May 29, 2020

There are no changes in Washington County COVID-19 cases numbers for the second straight day. The latest Oklahoma State Department of Health report lists 314 cases, 273 recoveries and 35 deaths. Washington lists the fifth most COVID-19 cases of any county in the state. Osage County lists 95 c...read full story »

Feb 22, 2018

The 4th annual Central Classic 5K race will be at Central Middle School Saturday morning, with a one mile fun run beginning immediately after the 5K begins.   The race will support continued improvements to the building. Previous racers have helped the school completely upgrade the a...read full story »

Jan 01, 2019

A man charged with murder in the 1999 deaths of a northeast Oklahoma couple and the presumed deaths of the couple's 16-year-old daughter and another 16-year-old will undergo a mental competency evaluation.   Craig County District Attorney spokeswoman Michelle Lowry said Monday th...read full story »

Jun 14, 2020

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 158 new coronavirus cases in Oklahoma on Sunday, bringing the total cases recorded in the state up to 8,231. For a second straight day, no COVID-19 deaths are being reported in Oklahoma by the OSDH. 6,578 people have recovered from th...read full story »

Feb 04, 2021

Jon Beckloff, the Child Nutrition Director for Bartlesville Schools, said they'll continue to feed Central Middle School students that are going through distance learning until Tuesday, Feb. 9th. While the times aren't exact, Beckloff said Central households will be seeing the Kane, t...read full story »

Feb 15, 2018

The Oklahoma State Department of Health has confirmed the first pediatric death associated with the flu since the season began in September, in Oklahoma County.    This week’s flu report indicates record-breaking numbers with 3,440 flu-associated hospitalizations, and 153 ...read full story »

Apr 22, 2020

One more death is being reported in Washington County according to Tuesday’s situation update from Oklahoma State Department of Health. There are now 201 COVID-19 cases in Washington County, with 11 deaths and 66 listed recoveries. 170 cases are reported in Bartlesville. The risk for s...read full story »

May 19, 2020

Two Washington County women over 65 years old reportedly died due to COVID-19 according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. 32 total deaths have now been reported in the county. That is the fourth most of any county in the state. There are 304 cases and 257 listed recoveries in Washington...read full story »

Apr 10, 2020

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting two more COVID-19 deaths in Osage County. Both deaths are reportedly men over 65 years old. There are now seven deaths in Osage County out of the 88 statewide deaths. Osage is reporting 45 positive, Washington is up to 57 confirmed cases and No...read full story »

Apr 30, 2020

The State of Oklahoma saw a spike in the number of positive COVID-19 cases being reported by the Oklahoma State Department of Health on Thursday. 145 new cases are being reported across the state to bring the total number of positives to 3,618. There are 222 deaths being reported statewide. No ne...read full story »

Jun 05, 2020

No new COVID-19 cases were reported in Washington, Osage or Nowata counties on Friday according to the latest report from the Oklahoma State Department of Health. There are 338 cases, with 276 recoveries and 36 deaths in Washington County. Osage County has reported 102 positive cases. There a...read full story »

May 13, 2020

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting 300 total cases in Washington County. 29 people in Washington County have died from COVID-19. 234 are deemed recovered from the virus according to the OSDH report. Osage County is listing 90 confirmed positives, 62 recoveries and eight deat...read full story »

Mar 22, 2021

The increases in the average numbers of new coronavirus cases and deaths attributed to the illness caused by the virus are declining. Data from Johns Hopkins University on Sunday shows the rolling average of new cases during the past two weeks has decreased by 47.2%, from 676 to 357 per day....read full story »

Jan 07, 2021

The Oklahoma State Department of Health is reporting three more COVID-19 related deaths in Washington County and two coronavirus deaths in Osage County as well. There are 39 total deaths being reported and nearly 1,800 Oklahomans are hospitalized due to COVID-19. The OSDH is reporting 3,781 posit...read full story »

May 01, 2020

Three additional deaths due to COVID-19 are being reported in Washington County according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. All three are older than 65 years old. This bring the total death tally to 22 in the county. There are now 263 reported cases, with 136 recoveries. The two nu...read full story »