A Ponca City man and a Bartlesville woman were arrested early Wednesday morning for multiple charges. Jesse Diaz was arrested and is being charged with destroying evidence and feloniously possessing a firearm and possession of methamphetamine. Jacqueline Flowers was arrested and charged with ... read more »

Wednesday was the final day for candidates to file for a seat on the Bartlesville City Council. According to the Washington County Election Board on Wednesday, Paul Stuart filed as the incumbent for the Ward Two seat. Jason Herr has filed against Stuart for the office. Erik Terwey has fil ... read more »

U.S. Senator for Oklahoma James Lankford spoke on the Senate floor advocating for both sides of the aisle to remain focused on targeted health-related relief in any further COVID-19 response. On the floor, Sen. Lankford said, "For the next bill that's coming, we need to focus in on v ... read more »

Bartlesville high school teacher, Mrs. Cheryl Fentress, received the Presidential award for excellence in mathematics and science teaching. Oklahoma Representative Kevin Hern released the following statement after being notified the Mrs. Fentress (pictured below) had won the honor: &ldquo ... read more »

In just the past 30 days, the number of positive COVID-19 cases in the Cherokee Nation rose from 219 to 684. Much of the increase is attributed to gatherings where social-distancing measures and proper mask usage have not been observed, according to contact tracing efforts by the tribe’s Pu ... read more »

The Bartlesville Public Schools Foundation held its State of the Schools event virtually on Wednesday afternoon. Superintendent Chuck McCauley addressed the public, giving an update on the state of Bartlesville Public Schools. He summarized the District’s pandemic response planning proc ... read more »

The Salvation Army reminds you that local kiddos will be going back to school soon and many families are in need of school supplies. You can donate supplies at the Bartlesville Walmart on Friday, Aug. 7th through Sunday, Aug. 9th.The Salvation Army said the supplies will be used in Osage, Now ... read more »

The United States Census Bureau will be ending its counting of the Census on September 30th, a month earlier than than they had originally stated. This now gives households less than two months to complete the survey.   Response rates continue to increase, but a number of local resid ... read more »

The Bartlesville Police Department would like to make citizens aware that the city has been experiencing a higher influx in vehicle burglaries. Sergeant Daniel Elkins said a majority of cases have involved unlocked vehicles that contained firearms. He said the BPD's number one advice to c ... read more »

St. John Catholic School in Bartlesville is ready for the new school year.   Appearing Wednesday on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Father John O'Neill and Principal Cristen Miller touted the many advantages of placing your student in St. John School which include a Christ-Focused Educatio ... read more »

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,101 new COVID-19 cases and 17 new related deaths in the latest update. The total number of deaths went up to 583, the state health department said on Wednesday. The total number of current hospitalizations is 645, an increase of 141 from ... read more »

The Dewey City Council agreed to lease property located at 530 S. Osage Avenue this week. The Council gave approval for staff to solicit and accept applications to lease the city-owned property in mid-July. City Manager Kevin Trease talked about the need to get someone in the facility. He sai ... read more »

A prayer vigil for the Bartlesville Police Department will be held this week and you are invited to pray for our police officers. The event will be held on Friday at 8:00 p.m. in front of the Bartlesville Police Department located at 615 S. Johnstone Avenue. Masks are recommended, but not req ... read more »

Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION Wednesday, Rachel Foote with OKM Music remided us  that due to restrictions on indoor seating and the need for physical distancing, OKM will not be hosting any indoor concerts or its paid outdoor concerts that would potentially be moved indoors due to inclem ... read more »

The polling place for Precinct 15 has been changed according to Yvonne House, Secretary of the Washington County Election Board. Voters in Precinct 15 formerly voted at Spruce Avenue Baptist Church. Beginning with the Runoff Primary scheduled August 25th, the polling place for Precinct 15 wil ... read more »