Oct 14, 2019

The Bartlesville Fire Department hosted fire prevention courses for first graders in the City of Bartlesville last week during Fire Prevention Week. Public Information Officer Bill Hollander said they have several dedicated firemen at the Central Fire Station in Bartlesville that took an hour...read full story »

Apr 30, 2020

The National Guard 63rd Civil Support Team will be in Bartlesville in May to conduct cleaning and disinfection services at two local long-term living facilities where several patients and staff members tested positive recently for COVID-19. The National Guard team will be at the following loc...read full story »

Nov 19, 2020

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced that a mandatory statewide mask mandate will be put in place.   The executive order will go into effect on Wednesday, November 25th, and local health officials will have until then to develop an ordinance for their communities.    ...read full story »

Dec 30, 2021

Governor Laura Kelly has ordered flags across the state to be flown at half-staff, honoring the over 7,000 Kansans who have lost their lives to COVID-19. Flags are to be flown at half-staff immediately through sundown on December 31st. Kelly said that it was with great sadness that she had gi...read full story »

Feb 04, 2020

The Wynona school district in Osage County has announced that they are closed Tuesday and Wednesday because of the flu. A Wynona Public Schools Facebook post announced that a survey will be sent out on Wednesday to determine how many students still have the flu. They ask that parents fill out...read full story »

Nov 14, 2022

The CDC has been issuing warnings about a possible surge in COVID cases nationwide as we enter into cooler temperatures, breezy weather with rain and snow showers, and more time spent indoors with people. Here's what the COVID situation looks like in Oklahoma for the first week of November: ...read full story »

May 03, 2022

The Bartlesville Public School District will recommend to the board of education the hiring of a new Assistant Principal at both Madison Middle School and Bartlesville High School (BHS). A committee of two executive directors, two principals, four teachers, and one parent from each school con...read full story »

Sep 30, 2020

The Washington County Sheriff's Office and the Bartlesville Police Department has received reports of suspects spoofing local law enforcement phone numbers in order to defraud victims. If you get a suspicious call, Sheriff Scott Owen said you should call local law enforcement immediately....read full story »

Feb 17, 2022

Oklahoma receives a number one ranking among the 50 states for veterans, per capita, in receipt of federal, service-connected disability benefits. Democratic State Senator J.J. Dossett of Owasso, the Senate Chair of the Oklahoma Legislative Veterans Caucus, applauds the hard work of the Oklah...read full story »

Nov 23, 2020

There were another 3,544 cases of COVID-19 reported statewide during today’s Situation Update from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. 15 more deaths were reported, with none locally. Locally – there are now 280 active cases in Washington County, an increase of 89 from Fr...read full story »

Apr 30, 2015

Oklahoma Wesleyan University Eagles got off to a good start in the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Thursday evening as they survive a 7-5 win against College of the Ozarks.   The Bobcats took a 1-0 lead going into the bottom of the first inning.  The Eagles storme...read full story »

Oct 16, 2020

The COVID-19 alert map was released on Friday morning and all three counties in the tri-county area are now in the orange, or moderate risk category. There are 1,472 cases being reported across the state on Friday and 11 more deaths, none locally however. There are currently 793 people hospit...read full story »

Jun 21, 2022

The Arvest Foundation contributes $5,500 to Veteran’s Connection Organization (VCO). Arvest Bank commercial loan manager David Nickel, sales manager Whitney Doolin and merchant relationship advisor Vickie Hastings presented the check to Sharon Reese-McGlory, executive director of VCO. ...read full story »

Mar 17, 2021

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting a new 7-day rolling average of 467 new cases per day. The state’s provisional death count has gone up by 52 deaths since Tuesday’s report. Currently, 270 Oklahomans in the hospital due to COVID-19. Washington County is reporting...read full story »

Nov 30, 2020

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 2,200 new coronavirus cases in its situation update on Monday. There were seven deaths reported by the OSDH on Monday. One death took place in Rogers County and another took place in Tulsa County. In Washington County, there are 294 act...read full story »