Oct 15, 2025

Oklahoma Union football is back in action on Thursday night, as a shorthanded Cougar bunch are on the road for the Caney Valley Trojans. OKU is 0-6 to this point, but have seen some big injuries at the skilled positions the last few weeks. Head coach Bruce Munden talked about t...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 »

Aug 26, 2025

The Caney Valley Trojans officially kick things off this week with a different look of Trojan football. Caney Valley enters the 2025 season under first year head coach Derrick Hammer, who joins the Trojans from Broken Bow. Alongside a first year head coach is a fairly young unit of players...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 »

Sep 12, 2025

The Cottage in Bartlesville, which offers free and confidential pregnancy services, announces that their annual fundraiser has a brand-new name and look!   Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, The Cottage Executive Director Lana Smith and Board Member Sarah Glenn introduced the new nam...read full story »

Feb 10, 2020

Hope Clinic in Bartlesville welcomed hundreds on Sunday during the grand opening of their new facility on 101 Sooner Road. Robert Wadsworth, the Executive Director of Hope Clinic, said the new facility has helped them double the amount of space they have, which will help them minister to indi...read full story »