May 06, 2021

Rick Silver, the Special Assistant to the Chief at the Bartlesville Police Department (BPD), is set to retire from law enforcement on June 30th. BPD Chief Tracy Roles said jokingly that this is Silver's last retirement for sure. In all seriousness, Chief Roles said the police department h...read full story »

Jul 16, 2018

The Doenges Ford Indians split four games in the Ada area over the weekend, with their final two games getting rained out on Sunday. Bartlesville split its only two games it played against the Ada Braves on Saturday. The Indians topped Ada 4-3 in game one, but lost 6-0 in six innings in game ...read full story »

Nov 13, 2024

A Bartlesville man who had a ten year suspended sentence on the condition he didn't commit another crime during that time is back in the Washington County Jail after being arrested on a DUI charge.   Early Tuesday morning, officers pulled over Omar Parks after they observed him d...read full story »

Feb 23, 2015

Oklahoma Wesleyan University Mens and Womens basketball teams will participate in the 2015 Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference basketball tournament.  Both the Eagles and Lady Eagles will be in the South Bracket and will play at College of the Ozarks.  On Friday, the Lady ...read full story »

Jan 25, 2024

Students, faculty and staff at Central Middle School in Bartlesville were required to shelter in place Thursday morning while a student had a medical emergency. According to an email from Bartlesville Public School administrators, the shelter in place order was lifted before 9:45 a.m. and the...read full story »

Sep 03, 2021

Arvest Bank has named Matt Kendall president and CEO of Arvest’s mortgage division and Arvest Central Mortgage Company, a role he has filled on an interim basis since February. Kendall has 28 years of industry experience, including serving as president and CEO of Waco Title Company and ...read full story »

Feb 10, 2023

Bartlesville Public Schools Foundation (BPSF) announces the Educator Hall of Fame Class of 2023. BPSF Executive Director Blair Ellis says they are thrilled to announce this year's inductees. Ellis says retired Bartlesville Public Schools (BPS) teachers Jean Fincher, Darrell Ballard and Li...read full story »

Nov 24, 2020

Two Washington County males over the age of 65 years old are being reported dead due to COVID-19 in the latest situation update from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Washington County is up to 46 COVID-19 related deaths. Currently Washington County has 251 active cases, a decrease of...read full story »

Jan 01, 2018

Forecasters have issued an overnight hard freeze warning for a four-state region as an Arctic cold front pushes its way through the area.   The National Weather Service issued the warning Sunday for parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana from midnight until 10 o'clock M...read full story »

Aug 30, 2019

Bartlesville High is one of the only teams not playing on Friday evening, the Bruins had their final tune up of the season on Thursday night, as BHS faced East Central and Tulsa Edison in a tri-add. Bartlesville blasted East Central 21-7, and then had its one quarter of action against Edison ...read full story »

Apr 30, 2015

After taking care of Central Baptist Thursday afternoon, Oklahoma Wesleyan University Lady Eagles took on top seed Bellevue in the MCAC Tournament.  Lady Bruins needed one run to shut out OKWU to advance in the championship round.  The final score ended up 1-0 to Bellevue.   Th...read full story »

Mar 20, 2025

No charges will be filed against former Pawhuska Police Chief Lorrie Hennesy following a months-long probe from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.   Hennesy was placed on paid administrative leave back in August 2024 after City Manager Jerry Eubanks accused her of violating ...read full story »

Jan 17, 2020

Central Middle School is hosting its second annual VEX Robotics Competition on Saturday. You can observe the action as both middle school and high school teams fight in the Central STEM Bruin Battle, which is scheduled to start at 8:00 a.m. and end by 5:00 p.m. at CMS located at 815 SE Delawa...read full story »

Jun 23, 2020

New COVID-19 positive cases are being reported in Nowata, Washington and Osage Counties according to the latest situation update from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Four new cases are being reported in Washington County for a total of 381. 316 people are listed as recovered on Tuesday, ...read full story »

Sep 15, 2016

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is officially recognizing September as Infant Mortality Awareness Month and remains committed to continually highlight the improvements made in lowering Oklahoma’s infant mortality rate. IMR is defined as the number of infant deaths per 1,000 live b...read full story »