Sep 22, 2020

For the second straight day the Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting over 1,100 new COVID-19 cases. 14 new deaths are listed in the report including one in Rogers County for the second consecutive day. Hospitalizations have increased to 628 across the state. Washington County is r...read full story »

Oct 20, 2020

U.S. Senator for Oklahoma James Lankford will meet with President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court Associate Justice nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday. The meeting will take place in the Mansfield Room of the United States Capitol at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. A vote is scheduled t...read full story »

Feb 22, 2021

Defendant Omar Marano Jr. took the stand to testify on his own behalf on Tuesday afternoon at the Washington County Courthouse. Marano is accused of killing Charlie Bethel in Bartlesville in March 2020. Marano was the only witness called to the stand by defense attorney Mark Kane. The defenda...read full story »

May 27, 2016

The City of Bartlesville will observe Memorial Day on Monday.  Members of The American Legion Post 105, the American Heritage Association, the Blue Star Mothers and the Patriot Guard Riders will join local elected officials at White Rose Cemetery for the observance at 9 o'clock. Memo...read full story »

Aug 12, 2020

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 670 new COVID-19 cases across the state on Wednesday. Nine new deaths are being listed in Oklahoma, including two in Tulsa County and one in Rogers County. The OSDH says 519 Oklahomans are in the hospital due to COVID-19, a declining number. ...read full story »

Apr 06, 2017

Meeting with coaches, getting the lay of the land - it has been only three weeks since Bartlesville High Athletic and Activities Director Ryan Huff has been on the job.  Huff is still splitting his time between Central Middle School ad BHS. Huff will continue to split his time until he s...read full story »

Jan 12, 2015

The suspect in a double murder was in Washington County Special Judge John Gerkin's courtroom on Monday for a preliminary hearing.  Steven Lee Adair is facing two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of his wife, 41-year-old Crystal Lee Adair and 23-year-old Charles Edward Lee las...read full story »

Oct 01, 2015

The man driving a speeding 1991 Firebird on Highway 88 near the Oologah Dam that ended the lives of two people was charged in the deaths in a Rogers County courtroom on Wednesday. The OHP reports that 34-year-old Eric Coager was driving west on Highway 88 when he lost control of the car and went ...read full story »

Mar 08, 2019

Ed Calianese of the Tulsa National Weather Service was at the Osage County Fairgrounds in Pawhuska Thursday evening discussing the best possible ways to stay safe from damaging storms. Calianese adds it is important for the public to stay weather aware and pay heed to any warning that the cou...read full story »

Aug 04, 2018

A lawsuit by the state of Oklahoma against the makers of opioids is going back to state court. U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange in Oklahoma City ruled Friday that the lawsuit does not "necessarily raise" a federal issue.   Opioid manufacturers had moved the case...read full story »

Dec 06, 2014

Bartlesville's Boy's Basketball team picked up its first win of the 2014-15 season on Friday afternoon, beating East Central 48-40. That advances the Bruins to the fifth place game of the Bixby Invitational Tournament on Saturday afternoon.  Antonio Castillo led BHS with 18 point...read full story »

Sep 14, 2020

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 869 new COVID-19 cases in its Monday situation update. No deaths are being reported statewide and hospitalizations have dipped under 500. Washington County is listed to have 92 active cases. Osage County is reporting 71 active cases. Nowat...read full story »

Oct 30, 2020

The weekly COVID-19 alert map was released on Friday morning. Nowata County and Washington County remain in the orange, or moderate risk category at this time. Osage County has dropped to the yellow, or low risk category. Overall, five counties have moved from the moderate risk category to the lo...read full story »

Feb 12, 2021

The weekly COVID-19 alert map was released in association with the Oklahoma State Department of Health’s coronavirus situation update. 74 of the 77 counties across the state of Oklahoma remain in the orange, or moderate risk category, including Washington, Osage and Nowata Counties. The...read full story »

Feb 08, 2017

Oklahoma law enforcement officers will be honored for protecting the lives of Oklahoma residents at the 24th Annual Buckledown Awards this Thursday. The event will be held at the Tulsa Technology Center in Owasso.   The awards recognize state law enforcement officers for outstanding perf...read full story »