Fall camp gets going for high school football on Monday. The Pawhuska Huskies are taking the opportunity to make the most out of every second the OSSAA is allowing, as head coach Mark Frye has made the decision to hold their first practice at 12:01 a.m. Monday morning.    It is ... read more »

A Bartlesville man listed as a level three aggravated sex offender was in the Washington County Jail on Friday after failing to register as a sex offender. Ignacio Lopez was also charged with residing within 2,000 feet of a school.     An affidavit states the Bartlesville P ... read more »

A Washington County woman found herself in jail earlier this week after Bartlesville police officers were told she has methamphetamine and a pipe in her purse. She was seen in court on the felony charge of being in possession of a controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute.  ... 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 lease agreement with Welch State Bank so that District Three can purchase a 2025 New Holland Tra ... read more »

Nowata High School graduate MaShayla Brown was selected as a recipient of the Boys and Girls Club of America (BGCA) Panda Cares Scholars Program Scholarship.   Brown was one of 15 students nationwide to receive the $25,000 Panda Cares Great Futures Scholarship.   Brown w ... read more »

Pawhuska Police Chief Forrest Smith was booked into the Canadian County Detention Center on Thursday after allegations that Smith notarized an affidavit attesting he complied with the audit process. This alleged crime occurred while Smith served as Okarche Police Chief. The Canadian County Di ... read more »

The Washington County Commissioners will hold their first meeting of August on Monday morning, with additional agreements for juvenile detention services up for discussion.   According to an agenda, the commissioners will possibly take action on three agreements for juvenile services ... read more »

Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma will bring back its Great Cookie Pairing fundraiser next week, giving adults a chance to sample classic Girl Scout cookies alongside craft beverages while raising money to help local girls participate in Scouting.   The event will be held from 4:30 p.m ... read more »

The Nowata County Commissioners have a regular meeting scheduled Monday morning at the Nowata County Annex.   The commissioners will vote on a motion to intervene on the Northeast Oklahoma Transmission Enhancement Project (NEOTEP). If approved, the motion would go before the Oklahoma ... read more »

An Independence, Kansas man has been sentenced to more than 44 years in prison for the 2020 killings of two men whose bodies were found inside a crashed vehicle.   24-year-old James Gofourth was sentenced last week after entering a no contest plea in April to two counts of second-deg ... read more »

A homeless man who settled for a guilty felony plea of committing lewd or indecent acts to a child under 16 in 2022 is now being charged with failing to comply with the sex offender registration act.    In January, Micky Washburne reported to the Washington County Sheriff's ... read more »

An Owasso man was sentenced Thursday to more than 10 years in federal prison after admitting to receiving, possessing and distributing videos depicting the sexual abuse of children, federal prosecutors said.   25-year-old Corey Michael John was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sara E ... read more »

Osage Nation Principal Chief Joe Tillman has appointed an Attorney General. Jeff S. Jones, who previously served in that role, is an Osage Nation citizen and brings an abundance of legal and governmental knowledge to the job. In a recent press release, here is what Tillman had to say on the appoi ... read more »

A Bartlesville woman is facing felony charges of trafficking methamphetamine and being in possession of a controlled dangerous substance. This comes after Christy Benson was the passenger in a vehicle early Wednesday morning that officers pulled over because its center brake light was allegedly o ... read more »

The Pawhuska Chamber of Commerce Board has announced its next Executive Director. Kaci Jo Walker will take on that role beginning Tuesday, August 11. Walker replaces Mike McCartney, who announced his resignation in June.   Walker is a lifelong Pawhuska resident and has helped the Cha ... read more »