Bartlesville Women’s Network will present the story of Miss Ruth Brown through a screening of the movie Storm Center and a presentation by Fran Stallings on Sunday, April 11, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 428 S Seneca Ave.   Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECT ... read more »

Two individuals involved in a shooting at the Osage Casino and Hotel in Tulsa have entered guilty pleas. Malik Sampson will serve 20 years in prison after he pled guilty on counts of shooting with intent to kill and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Those sentences will run concurr ... read more »

A federal judge has declined to re-open a case that previously ruled the Osage Nation Reservation was disestablished. In 2001, the Osage Nation filed a lawsuit against the Oklahoma Tax Commission alleging the state agency did not have the right to tax income earned by tribal members within Os ... read more »

There are a lot of celebrations this year as we celebrate the 250th Birthday of America, 100 years of Route 66, and 42 years of OKM Music!   Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Mary Lynn Mihm with OKM did not announce this year's festival lineup but she did say, "We have very ... read more »

Drivers from Washington and Nowata counties heading tthrough Owasso on 169 should avoid southbound Highway 169 this morning. Authorities have shut down southbound lanes between 86th Street North and 96th Street North after a ... read more »

The League of Women Voters presents 1870s: Life with the Buffalo Soldiers– Meet Alice Grierson, as portrayed by Darci Tucker, on Monday, March 9, at 7:00 pm at  St. Luke’s Episcopal Church – 210 E. 9th St. in Bartlesville.   Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, F ... read more »

A Dewey man is facing a felony charge after allegedly strangling a disabled person.   40-year-old Marshall Perry, Sr. was charged on Tuesday with abuse of a vulnerable adult.   According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, authorities responded to a Dewey resi ... read more »

A Bartlesville man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly possessing methamphetamine.   28-year-old Aundre Rogers was charged on Tuesday with trafficking in illegal drugs and bringing contraband into a detention center. Rogers also faces multiple misdemeanor charges of obs ... read more »

At Monday's Board of Osage County Commissioners meeting, Tourism Director Mary Beth Moore said Tanner Brantley recently reported this year's Cattle Battle went well and he plans on doing it in January again next year.    In addition to that, Moore said he has been in tou ... read more »

The individuals in Saturday's murder-suicide in Bartlesville have been identified.   According to the Bartlesville Police Department, on Feb. 28, 37-year-old Justin McIntyre and 37-year-old Mary Groomes were located by authorities in a residence in the 1600 block of West 2nd Stre ... read more »

Joining us on KWON Radio's CITY MATTERS program, Bartlesville Mayor James Curd talked about the recent city council's acceptence of the contract after an arbitrator's ruling in favor of the Bartlesville Professional Firefighters Union Local 200.    Mayor Curd said, & ... read more »

A ten-inch water line break has caused the entire town of Pawhuska to be with no to low water pressure for the time being. Crews are working to fix and replace the line.    An estimated time of when water will be restored to its normal pressure can't be determined. &nbs ... read more »

Two people are dead and three firefighters were injured after a late-night house fire near Oglesby on the Washington–Nowata County line.   Crews were called out around 10 p.m. Monday to a single-family home near West 2700 Road and North 4040 Road. Oklahoma State Fire Marshal ... read more »

A special screening of The Randy Crouch Movie will be held March 7, 2026, at the Grey Dog Listening Room in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The documentary highlights the life and music of Oklahoma artist Randy Crouch, known for blending psychedelic rock, grunge, and traditional Appalachian-style fiddle ... read more »

Nowata County 911 Coordinator and former mayor of South Coffeyville Jerome Gnatek died on Saturday.   Nowata County Emergency Manager Laurie Summers talks about his impact on the 911 project.   We will have further details forthcoming. ... read more »