Congressman Josh Brecheen called into Bartlesville Radio this week for his monthly podcast with us.   In the podcast, Brecheen expressed his dissappointment with the House passage of the FISA renewal bill stating that it violates the Fourth Amendment.   The Co ... read more »

Thanks to Kevin Lynch and other Bartlesville community members, Bartlesville Public Schools got a little safer on Monday afternoon. All school resources officers at every Bartlesville Public Schools location will now be equipped with a rifle-rated ballistic shield. This should provide the off ... read more »

The Bartlesville Police Department's annual block party is coming up on Saturday, April 20 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.   The block party will run all the way from Police Headquarters at Johnstone Avenue and Adams Boulevard to Unity Square and The Center's parking lot with several ... read more »

A 15-year-old Bartlesville boy drowned Sunday at Birch Lake in Osage County.   The Oklahoma Highway Patrol told our partners at the News On 6 that it happened at approximately 4:43 p.m. near Twin Coves beach.   OHP says the teenager went to retrieve a football and went u ... read more »

The city of Bartlesville will begin accepting letters of interest on Tuesday to fill the vacant Ward 4 seat on City Council.   Ward 4 City Councilor Billie Roane passed away on April 5 after a brief illness, leaving her seat vacant until the municipal election in November 2024. The C ... read more »

The Board of Osage County Commissioners reviewed an environmental quality review for capital fund work projects from the County Housing Authority on Monday. This was a routine review that the Board approved, but Executive Director with the Housing Authority, Christi McNeil, highlights some of tho ... read more »

The Board of Osage County Commissioners were presented with a report from Nutrition Director Kyme Vincent. In her report, Vincent stated that she recently discovered that the Elder Nutrition Program in Fairfax would be terminating their contract. This is a contract that they have held in place si ... read more »

A project to replace the insulation on the ceiling arches at the Washington County Fairgrounds will now be fully completed thanks to a gift from the Cherokee Nation.   For the past several decades, the ceiling of the main fairgrounds building was covered with a cellulose-based insula ... read more »

With the upcoming heat wave and summer just around the corner, courthouse air conditioning was the hot topic of discussion at Monday mornings Nowata County commissioners meeting. Washington and Nowata County District Attorney, Will Drake, was in attendance an announced some ways they are goin ... read more »

Severe thunderstorm chances look to hold off until late this evening into the overnight hours across eastern Oklahoma and southeast Kansas — if they are able to break through a strong atmospheric condition.   News On 6 Meteorologist Stephen Nehrenz explains a cap may keep sever ... read more »

A Bartlesville man was involved in a fatal, one-vehicle crash on Saturday in Stephens County. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, 55-year-old Darin McKee, of Bartlesville, was driving a 2013 Ford Escape westbound on State Highway 7, approximately 3 ½ miles southeast of Duncan on ... read more »

  St. John Catholic School, with the Mihm and Howk families as co-chairs bring you the Gatsby Gala to benefit St. John School.   Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Amanda Daniels and Ashley Green said the gala includes music, cash bars, heavy hors d’oeuvres, desserts, ... read more »

America has a lot of celebrated holidays and dedication days. Some harbor history, some give way to change, others benefit the environment. Earth day is one of those days. Earth day officially starts April 22, 2024. Some may celebrate it meagerly; with a talk about the environment, some color ... read more »

  April is designated as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time for communities across the nation to raise awareness and promote safety strategies so that every child has the opportunity to grow up free from abuse and neglect.    This year’s national theme ... read more »

A piece of Nowata was lost this past week. In the very early hours of Thursday morning April 12th, Trenton Weirather passed away at the age of 31. Trenton graduated from Nowata High School in 2011 and had been a major part of the community since. Any sports related event that included Nowata, ... read more »