A Bartlesville man was arrested for the third time in 2019 over the weekend. Vernon Munkirs was charged with driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident during an initial appearance on Monday. According to an affidavit, Munkirs drove his Chevy pickup into the back of a pa ... read more »

Halloween will be here in two and a half weeks. Pawhuska Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Joni Nash explains that kids will have an opportunity to do some trick-or-treating downtown that evening.   Halloween will be on Thursday, October 31st. ... read more »

The Copan Public School District has requested an extension for filing for a Rural Economic Action Plan grant. The Washington County Commissioners approved the resubmitted application on Monday morning in their regular meeting under the new business portion of their agenda. It was said in the ... read more »

The Bartlesville Fire Department hosted fire prevention courses for first graders in the City of Bartlesville last week during Fire Prevention Week. Public Information Officer Bill Hollander said they have several dedicated firemen at the Central Fire Station in Bartlesville that took an hour ... read more »

The 2020 United States Census will begin in March and Kathy Tippen with the Census Bureau explains how important it is for people in Osage County to participate in the program.   Tippen says that there have been some changes to how this year's census will be distributed. &nbs ... read more »

It is homecoming week at Copan High School and in conjunction with homecoming week, KWON AM 1400 and FM 93.3 will air interviews with homecoming royalty for CHS. The student pep rally will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30. Homecoming royalty interviews will begin on KWON on Monday at 5:26 p. ... read more »

A revised contract with the Sac and Fox Juvenile Detention Center for the 2019-2020 Fiscal Year was approved by the Washington County Commissioners on Monday morning. District 1 Commissioner Mitch Antle said they have made changes to the language in the contract to include any aged juvenile a ... read more »

The City of Dewey’s website was hacked on Sunday afternoon. An anti-government group took credit for it online with anti-government and anti-police rhetoric and graphics. The group’s hostile message was laced with profanity. Dewey City Manager Kevin Trease responded to questio ... read more »

  The trial of the 35-year old Chinese National Hongjin Tan, who is accused of attempting to steal nearly $1 billion in Phillips 66 battery storage trade secrets at the company’s Bartlesville laboratories, has been rescheduled again in Tulsa U.S. District Court. Judge ... read more »

  A call by the International Monetary Fund for a worldwide carbon tax to make fossil fuels more expensive has been condemned by Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe. Inhofe tells OK Energy Today, “This just shows yet again that it isn’t about environmental goals&mdash ... read more »

  A Bartlesville woman was injured in a collision accident occurred just past midnight Saturday on County Road West 2400 at North 3983 Drive, 2 miles south of Bartlesville, OK in Washington County. Janey Quint, 21, of Bartlesville, OK was traveling eastbound on County Road West 2400 ... read more »

Two bids will be opened during the next Washington County Commissioners meeting. Six-month road materials will be open for bid when the Commissioners meet on Monday, Oct. 14th (Columbus Day). A 20-ton Gas and/or Cool Package Unit for the South Room of the Washington County Fairground Building ... read more »