On Monday, Congressman Brecheen announced his August town hall schedule which includes stops in 15 different cities.   Among those cities is Bartlesville where Brecheen wih hold his town hall 6:00pm - 7:00pm at the Tri County Tech Event Center, 6101 Nowata Rd. in ... read more »

A divided Bartlesville City Council agrees to keep automated license plate recognition cameras and begin a trial period through another vendor.   CLICK HERE FOR AN AUDIO VERSION OF THIS STORY   On a 3-2 vote Monday, the council approved a committee's recommendation t ... read more »

During their regular meeting on Monday evening, the Dewey City Council passed every item on their agenda, most notably approving a new School Resource Officer interagency agreement for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. Tab LeMaster was officially named as the new School Resource Officer to serve Dew ... read more »

A Dewey man is facing multiple felony charges after attempting to elude a police officer. Once James Ratliff parked his car at his home address, it is alleged officers found methamphetamine, which he attempted to dispose of. A child was also in Ratliff's vehicle. The defendant was driving wit ... read more »

Two incumbents and two newcomers have filed declarations of candidacy for Bartlesville City Council as of Monday.   According to the Washington County Election Board, Michael Colaw filed for the Ward 1 seat currently held by Tim Sherrick. In Ward 2, David Austin has filed for the sea ... read more »

A Bartlesville man found himself in the Washington County Jail on Monday afternoon facing a felony rape charge. It is alleged Isiaih Jordan raped an underage female victim on Friday.   The victim told Bartlesville police officers that she sustained injuries during the incident, forci ... read more »

During the new business portion of Monday's Osage County Commissioners meeting, Sheriff Bart Perrier informed the Board that the City of Pawhuska had recently approached him about partnering to purchase a second grinder pump.    The jail already has a grinder pump that helps ... read more »

The Washington County Commissioners approved Monday an amendment to an agreement with ReGroup, the company that facilitates emergency mass text messaging for the county.   Emergency Management Director Kary Cox says there was a problem with the original contract.   Cox s ... read more »

The Nowata County Commissioners held a regular meeting Monday morning at the Nowata County Annex.   The commissioners tabled a motion to intervene on the Northeast Oklahoma Transmission Enhancement Project (NEOTEP). Sample documents to send to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission were ... read more »

Two years ago, Early Bird Market in the ITIO Building at Johnstone Ave. and Frank Phillips Blvd. in downtown Bartlesville opened its doors with a dream of creating a place where local food, local farmers, and our community could come together.   Appearing on KWON Radio, Tori Shipley ... read more »

The Dewey City Council will convene for its regular meeting tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Led by Mayor Stafford, the council's agenda features key votes on the 2026-2027 School Resource Officer Interagency Agreement with Dewey Schools and the approval of publi ... read more »

In a recent appearance on Fox News Sunday, Senator James Lankford praised President Trump’s unyielding stance on Iran, emphasizing that Trump is the only president in five decades to apply such intense pressure on the “lying, deceptive dictatorship.” Lankford noted that while th ... read more »

Fall camp gets going for high school football on Monday. The Pawhuska Huskies are taking the opportunity to make the most out of every second the OSSAA is allowing, as head coach Mark Frye has made the decision to hold their first practice at 12:01 a.m. Monday morning.    It is ... read more »

A Bartlesville man listed as a level three aggravated sex offender was in the Washington County Jail on Friday after failing to register as a sex offender. Ignacio Lopez was also charged with residing within 2,000 feet of a school.     An affidavit states the Bartlesville P ... read more »

A Washington County woman found herself in jail earlier this week after Bartlesville police officers were told she has methamphetamine and a pipe in her purse. She was seen in court on the felony charge of being in possession of a controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute.  ... read more »