Sep 08, 2021

At Tuesday’s Board of Osage County Commissioners meeting, we learned that case numbers had risen slightly from last week across the county and three additional deaths had occurred. Over the past few weeks, the Health Department and Osage County Emergency Manager Jerry Roberts had been givin...read full story »

Jun 29, 2020

There were another 228 cases of COVID-19 reported in Monday’s Situation Update from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. The number is again less of an increase than what Oklahoma saw over the weekend. There was one-more virus related death in the state reported Monday, a male o...read full story »

Sep 25, 2023

A Bartlesville man received two life sentences for two counts of first-degree murder with deliberate intent after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors on Monday. Dustin Blackfeet was facing two counts of murder in the first degree and one count of assault and battery with intent to kill fro...read full story »

Jan 21, 2021

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is listing a new COVID-19 death in Washington County. The report lists a man in the 50-64 age bracket. This is the 69th COVID-19 death in Washington County. Washington County is reporting 366 active cases. Osage County is listing 333 active cases. Nowa...read full story »

Jun 10, 2018

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is doubling a $5,000 reward for information that helps solve the fatal shootings of two women in southeastern Oklahoma.   The agency says it's now offering a $10,000 reward for information about the August 2016 deaths of 23-year-old Emil...read full story »

Jan 10, 2017

The U.S. House unanimously approved the Lucas-Bridenstine Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act on Monday.  The legislation prioritizes protecting lives and property.  First-district Oklahoma Congressman Jim Bridenstine says the aim is to have zero deaths from tornadoes and ot...read full story »

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 »

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 »

Aug 21, 2017

Thousands of people from all of over the country flocked to certain areas to get the best view of Monday’s eclipse. Central Missouri was one of those hot spots where the totality of the eclipse could be seen. Bartlesville resident Joe Rovenstine traveled over four hours to Lathrop, Miss...read full story »

Jun 10, 2022

The Oklahoma State Department of Health has reported the first probable case of monkeypox in Oklahoma. According to the Department of Health the person lives in the central part of the state and recently traveled internationally to a country with confirmed cases. OSDH officials advise peo...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 »

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 »