Candidates across the state filed candidacy for various government positions this week.    Representative of District 11, the incumbent John B. Kane has a challenger and it is a familiar name in Wendi Stearman. Stearman held that position from 2020 to 2022 before Kane defeated h ... read more »

Candidate filings became official in Nowata County on Friday.  Republicans Chris Clouse and Arthur Friddle will be running against each other for county assessor. Michaela Lowe, a republican, has filed to fill the open treasurer seat. District Three Commissioner Troy Friddle is running u ... read more »

Several candidates filed to run for judicial seats during this week's candidate filing period.   Russell Vaclaw is running unopposed as a District Judge in District 11. Stuart Tate is running unopposed as a District Judge in District 10. Todd Cone and Alan Gentges are running aga ... read more »

The three day filing period for those wishing to run for political office came to an end in Osage County on Friday evening.  In Osage County, Ed Quinton Jr. has filed to run for another term as county assessor. Sally Hulse is retiring as county treasurer. Her first deputy Bridget West ha ... read more »

Candidate filings became final on Friday in Washington County and only one of the races will have a challenger. Steve Campbell and Chris Standridge will be running against each other for the assessor's position. Melissa Thornbrugh, Washington County Treasurer since 2016, will run unoppos ... read more »

The Bartlesville city council will convene for a regularly scheduled meeting at city hall on Monday evening.   At that meeting, the council will get an update regarding the request for proposals for a company to operating the City of Bartlesville recycling center. The council will al ... read more »

The City of Nowata is seeking applications for a City Finance Officer.   Job responsibilities include planning and performing the disbursement and accounting of revenues and expenditures for the City of Nowata. The position reports to the Nowata City Manager and serves the City Commi ... read more »

Severe weather is possible Friday evening with moderate levels of wind gusts, hail and flooding, especially in areas that saw heavy rain Wednesday evening.   News on 6 Meterologist Stephen Nehrenz has the latest.   An organized set of storms is expected to impact western ... read more »

The Board of Washington County Commissioners will hold a regularly scheduled meeting Monday morning in the Washington County Administration Building.   The board will discuss the active county-wide burn ban that was put into effect on March 26.   Additionally, the commis ... read more »

Washington County Commissioner for District 3 Mike Dunlap says a lot of progress is being made on bridge improvements, with three key projects nearing completion that will bring the district into full compliance. Appearing on KWON’s Community Connection, Dunlap said the work marks significa ... read more »

The Board of Nowata County Commissioners have a regularly scheduled meeting Monday morning at the Nowata County Annex.   The board will discuss improvements to the courthouse and revisit a proclamation and permission letter from Nowata EMS. The item was tabled in last week's meet ... read more »

State Representative John B. Kane and State Senator Julie Daniels appearing Friday on KWON's CAPITOL CALL Powered by Phillips 66 where the dicussion focused on the state budget and several proposed state questions.   Representative John B. Kane announced a historic, early budget ... read more »

The Board of Osage County Commissioners will convene for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds on Monday morning. At that meeting, there will be consideration to sign a participation agreement for a combined subdivision settlement agreement for an opioid manufacturer settlement. ... read more »

The Osage Nation Health System held the second annual Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt on Thursday evening. The event took place behind the Osage Nation Health Complex and invited those young and old to participate.   Cheyenne Powell, Executive Administrative Assistant for the Osage ... read more »

Current Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is running for Governor. Appearing on KWON Radio's COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Drummond cited his seven  grandchildren, with more on the way, as the primary "compelling reason" for his continued public service.   Gentner ... read more »