Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Justin Littlesun of Troop K is said to have been in route to a one vehicle collision, with injury on State Highway 11. The accident occurred in the westbound lane 1 mile to the west of the Osage County and Washington County line.  The roadway is said to be ... read more »

From Monday, Oct. 7th to Friday, Oct. 11th, three area schools will enjoy homecoming festivities, friendships and football. The three schools that will enjoy the homecoming camaraderie are Bartlesville High School, Owasso High School and Pawhuska High School. In conjunction with homecoming fe ... read more »

An alum from Bartlesville High School has been named as a member of the royalty court for Oklahoma State's homecoming festivities. 21-year-old Brent Cunningham is an accounting major at OSU and he is a candidate for homecoming king. Cunningham is one of five candidates up for the honor. G ... read more »

The Board of Osage County Commissioners met for a regularly scheduled meeting Monday morning at the courthouse in Pawhuska. The county commissioners approved the proposal for the Green Country Fire District to possibly become a county department. It will now be up to the voters of the county ... read more »

A county deed from Washington County to McBrinlee Investments LLC regarding a property trade was presented by Drew Ihrig with Mussleman Abstract to the Washington County Commissioners on Monday morning. Ihrig said sometime between 1923 and 1934 when the County was building roads, the former g ... read more »

  The Bartlesville Public School Board met Monday to talk about the site improvement plans for Madison and Central Middle Schools. The District goal is to increase the student graduation rate and increase the percentage of students scoring proficient and advanced on all state mandate ... read more »

Nowata County Sheriff Mirta Hallett spoke out against the Sheriff’s Advisory Board at Monday morning’s Nowata County Commissioners meeting. The board was initially formed to explore options about repairing the jail or potentially building a new jail. Hallett says she would rather cont ... read more »

A proclamation declaring this week as National 4-H Week was presented by one Miss Roth and one Mr. Adcock on Monday morning to the Washington County Commissioners. The proclamation was read in turn by both students during Monday's meeting. Miss Roth and Mr. Adcock are pictured with th ... read more »

The Dewey Board of Education will discuss and possibly approve the membership of the District AD HOC Committee for the 2019-2020 school year when they meet on Monday. The Board will also discuss the Gifted and Talented Plan for the 2019-2020 school year. Next, the Alternative Education Plan w ... read more »

The Bartlesville City Council may award a bid for fuel. That fuel will be used for various departments and the bid itself will be presented Mayor Dale Copeland. Next, Vice Mayor Alan Gentges will discuss a bid with the Council that revolves around the Frank Phillips Rehabilitation Project bet ... read more »

  Local Firefighter Brady Watson has been named "2018 Firefighter of the Year" by the Bartlesville Fire Department. Watson was honored during a reception held Friday. Watson, who joined the Bartlesville Fire Department on Sept. 11, 2006, is currently assigned to Fire Statio ... read more »

The Dewey City Council will discuss and possibly approve an ordinance to adopt the Dewey Municipal Truancy Ordinance. If approved, an emergency clause will follow that will make the adoption of the ordinance effective immediately. Also in the upcoming Dewey City Council meeting, a discussion ... read more »

A Fourth Quarter Emergency Management Performance Grant report and request for payment will be presented to the Washington County Commissioners  on Monday by Kary Cox, the Executive Director of Washington County Emergency Management. Also in their weekly meeting, the Commissioners will c ... read more »

At the end of September, the Bartlesville Development Authority decided to send a recommendation to the Bartlesville City Council to allocate $203,830 to Foraker Company. Those funds, if approved by the City Council on Monday, Oct. 7th, will be used by Foraker for the redevelopment of the Kma ... read more »

An alleged serial arsonist was arrested in Bartlesville earlier this week. Michael Heneby appeared at the Washington County Courthouse on Friday facing the felony charge. The incident in question occurred on March 27. According to an affidavit, Heneby admitted to deliberating setting a fire i ... read more »