Dec 28, 2020

A Washington County COVID-19 death is being reported in Monday’s situation update from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. This is the 58th death being reported in Washington County since the beginning of the pandemic. Washington County is reporting 341 active cases. Osage County i...read full story »

Aug 26, 2020

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 666 new COVID-19 cases across Oklahoma in its Wednesday situation update. 19 deaths are being reported in the state, including seven in Rogers County. Statewide hospitalizations have decreased to 533. Washington County is reporting 60 activ...read full story »

Nov 29, 2017

Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty for a man charged in the killings of two people at a north Tulsa park.   Jacky Mayfield is scheduled to go to trial in January 2019 for the shooting deaths of Markey Goff and Meshawna Jones, whose bodies were found inside an SUV parked at ...read full story »

Sep 17, 2020

The Skiatook Chamber of Commerce is putting on a 5K race on Saturday, Sept. 26th at 7:30 a.m. at Central Park. The run will start and end at this location, which is the trailhead of the Osage Prairie trail. Osage County Tourism Director Kelly Bland says it is areas around Skiatook that are benefi...read full story »

Aug 19, 2019

Lieutenant Jonathan Robertson from the Washington County Sheriff's Office presented noticeable security deficiencies at the Courthouse on Monday. The presentation included recommendations to the Commissioners on how those deficiencies could be improved. As you can in from the front do...read full story »

Dec 01, 2020

Montgomery County became the latest county to opt-out of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's statewide mask mandate.   The county commission voted unanimously to instead create their own resolution which will recommend masks be worn in public, but there won't be any enforcement by ...read full story »

Oct 19, 2023

Dewey football continues its stretch of tough losses as they fell in Tulsa to the Central Braves, 40-7. A couple of major positives for the Dewey offense as they didn’t turn the ball over for the first time in multiple week's, and also got their first rushing touchdown of the season on ...read full story »

Feb 22, 2021

The Oklahoma State Department of Health announced another death caused by COVID-19 in Washington County on Monday. The report by the OSDH states that the man was in the 65 or older age group. Monday’s reported coronavirus death in Washington County marks the 83rd death in the County since t...read full story »

Jan 25, 2021

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting one Washington County COVID-19 death in Monday’s situation update. The report lists a male in the 65 or older age bracket. This is the 71st death due to COVID-19 in Washington County. Washington County is currently reporting 381 activ...read full story »

Mar 21, 2023

A new principal and assistant principal have been selected for Central Middle School (CMS) in Bartlesville. Dr. Matt Hancock will serve as CMS principal next academic year with Aaron Kestner as his assistant. The decision was recently made by the Bartlesville Board of Education. Hancock h...read full story »

Jun 25, 2020

There were another 438 cases of COVID-19 reported in Thursday’s Situation Update from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. The number is a slightly less of an increase than the state saw on Wednesday. There were three more virus-related deaths statewide reported Thursday, all ag...read full story »

Sep 10, 2020

An Osage County female older than 65 has passed away due to COVID-19. This is one of 13 deaths being reported across the state in the latest situation update from Thursday. There are 771 new coronavirus cases being reported as well. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reports 103 active c...read full story »

Oct 19, 2023

Oklahoma has become the first state in the nation to require a work zone safety and first responder safety course for teen drivers. The law, set to take effect Nov. 1, 2023, will require all Oklahoma teens to complete the free Oklahoma Work Zone Safe and First Responder Safety online education co...read full story »

Jul 10, 2020

Skiatook’s Third Thursday in the park will be back next week at the Skiatook Central Park starting at 6 p.m. There will be vendors, food trucks and live music from Cliff Top to provide entertainment for the entire family. The Skiatook Chamber of Commerce encourages everyone to come out ...read full story »

Feb 28, 2019

The Oklahoma Union girls’ team remains alive in the 2A Area tournament. The Lady Cougars defeated Warner, 42-37, in the area consolation bracket on Thursday afternoon. This is a nice rebound contest after OKU fell to Chouteau-Mazie in the regional finals last week. The Lady Cougars will...read full story »