It was announced on Monday that the U.S. Supreme Court will not hear the appeal from a Muscogee Nation citizen that challenges tax laws in Oklahoma. A year ago, the Oklahoma Supreme Court sided with the Oklahoma Tax Commission and an individual stating she was exempt from paying state income taxe ... read more »

The Nowata County Commissioners voted to end the county-wide burn ban two days early during a regularly scheduled meeting Monday morning.   The resolution to approve the burn ban was passed on March 25. It prohibited any person from burning any material or substance that could start ... read more »

The Nowata County Commissioners held a regularly scheduled meeting at the Nowata County Annex on Monday morning.   The commissioners approved a right of way easement for Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO). Chairman Paul Crupper discusses PSO's project.   In oth ... read more »

The Patiot Auto 2026 Night of Scholars and Champions banquet powered by Truity Credit Union and Bartlesville Radio at will be held at Oklahoma Wesleyan University Mueller Sports Center on Tuesday, May 5, at 6pm, us as we honor academic excellence and achievement within our community.   ... read more »

Washington County Commissioners tackled Resolution 26-20 during Monday morning’s meeting, with the biggest item on the agenda being the possible removal of the county’s burn ban. After nearly two weeks of everybody pretending they absolutely had to burn brush “right now,” ... read more »

The Dewey City Council will meet Monday at 7 p.m. inside the council chambers at Dewey City Hall, where officials will once again prove that local government can, in fact, turn an alley into a full evening’s entertainment. Much of the meeting will center around a public hearing involving pr ... 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 »

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 »

Dewey Class Days airs on Real Country, KRIG, 104.9 FM on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.   Listen to seniors from Dewey High School as they reflect on their time in high school, share memories and share their future plans.   Coverage of Dewey Class Days on 104.9 - KRIG is ... read more »

Bartlesville High girl's tennis was in action at a tournament in Bixby on Friday. As a team, the Lady Bruins finished second.   Abby Shelley finished second in No. 1 Singles. Victoria Nguyen finished seventh in No. 2 Singles. The No. 1 Doubles pair of Claire Auschwitz and Ava Kat ... 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 »

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 »

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 »