Due to dangerously cold weather, B The Light will be opening their warming center at 219 N Virginia Ave, Bartlesville,    The warming center will provide a safe, warm place for those in need during the cold temperatures.   Those interested in helping out, pleas ... read more »

Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge (TCWR) is welcoming three rescued African lions – Cyrus, Zephora, and Juancito – following an extraordinary international relocation effort that marks a major milestone in global animal welfare. For the first time in Honduras’ history, e ... read more »

The Oklahoma House of Representatives completed bill filing Thursday, Jan. 15, for the Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature. A total of 1,578 House Bills and 50 House Joint Resolutions were filed before the deadline. District 10 Rep. Judd Strom filed 13 bills and District 11 Rep. Jo ... read more »

Nowata Public Schools held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday morning off Lenapah Drive for a new agriculture building.   The building is part of a $16.8 million bond that was approved by voters on April 1, 2025.   Nowata Board of Education President Kurt Bashford discu ... read more »

Osage County has broken down its crime stats by month in 2025 and looking at December, there were just over 8,700 calls for service. Of that, 981 calls were made to 911. There were 83 arrests made in December.   There were 289 inmates housed at the Osage County Jail and 119 case numb ... read more »

The Board of Osage County Commissioners will convene for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds on Tuesday in lieu of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.    At that meeting, there will be discussion to accept an emergency REAP funding contract for the Frontier Shores F ... read more »

Dewey High School senior Bailey Ostrosky has been named the ConocoPhillips STEM Student of the Month for December.   Bailey has taken advanced science courses throughout high school, beginning biology early and moving into chemistry and higher-level classes ahead of schedule. Her int ... read more »

Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION on Friday, Oklahoma State Rep. John B. Kane (R) introduced former Speaker of the House and GOP Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate Charles McCall to the audience.    McCall is a fifth generation Oklahoman. He said, "Our families always lived i ... read more »

The Bartlesville Public Schools Board of Education will meet Monday evening for what appears to be a fairly brief agenda. All business items are under consent, which means the board can approve or deny all action items with one single vote instead of voting on each item individually. A board ... read more »

The Washington County Commissioners will meet Tuesday morning with several items of business instead of the normal Monday meeting due to Martin Luther King, Jr., Day holiday. According to an agenda, the commissioners will discuss a utility relocation payment for the Saunders Creek bridge proj ... read more »

Get Real Ministries is having Jesus Burger this Saturday at noon as they do each 3rd Saturday of the month at 411 w 14th Street in Bartlesville.   Pastors Rando and Shiloh Gamble appeared on COMMUNITY CONNECTION of Friday to invite everyone to come and be fed spirituality and physica ... read more »

Young Scholars of Bartlesville, in partnership with Truity Credit Union, will offer its popular Finance for Your Future class to local 11th-grade students for the first time later this month. The session is scheduled for January 20 from 4 to 5 p.m. and will focus on teaching practical money m ... read more »

A Collinsville man was killed Thursday morning following a collision on Highway 169 in Rogers County. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 26-year-old Matthew Downing died after rear-ending a semi-truck just after 10 a.m. Troopers say both vehicles were traveling northbound on Highway 169 just so ... read more »

Oklahoma Union High School senior Lauryn Jackson has been named a Patriot Auto Student of the Month for December, powered by Truity Credit Union and Bartlesville Radio.   Lauryn is heavily involved in a wide range of activities, serving as president of the National Honor Society whil ... read more »

Bartlesville High School senior Jackson Miller has been named a Patriot Auto Student of the Month for December, powered by Truity Credit Union and Bartlesville Radio.   Jackson is active in a wide range of extracurricular activities, balancing athletics, fine arts and community servi ... read more »