Dec 19, 2015

A national epidemic of prescription drug and heroin abuse affects everyone. The Bureau of Indian Affairs, as well as Indian Health Services, realizes this and announced an agreement with the White House Office of National Drug Policy earlier this week. BIA officers will undergo an eight hour trai...read full story »

Jun 05, 2017

The Doenges Ford Indians are undefeated to begin the summer of 2017. Bartlesville’s American Legion baseball team swept the Ada A’s in four straight games during two double-headers to open the season on Friday and Saturday. The Indians beat Ada 6-5 and 13-5 in the twin bill on...read full story »

Feb 18, 2017

Bartlesville School Board members Randy Herren and Rick Boswell will take the oath of office Monday night.  Boswell and Herren were un-opposed in their bid for re-election to the board.  The board will then choose a president, vice-president, and clerk before moving the meeting to the E...read full story »

Mar 25, 2020

The new COVID-19 update has been announced by the Oklahoma State Department of Health and the numbers have shot up to 164 positive cases statewide. Washington County has seen an increase to three positives and Osage County has seen its first positive case. There were 108 reported positive tes...read full story »

Feb 17, 2017

Bartlesville School Board members Randy Herren and Rick Boswell will take the oath of office Monday night.  Boswell and Herren were un-opposed in their bid for re-election to the board.  The board will then choose a president, vice-president, and clerk before moving the meeting to the E...read full story »

Sep 20, 2021

A Bartlesville native golfer is going to have a shot at playing in a US Major next year. Former Bartlesville Bruin, Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagle and current Hillcrest Country Club pro Andrew Lehman won the South Central Assistants PGA Championship. Because of the victory, Lehman has qualified for ...read full story »

Nov 17, 2016

Oklahoma Wesleyan University Eagles and Lady Eagles basketball teams will begin Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference season tonight as they will travel to Wichita to take on Friends University.  The Eagles are 2-4 overall and are coming off an 84-63 loss at Central Christian College.&n...read full story »

Jan 14, 2022

Bartlesville Public Schools Foundation (BPSF) brings back Bruins on the Run for a spring mini session. BPSF Executive Director Blair Ellis says this extension of the season will run from Monday, Feb. 14 through Saturday, March 26. She says the program will be open to the 112 5th graders and t...read full story »

Oct 24, 2015

The reach of Saturday’s tragedy in Stillwater travels across Oklahoma and to many other places around the U.S.  It also struck locally, as a 7-year-old second grader from Skiatook Elementary School was life flighted from Saturday’s Oklahoma State University homecoming parade.&nbs...read full story »

May 07, 2018

The Commissioners opened and accepted bids on Asphalt Chips this week at the meeting of the Osage County Board of County Commissioners.   The County received four bids for the upcoming 8.5 mile resurfacing job on County Roads 2409 and 2230. Bids from Bison Materials, LLC listed &frac...read full story »

Mar 16, 2023

We have talked about a few of them, but some former local athletes continue to do well at the next level in a variety of different sports, here are a few of the highlights from the 2022-23 season so far. This list is not comprehensive Former Bartlesville Lady Bruin basketball star Jena&rs...read full story »

May 27, 2021

Oklahoma Wesleyan baseball is set to open play in the NAIA World Series on Friday with a top-tier battle against Georgia Gwinnett College. The Eagles got the chance to practice multiple times since their arrival in Lewiston, Idaho on Wednesday. OKWU is among the ten best teams in the NAIA. Th...read full story »

Aug 04, 2021

Nowata’s Maddox Bullen put together an impressive tournament run at the Walter Hopper tour Championship as a part of PGA South Central Section Junior Golf play. Bullen took second place in the 16-18 year old age range with a score of +5. Bullen finished just four shots of the lead. &nbs...read full story »

Apr 26, 2022

Congressman Markwayne Mullin introduces a bill to impose harsher punishment for those who perform partial birth abortions. The “Partial Birth Abortion is Murder Act” would increase the punishment for those found in violation of the Partial Birth Abortion Act of 2003 to a minimum o...read full story »

Jul 17, 2016

Chuck McCauley will occupy the superintendent's chair for the first time when the Bartlesville School Board meets Monday night.  The board plans to appoint Kevin Sitton to a seat on the board.  Sitton will fill the vacancy created when former board president Doug Divilbiss resigned....read full story »