You're invited to give the gift of giving back this holiday season at OKM Music’s #GivingTuesday open house.    Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Mary Lynn Mihm invited everyone to celebrate all that YOU and OKM Music have brought to the community this year ... read more »

In the wake of the stabbing and shooting incidents at the Osage Casino in Bartlesville, Osage Casino and Hotel CEO Kimberly Pearson released a statement to Osage News and in part it said the following:   "I'm deeply saddened that our new Bartlesville property has become the ... read more »

An early Friday morning fire at a favorite Catoosa steakhouse on historic Route 66 has taken one life.   Our partners at News On 6 report the fire at Molly’s Landing restaurant started around 1:50 a.m. on Friday, and several departments including Catoosa, Limestone, Rolling Hil ... read more »

Earlier this week, the Cherokee Nation kicked off its Angel Project initiative, which is a program aimed at helping low income families have a good Christmas for their children. Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. spoke at the kick off event and said this is a time for us to count our many blessings ... read more »

Those wishing to make a difference in the community have the chance to do so, as school board and city council elections are coming up across Osage County.   Candidates wishing to file to be a part of the school board in Anderson, Avant, Barnsdall, Bowring, Hominy, McCord, Osage Hill ... read more »

The Washington County Commissioners will meet Monday morning to take care of a few business items after the Thanksgiving holiday. According to an agenda, the commissioners are expected to award two bids for road materials and a re-roofing project at the Washington County Health Department. Ad ... read more »

The Board of Osage County Commissioners will convene for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds on Monday morning at which time Board members will hear from Tourism Director Mary Beth Moore. Moore is expected to give a budget report as to how things are going across the county. &nbs ... read more »

    The Dewey Hotel Museum, located in Historic downtown Dewey, Oklahoma, is a stately Victorian hotel built in 1899 by city founder Jake Bartles. The museum is furnished in period pieces.    Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Ron Adams and Joe Sears invited ev ... read more »

  You're invited to participate in the 36th Annual Motocycle Toy Run in Bartlesville on Saturday, December 2, 2023.   Appearing on our Thanksgiving Day episide of COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Amber and Elizabeth  announced that those on motorcycles wanting to participate i ... read more »

Skiatook's annual Christmas on Main is coming up, as it is slated to take place on Saturday, December 9th. Shops will be open all day long and a parade will take place once the sun goes down at 6 p.m.   There will be giveaways throughout the day, Christmas caroling and much more ... read more »

Beginning this weekend, Woolaroc Museum and Wildlife Preserve will be featuring a Wonderland of Lights for guests to enjoy throughout the holiday season.   Each Friday, Saturday and Sunday going through December 17th, Woolaroc will have 750,000 lights for guests to enjoy from 5 p.m. ... read more »

CVR Energy has agreed to pay more than $23 million in a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice.   The settlement is in regards to the company's Coffeyville, Kansas refinery emitting excess sulfur dioxide. The Coffeyville Resources R ... read more »

Water was once again the topic of discussion in Caney, Kansas.   During this week's City Council meeting, the council agreed to move forward with engineering and development for an emergency connection with Montgomery Consolidated Rural Water 1, and tabled the emergency connectio ... read more »

Update - 3:25 p.m. 11/22/2023 One person is dead after a Tuesday morning shooting at the new Osage Casino and Hotel in Bartlesville. According to Osage Nation Director of Communications Abby Mashunkashey, earlier reports that an Osage Nation Police Officer was responsible for this shooting ar ... read more »

Just before 11 a.m. Wednesday, the doors to the Bartlesville Salvation Army opened to provide a bit of Thanksgiving love to those who need it the most.   Salvation Army Lt. Luke Swain says volunteers began preparing a community Thanksgiving Dinner on Monday to feed approximately 400 ... read more »