Mar 29, 2019

District Director Ken White will return home to Tulsa after serving two and a half years with the Cherokee Area Council Boy Scouts of America. Scout Executive Phillip Wright says White will serve the Indian Nations Council starting Monday, April 1st.  Wright says they will miss the 16-ye...read full story »

Dec 11, 2019

A ribbon cutting for the Bartlesville Police Department's new East Side Substation at Tri County Tech is scheduled to take place on Thursday. Sergeant Jim Warring said all are invited to attend the event. He said the BPD hopes many people from the community will come out and see what they...read full story »

May 10, 2021

Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OKWU) announced its brand-new Doctor of Nursing Practice degree on Monday, the first doctoral program ever offered by the university. Dr. Jim Dunn, OKWU's President, said this is a historic moment for them. Dunn said this will be a tremendous program to add t...read full story »

Apr 19, 2022

Elementary students in Bartlesville will soon be skating toward improved physical health thanks in part to a grant from the Arvest Foundation. The Arvest Foundation recently announced a $15,000 donation to Bartlesville Public Schools Foundation (BPSF). Arvest local bank president Kim Moyer an...read full story »

Nov 12, 2019

Nowata, Oklahoma has an extensive history when it comes to the railway system that rips through the town's core. In the summer of 1889, the St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad Company extended its line from Coffeyville, Kansas through Nowata before ending up in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Trai...read full story »

Jan 22, 2025

Emergency crews were called to assist in a reported fire at the refinery in Coffeyville. CVR Energy confirms that Tuesday at around 2:00pm, a fire occurred in the naphtha hydrotreater unit. One contract worker was taken to the hospital for treatment due to an unrelated persona...read full story »

May 03, 2019

The Washington County Commissioners approved an election proclamation and resolution this week to continue the County's quarter-cent sales tax. Sheriff Scott Owen said that no one likes taxes but he thought that the Commissioners were wise in their efforts to extend the tax. He said if th...read full story »

Jan 16, 2025

Kansas authorities are looking for a non-compliant sex offender. 46-year-old Bradley Gary Fluegel is a child sex offender who is currently non-compliant. According to information shared by the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office, he was last known to be in the Sedan area. Fluegel was c...read full story »

May 01, 2019

An aging Detention Center relies on a diminishing sales tax collection to provide for its upkeep. An election proclamation and resolution regarding the quarter-cent sales tax was approved by the Washington County Commissioners this week to help alleviate the issue. District 3 Commissioner...read full story »

Jan 17, 2017

This week at the meeting of the Osage County Board of County Commissioners, Jake Bruno from Osage County Planning and Zoning provided an update, the commissioners discussed whether to repair or replacement the heating and air systems at the Osage County Fairgrounds, and approved to surplussing of...read full story »

Jun 14, 2024

On Thursday evening, a public hearing was held in Pawhuska allowing the citizens to address the city council regarding the proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. Before the hearing began, City Manager Jerry Eubanks and Assistant City Manager Carol Jones spoke to the crowd and gave some unple...read full story »

Nov 19, 2020

Ascension St. John Jane Phillips in Bartlesville is seeing an increase of coronavirus related hospitalizations like most hospitals across the State of Oklahoma and the nation. Chief Operating Officer Mike Moore said the COVID-19 hospitalizations are at 60-percent at Ascension St. John Jane Ph...read full story »

May 26, 2017

Investigators with the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office arrested 27 year-old James Ellis on Friday, May 19th after he began a graphic sexual communication with a 14 year old female in Canadian County.  Ellis instead was communicating with an undercover Sheriff's Investigator using ...read full story »

Dec 13, 2019

Green Country Village’s management company – Life Care Services – has been ranked the highest in customer satisfaction in the J.D. Power 2019 U.S. Senior Living Study. Sheryl McComas, the Executive Director for Green Country Village, said this is an exciting honor for all in...read full story »

May 19, 2021

The Bartlesville Police Department has released data to raise awareness that traffic accidents are up and that measures are being taken to reduce collisions. Bartlesville Police Captain Jay Hastings said the police department has been noticing an increase in vehicle accidents. He said they...read full story »