Apr 27, 2023

For the full audio version of this story, click here.     Four former Bartlesville Public School teachers were honored Thursday evening as they were inducted into the Bartlesville Public School Foundation's Educator Hall of Fame.   At a ceremony inside ...read full story »

Apr 14, 2017

Coffeyville Police continue to investigate the deaths of three people.  Chief Kwin Bromley tells our news partner, KGGF, his officers were called to a home at 208 S Maple just around 10 o'clock Thursday night. The victims have been identified as 50-year-old Reginald L. Johnson, 47-y...read full story »

Oct 01, 2020

An additional 1,170 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Thursday’s situation update from the Oklahoma Sate Department of Health. Four more deaths are also reported, none locally however. Washington County is currently reporting 62 active cases at this time, an increase of one since Wed...read full story »

Dec 08, 2020

The Skiatook Christmas Parade and tree lighting ceremony will take place this Friday beginning at 6:30 p.m. The tree will be lit at Central Park in downtown Skiatook and the parade will start shortly thereafter at the high school parking lot. After the parade, there will be cookies, crafts an...read full story »

Aug 17, 2020

A COVID-19 outbreak at the Dick Conner Correctional Facility in Hominy has led to a major spike to Osage County active cases numbers. The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 164 active cases currently in Osage County. The City of Hominy stated that over 100 prisoners have contracted ...read full story »

Dec 31, 2020

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting an additional 3,906 COVID-19 cases in Thursday’s situation update. There are also 36 deaths being reported, including one in Washington and Nowata County. There are 1,747 Oklahomans in the hospital due to COVID-19. As of Thursday&rsqu...read full story »

Nov 20, 2020

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 2,921 new COVID-19 cases on Friday in its situation report. There are 15 more virus related deaths reported statewide, none of which are local. There are currently 1,428 hospitalizations across the state. Washington County is reporting 191 ...read full story »

Aug 26, 2019

The Budget Board Committee for Washington County officially approved $10,000 in funds on Monday that will go towards security improvements at the County's Courthouse. Sheriff Scott Owen said these fixtures needed to happen a long time ago, but said there is no better time than the present...read full story »

Jun 26, 2020

There were another 395 cases of COVID-19 reported in Friday’s Situation Update from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. The number is again less of an increase than what Oklahoma saw on Thursday.  There were two more virus-related deaths statewide reported Friday in McCurt...read full story »

May 25, 2020

When the COVID-19 outbreak first began, Osage County was one of the first counties that had a significant spike in cases, but the county has since leveled off with only 94 cases and eight deaths being reported. Osage County Emergency Manager Jerry Roberts is proud of the way his citizens have res...read full story »

Aug 10, 2023

Skiatook’s Third Thursday in the Park is a week away, as the public is welcome to gather at Central Park where there will be food trucks, vendors and live music featuring PJ and the Boys. The event lasts from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The annual back-to-school bash is also scheduled to take plac...read full story »

Aug 07, 2019

At 1:20 p.m. Central Time on Wednesday, the 2019 nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System took place. Radio and television stations received the message conducted through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Integrated Public Alert and Warning System. The test was solely for rad...read full story »

Sep 11, 2020

There were 942 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Oklahoma in Friday's update from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. There were an additional 13 deaths reported statewide, with none locally. Despite a trend in lower numbers more recently, both Osage and Washington Counties are n...read full story »

Apr 24, 2019

Oklahoma Natural Gas will have the 1300 block of South Cherokee Avenue blocked off beginning at 8:00 a.m., Thursday, April 25, 2019.  This is between Central Middle School and Bartlesville High School. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said only the northbound lane will be affecte...read full story »

Mar 28, 2020

There are 377 positive cases of COVID-19 being reported by the Oklahoma State Department of Health, and the numbers are steadily increasing locally.   For the first time, Nowata County has its first confirmed Coronavirus case that is being reported by the OSDH. This finally reflects ...read full story »