Apr 01, 2024

The NAIA officially released their 2023-24 All-American teams with a couple of OKWU players making the cut. For the Eagles, juniors Jaden Lietzke and D.J. Talton Jr. earned honors and were named second team All-Americans. Jaden Lietzke finished this season with the second-best FG% in the KCAC...read full story »

Feb 01, 2024

As we enter the first of February, the Oklahoma State Department of Health reports that the first child has passed away due to influenza. The death occurred in southeast Oklahoma and the child was only five years old.  Dating back to September of last year, there have been 900 influenza ...read full story »

Sep 26, 2017

Bartlesville KLIFE will be holding their open house from 5 until 6:30 this evening at 714 South Delaware Avenue. The organization has two houses in town, one in front of the high school and one in front of Central Middle School. The goal is for students to come before school and gather in com...read full story »

Aug 28, 2019

A Bartlesville resident was arrested after fraudulently using a social security number to obtain a loan. Mauro Gonzalez was charged with felony identity theft during arraignments at the Washington County Courthouse on Wednesday. According to affidavit, the victim resides in Central California...read full story »

Aug 07, 2020

Bartlesville Public Schools and the City of Bartlesville have reached an agreement to provide an additional school resource officer for service at school sites. The agreement was approved at Monday’s city council meeting. Bartlesville Police Chief Tracy Roles says this will help students an...read full story »

Jul 14, 2021

An increase in coronavirus cases is now reaching central Oklahoma, a coalition of medical professionals in the state said Tuesday.   The rise, first reported in northeast Oklahoma in June, has increased positive tests in Oklahoma County from about 2% on July 2 to 5.8%, said Dr. David...read full story »

Mar 05, 2020

The full Senate has approved legislation raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. Senator Greg McCortney, a Republican out of Ada, is the author of Senate Bill 1423. He said the bill would align state law with the federal Tobacco-Free Youth Act, signed into law by P...read full story »

Oct 03, 2023

On Tuesday morning, the Osage County Health Department hosted a community partner forum in an effort to combat the rise of drug use across Osage County. Four years ago, the county ranked 22nd out of 77 counties in the state when dealing with drug related illnesses. That has now grown to 12. Publi...read full story »

Nov 19, 2020

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 2,915 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday in its situation report. 18 new deaths are being reported statewide, none of which are local. 1,381 Oklahomans are in the hospital due to the coronavirus. Washington County is reporting 221 active cases,...read full story »

Apr 04, 2020

Washington County has its first death COVID-19 death. The Oklahoma State Department of Health will only say that the woman is a female older than 65. Washington County now has 33 confirmed positive cases and 1 death, Osage County has 25 cases and 2 deaths while Nowata is reporting just 8 ...read full story »

Sep 11, 2018

The Bartlesville Fire Department Honor Guard honored the lives of those lost during the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center seventeen years ago Tuesday morning. The 9/11 memorial was held at the Central Fire Station and the honor guard retired an American flag to honor the lost. City M...read full story »

Apr 19, 2019

24 years have past since a bombing devastated Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City Bombing is seen by many as the deadliest terrorist attack in United States history before the Sept. 11 attacks six years later. 168 people died in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma Ci...read full story »

Jul 14, 2020

Tuesday’s report from the OSDH shows 993 new cases being reported in Oklahoma. Four deaths are being reported across the state, two in Tulsa County, one in McCurtain County and one in Oklahoma County. Washington County is listing 25 active cases on Tuesday, one less than Monday’s...read full story »

Oct 05, 2022

Arvest Wealth Management has announced that David Boyer will be the new vice president and trust officer of Arvest Trust Bartlesville. Boyer began working for Arvest in 1995 in trust administration and just recently worked in Dewey as the manager of the Central Trust Operations. He has also w...read full story »

Feb 04, 2021

One Washington County death is being reported in Thursday’s situation update from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. The report lists a man in the 65 years or older age bracket. This is the 77th reported death in Washington County. Washington County is reporting 341 active cases, ...read full story »