Apr 23, 2018

A new study shows that the rate of alcohol and drug related deaths in Oklahoma has increased by 3.3-percent over the last decade.   According to alcohol.org, Oklahoma ranks 15th in the country with the most alcohol or drug related deaths, and amphetamine caused deaths are the highest...read full story »

Apr 14, 2020

Case numbers for the coronavirus pandemic continue to rise across the state of Oklahoma, as testing sites become more readily available. According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, there are 2,184 positive cases being reported across the state with 108 deaths, including a female from Wa...read full story »

Feb 17, 2022

A Senate bill aimed at giving military and civilian families working at Oklahoma military facilities greater access to childcare has been approved by the full Senate. Senate Bill 1286, by Republican State Senator Brenda Stanley of Midwest City, won overwhelming bipartisan approval on Thursday...read full story »

Apr 27, 2020

A small increase in COVID-19 cases in Washington County is being reported by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Two confirmed positives are being reported to bring the total cases numbers to 231 with 112 listed recoveries and 15 deaths. 193 of those cases are being listed in Bartlesville. ...read full story »

May 02, 2020

A Washington County woman in the 65 and older age group is among the latest to have died from the COVID-19 coronavirus.   As of this advisory, there are 3,851 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. There are eight additional deaths; four of them occurred in the past 24 hou...read full story »

Apr 23, 2020

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is listing two more COVID-19 deaths in Washington County on Thursday. Both are 65 years of age or older. There are 13 deaths in Washington County, with 208 confirmed cases and 109 recoveries. Bartlesville accounts for 176 of those cases and 11 deaths. N...read full story »

May 07, 2020

Three Washington County deaths are being reported on Thursday in the latest update from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. All three came from people at least fifty years old. This brings the death total to 26 in Washington County. Just two new cases are being reported to bring the count to...read full story »

Jul 04, 2022

Gun deaths are increasing in Oklahoma since 2019 when the “permitless carry” law allowed people over age 21 to carry a gun without prior training or a permit being issued. The announcement came over the Fourth of July weekend by the Oklahoman newspaper, who has been following the stat...read full story »

May 26, 2020

Three new Washington County COVID-19 cases are being reported on Tuesday. There are 313 reported cases and 33 deaths listed at this time. 271 people are listed as recovered in Washington County. 50 more cases have been reported in the county since May 15. Osage County remains at 94 cases, 8 d...read full story »

Sep 23, 2016

School is off to an fantastic start for the Bartlesville Public School District with most of the projects completed, including the renovation at Central Middle School.  Most of the projects at Central are completed with some are still under construction.  Bartlesville Schools Superinten...read full story »

Apr 28, 2020

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting three more deaths in Washington County due to COVID-19, although none of them have occurred in the past 24 hours. All three people were over 65 years old. This brings the death total to 18 in Washington County. There are currently 244 posit...read full story »

May 27, 2020

There are four additional COVID-19 related deaths being reported across the state of Oklahoma, including two females residing in Washington County in the 65 year or older age group.  This brings the death toll in Washington County to 35 and the state total to 322. There are now 314 cases...read full story »

May 28, 2020

Just one new COVID-19 case is being reported locally by the Oklahoma State Department of Health on Thursday. The additional case came in Osage County. That brings Osage to 94 cases, eight deaths and 82 recoveries. Washington County saw no additional cases or deaths being reported. There are ...read full story »

Jul 20, 2016

The beginning of the 2016-2017 school year is quickly  approaching, and Central Middle School students will finally return to their old location on Cherokee Avenue. The school board is set to finish construction on Central in time for the start of school on August 18th. Renovations made ...read full story »

Apr 27, 2021

Bartlesville Public Schools announced on Tuesday that Central Middle School's STEM Animation Team has been named first in the State of Oklahoma. Central's STEM Animation Team has qualified for TSA Nationals. Echo Carpenter, Chloe Robbins, and Rylee Ruddick will be competing at the vir...read full story »