For the first time in two days, Washington County has recorded new coronavirus cases. According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health on Saturday, Washington County has two new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases to 316. No new deaths or recoveries were listed in the OSDH ... read more »

The Kiddie Park in Bartlesville is opening on Tuesday, June 2nd for the 73rd season. Gates will open at 6:45 p.m. and the rides will start up at 7:00 p.m. The Kiddie Park will close Tuesday through Thursday at 9:30 p.m. The attractions will close at 10:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Ther ... read more »

The Dewey Public Schools Board of Education will discuss and take possible action to suspend their agreement with OSSBA and K20 for services associated with developing a District Continuous Strategic Improvement Plan. Next, the board may approve a contract with Edgenuity in the amount of $12, ... read more »

Discussion and possible action on a courthouse policy and procedures regarding the move into Phase III or the COVID-19 re-opening will take place in the next Washington County Commissioners’ meeting. Also in the meeting, a donation from the Cherokee Nation for the Washington County Emer ... read more »

The chain linked fence surrounding the Tower Center at Unity Square in downtown Bartlesville has been lifted, and the green space is finally open to the public as of Friday. Following the City of Bartlesville's groundbreaking ceremony back in March 2019, Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor Matt ... read more »

City Church in Bartlesville is once again hosting a free grocery pick-up for those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. The free grocery pick-up will take place from 11:00a.m. to 12:30p.m. this Sunday. Outreach Pastor of City Church Sam McCullough says that the event will take place at four ... read more »

Caney Valley Public Schools in Ramona announced the hiring of a new superintendent on Facebook on Friday. Dr. Steve Cantrell will take on the full-time role. Cantrell is a Collinsville High School graduate with almost 20 years of experience as an administrator. Cantrell has previously worked ... read more »

The Board of Osage County Commissioners will meet for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds in Pawhuska on Monday morning. The commissioners will continue discussing the possibility of making any further amendments to the procedures for the public entering the Osage County Courthou ... read more »

Tri County Tech is honored to award two outstanding individuals who, through community service projects, great attendance, and exhibiting TCT core values, have gone above and beyond during their time at TCT. They are proud to announce that Elizabeth Rees and Brianna Mumma have been selected as St ... read more »

For anyone wishing to enjoy a fun activity over the weekend, there will be a steer-roping event held at the Osage County Fairgrounds in Pawhuska. The event will be held this Saturday and is being hosted by the Osage Steer Roping Association.   There will be an event for beginning ropers ... read more »

Oklahoma will proceed to Phase 3 of the Open Up and Recover Safely plan Monday, June 1, Governor Kevin Stitt announced Friday. Oklahoma currently has just 708 active COVID-19 cases out of nearly 4 million residents and 5,236 people have already recovered. Active cases in Oklahom ... read more »

The coronavirus has caused the cancelation and postponement of several events throughout the area, including a motion hearing that has been prolonged to Friday, July 24th in an October 2018 murder case.  Toby Bighorse, Daniel Keene and Maurice Kent are all being charged with first or sec ... read more »

There are no changes in Washington County COVID-19 cases numbers for the second straight day. The latest Oklahoma State Department of Health report lists 314 cases, 273 recoveries and 35 deaths. Washington lists the fifth most COVID-19 cases of any county in the state. Osage County lists 95 c ... read more »

A portion of the Pathfinder Parkway trail along Frank Phillips Boulevard and Silver Lake Road in Bartlesville will be closed intermittently to facilitate path improvements. The closure is in effect immediately. The section that is currently closed is along Frank Phillips Boulevard from Comanc ... read more »

The Agape Mission of Bartlesville has announced that they will open their dining room on Monday, June 8th with certain protocols in place. The Agape Mission is normally closed the first full week of June for quarterly maintenance, but they are only going to be closed on Thursday, June 4th, an ... read more »