of the Broadway musical, can live up to the soaring expectations set before it.

Happily, Wicked for Good doesn’t just clear that bar — in many ways, it exceeds it.

“Just look at me. Not with your eyes — with theirs.”That line lands like a spell in Wicked for Good, director Jon M. Chu’s sweeping follow-up to...

11/21/2025

The holiday spirit will shine bright in Blackwell this December as the community prepares for its annual Hometown Christmas Celebration and Holiday Market & Craft Show on Monday, December 8 at the Blackwell Fairgrounds.

The holiday spirit will shine bright in Blackwell this December as the community prepares for its annual Hometown Christmas Celebration and Holiday...