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Nowata School Board Meeting Monday
Jan 09, 2026
The Nowata Board of Education will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday evening.
The board will hear reports from the elementary, middle and high school, and hear a report from the athletic department. The board will also hear a report from Superintendent Mindy Jo Englett.
In gene ... read more »
EF-1 Tornado Confirmed in Wynona During Thursday Morning Storm
Jan 09, 2026
The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down Thursday morning on the southern edge of Wynona.
Osage County Emergency Management Director Jerry Roberts says it was a brief twister that took everyone by surprise.
Roberts says at least two pro ... read more »
Nowata Co. Commissioners to Meet Monday
Jan 09, 2026
The Nowata County Commissioners will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday morning.
The commissioners will hear from Joanne Langworthy of the Nowata County Fair Board, receive an update from 911 Coordinator Jerome Gnatek, and take possible action related to Authorities Having Jurisdict ... read more »
Bartlesville Man Charged With Trafficking Fentanyl
Jan 09, 2026
A Bartlesville man is facing a felony charge after allegedly possessing fentanyl.
35-year-old Derek Bauer was charged on Friday with trafficking in fentanyl.
According to the Bartlesville Police Department, at approximately 12:05 a.m. Friday, authorities performed a traffic stop on a vehi ... read more »
MLK Jr. Holiday Trash Changes, Office Closures
Jan 09, 2026
The Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday is Monday, January 19. With that, City of Bartlesville offices will be closed and trash routes will be affected. Residents who normally have their trash picked up on Monday will have it picked up on Wednesday.
Bartlesville's recycling center will b ... read more »