May 18, 2020

The Board of Osage County Commissioners received an update from the Regional Director of the Oklahoma State Department of Health, Kelli Rader at Monday morning’s meeting. Rader said there have been many new hires in the Osage County office over the last couple months and the new branch loca...read full story »

Mar 24, 2020

The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma has jumped from 81 to 109, but there are no new cases of the virus that have been confirmed locally. On Sunday, the Oklahoma State Department of Health confirmed that there was a second person that tested positive for COVID-19 in Washington Co...read full story »

Nov 21, 2019

Two active duty members of the air force were killed Thursday morning after two jets crashed near Vance Air Force Base in Enid. According to military officials two T-38 Talon twin-engine jets crashed during a training exercise. Oklahoma senator Lankford offered this statement on the situation...read full story »

Feb 11, 2021

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 1,677 new COVID-19 cases according to Thursday’s situation update. 48 new deaths are listed in the report, none of which are local. Washington County is currently listing 264 active cases, a decrease of 17 active cases since Wednesday...read full story »

May 13, 2020

Several Nowata County Officials have echoed the sentiment that the county is fortunate to have not suffered any COVID-19 related deaths. The Oklahoma State Department of Health reports just four active cases (23 total, 19 recovered) in Nowata County. However, Nowata County Emergency Manager Lauri...read full story »

Dec 29, 2020

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is 1,194 new COVID-19 cases in Tuesday’s situation update. 22 total deaths are being reported across the state, none of which were local. Currently 1,927 Oklahomans are in the hospital due to COVID-19. Washington County is reporting 301 active cas...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 »

Aug 09, 2017

Every 12 and a half minutes, someone dies of suicide leaving 20 to 22 living members that are family members, friends, and co-workers to wonder why it happened. Suicide is the leading cause for young adults age 25 to 34 and nearly 155 deaths occur each day. M'liss Jenkins from the Washing...read full story »

Apr 13, 2020

The Board of Osage County Commissioners felt it would be best to keep all county-owned buildings closed. Osage County Emergency Manager Jerry Roberts and District One Commissioner Randall Jones believes there is a chance the state can begin getting back to normal by May.   As of Mond...read full story »

Jan 19, 2020

Central Middle School played host to their 2nd Annual VEX Robotics Competition on Saturday. Lolly Williams, the STEM teacher at CMS, said the VEX Robotics Competition at the school had a middle school and high school division this year. She said they only had a middle school division last yea...read full story »

Nov 14, 2016

The start of quail season in Oklahoma began November 12, and based on statewide surveys, another good quail season is expected. Along with this anticipation comes the opportunity for area biologists to collect valuable quail harvest information from their wildlife management areas. Biologists...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 »

Feb 03, 2021

One Osage County death is being reported in Wednesday’s situation update from the Oklahoma State Department. The report lists a woman in the 65 years or older age bracket. This is the 39th reported death in Osage County due to COVID-19. Washington County is currently reporting 341 activ...read full story »

Jul 22, 2020

Construction continues in downtown Bartlesville as the Downtown Central Business District Paving Rehabilitation continues. Constructions crews are working at the area near Johnstone Avenue and Fifth Street. This the area just to the northwest of the Washington County Courthouse. The top layer...read full story »

Sep 25, 2020

The Oklahoma State Department of Health released its weekly COVID-19 alert map on Friday and Washington and Nowata Counties are back into the yellow, or low risk categories. Osage County remains in the orange, or moderate risk level. Statewide, 13 counties moved from the low risk level to the mod...read full story »