Pawhuska High School Senior Canyon Hindman has been named one of the Patriot Auto Students of the Month for September, presented by Truity Credit Union and Bartlesville Radio.   Hindman is on Student Council and is a team leader in football, basketball and baseball. He is concurrentl ... read more »

A  Dewey woman faces two felony counts of child neglect after being arrested after a months long investigation. 43-year-old Sabra Stevenson appeared in Washington County District Court on Thursday after a warrant was issued for her arrest and was brought into custody.    Co ... read more »

A lawsuit has been filed asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to block Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Ryan Walters and the mandate stating all public schools must incorporate the Bible into their curriculum. The News on 6 reports that parents, teachers and faith leaders alike a ... read more »

A California jury on Wednesday returned a more than $600 million verdict against Phillips 66 for stealing trade secrets from another company. The lawsuit was brought by Propel Fuels, Inc., which alleges Phillips 66 stole its trade secrets related to Propel’s renewable fuels business. Th ... read more »

Drought conditions continue to expand across northeast Oklahoma and southeast Kansas. The National Weather Service in Tulsa says with the exception of portions of east-central Oklahoma, severe drought has expanded across much of the area. Additionally, increased southerly winds and low re ... read more »

An early morning fire nearly destroyed an Independence, Kan. home. Officials with the Independence Fire-EMS Department say the call came in just after midnight Thursday morning in the 200 block of South Earl Street. Upon arrival, a fully engulfed structure fire was observed, and a second ... read more »

David Bond, Vice President for Advocacy at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA), recently joined Community Connection to talk about OCPA’s efforts to assess the Oklahoma State Supreme Court ahead of the upcoming November elections. Bond emphasized the importance of OCPA's Judic ... read more »

The Cherokee Nation is continuing to find ways to expand its healthcare operations across the area. One place the Nation is focusing in on now is the Claremore Indian Hospital, which the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council gave unanimous support to take over and improve operations.    ... read more »

Phillips 66 announced plans to cease operations at its Los Angeles-area refinery in the fourth quarter of 2025 and will work with the state of California to supply fuel markets and meet ongoing consumer demand. “We understand this decision has an impact on our employees, contractors and ... read more »

With Washington County adopting a burn ban this week due to drought conditions, Nowata County has discussed in the last few weeks the possibility of having a burn ban as well.   Speaking at Tuesday's Nowata County Board of Supervisors, Laurie Summers gave her suggestions to the p ... read more »

A Washington County man was formally arraigned in court on Tuesday on two felony cases. Shawn Stierwalt is being charged in two separate cases with rape in the first degree and domestic abuse after a felony conviction.   A probable cause affidavit states on Sunday the victim told off ... read more »

CLICK HERE FOR THE AUDIO VERSION OF THIS STORY   Voters in Washington County will head to the polls in just a few weeks to decide on several items, including alcohol sales.   Back in August, we were the first to tell you about a question on the Nov. 5 ballot to extend al ... read more »

Pawhuska Superintendent Chris Tanner recently produced a remediation and dropout report to the school board. This report comes from the 2021-2022 school year and shows that few students were remediated in reading and science, but math was a bit of an issue, as six students needed that extra help. ... read more »

Early voting begins Wednesday, Oct. 30, for voters in Washington County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day, have the option of voting early at their County Election Board.   Washington County Election Board Secretary Yvonne House, said early voting i ... read more »

Voters in Washington County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the Nov. 5, General Election and the City of Bartlesville and the Washington County Special Election should apply now, County Election Board Secretary, Yvonne House said today. Absentee ballots are available to any regis ... read more »