The candidate filing period in Nowata County will be April 1-3 at the Nowata County Election Board for positions up for election.   Election Board Secretary Dave Neely gives the details.   Neely says the protest period for positions will be the following Monday and Tuesd ... read more »

The Nowata County Commissioners tabled the approval of the county's drug and alcohol testing policy due to budgetary concerns.   The current policy allows for random testing of employees and all-around testing of employees.   District Three Commissioner Troy Friddle, ... read more »

A Bartlesville man is facing 10 criminal charges after allegedly elbowing a police officer during a traffic stop.   45-year-old Robert Stiles was charged on Monday with assault and battery on a police officer and eluding a police officer, both felonies. Stiles also faces misdemeanor ... read more »

Washington County officials spent a portion of Monday's commissioners meeting to thank firefighters for their work over the weekend as multiple grass and wildfires broke out.   Sheriff Scott Owen says crews worked around the clock as the fires started.   District 1 C ... read more »