Oklahoma Wesleyan University has named Steve Lessman as Vice President of Advancement, effective July 1, 2026. A Bartlesville native, Lessman returns to his hometown to lead the university’s fundraising and donor relations. Steve Lessman most recently served as Headmaster at Southwest C ... read more »

Appearing on KWON Radio’s City Matters program, City Manager Mike Bailey, City Clerk Jason Muninger, Library Director Kiley Roberson and City Engineer Michah Siemer brought us up to date on city business.  City Manager Mike Bailey said the city’s recycling center will remain ... read more »

Nowata High School Principal Deedee Hewitt presented a report to the Nowata Board of Education during a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday evening.   Hewitt explained to the board that the high school is revamping how math will be taught. She says the decisions that the high schoo ... read more »

The Nowata Board of Education approved the calendar for the 2026-2027 school year during a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday evening.   Nowata Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Mindy Englett presented the board with an option that was voted for by Nowata school teachers. The boar ... read more »

After 31 years of service with the Bartlesville Police Department, Chief Kevin Ickleberry has announced his retirement.   Ickleberry has been on personal leave due to a medical issue since December 2025 and will remain on leave for the time being, according to Assistant City Manager ... read more »

Legislation was passed in the Oklahoma Senate on Monday with a goal of increasing the penalty for those who commit domestic abuse in the presence of a minor. Senate Bill 1238 aims to make the first offense of the crime a felony.    The legislation came from Senator Bill Coleman ... read more »

Washington County residents filled the County Commissioners' Meeting Room Monday to voice concerns over a proposed high voltage transmission line that could cross through four counties in northeast Oklahoma.   The proposal from AEP-PSO would have a portion of a transmission line ... read more »

A Dewey man is facing a felony charge after allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol.   58-year-old Mervin Krug was charged on Monday with felony DUI, driving without a valid license, speeding and transporting an opened container of an intoxicating beverage.   Ac ... read more »

A convicted sex offender in Washington County is facing additional felony charges.   51-year-old Aaron Jackson, of Bartlesville, was charged on Monday with failing to register as a sex offender, living within 2,000 feet of a park as a sex offender and failing to notify address change ... read more »

A Sapulpa woman is facing a felony charge in Washington County after allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol.   22-year-old Marissa Lickteig was charged on Monday with DUI and a misdemeanor for reckless driving.   According to the Ramona Police Department, at ap ... read more »

Google is looking at Osage County as a potential location for a data center. It would be located north of Sand Springs and the hope is to have an 827 acre site to house fiber optic cables processing internet traffic and transactions. The Sand Springs city council annexed the land to Google and th ... read more »

A Copan man is facing a felony charge after allegedly performing sexual acts with a minor.   56-year-old Peter Huffman was charged on Monday with child sexual abuse.   According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, on March 1, Huffman allegedly engaged in inapp ... read more »

One of the new owners of the historic Price Tower says plans are moving forward to restore and reopen the iconic skyscraper in downtown Bartlesville.   Macy Snyder-Amatucci spoke Monday to the Bartlesville Rotary Club, outlining the vision to renovate the only skyscraper designed by ... read more »

The Board of Nowata County Commissioners held a regularly scheduled meeting at the Nowata County Annex.   The commissioners discussed improvements to the courthouse and approved a statutory report from the state auditor and inspector treasurer.   The board approved finan ... read more »

Bartlesville pickleball players will soon have a climate-controlled place to call home as Aught 2 Pickleball nears completion.    Located near the intersection of Madison and Adams, the dedicated six-court indoor facility aims to solve Oklahoma’s "wind problem" w ... read more »