Jan 22, 2022

The community gathers to celebrate the life of a Bartlesville icon, believer and friend. Services for Jim Bohnsack were held in the Bartlesville High Fine Arts Auditorium on Saturday morning. Bohnsack passed away at the age of 61 in Titusville, Florida on Dec. 17, 2021. Among the speakers...read full story »

Feb 09, 2021

Due to dangerous road conditions and the challenging weather forecast, Bartlesville Public Schools will be in Distance Learning for the remainder of this week. There will be no classes on Monday for Presidents’ Day. In-person classes will resume on Tuesday, February 16.   Eleme...read full story »

Oct 30, 2023

  This year’s BSO 2023 Bruce Price Cultural Award recipient is Bettye Williams. Bettye was honored at the Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra Gala on Saturday night at the Bartlesville Community Center.   This award was created to honor those in our community who have, in ...read full story »

May 06, 2020

The Bartlesville Public School District has been recognized as a Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished District for its outstanding STEM program at every district school. All six of the district’s elementary schools, both of its middle schools, and its high school each earned Distinguis...read full story »

Aug 05, 2020

The Bartlesville Public Schools Foundation held its State of the Schools event virtually on Wednesday afternoon. Superintendent Chuck McCauley addressed the public, giving an update on the state of Bartlesville Public Schools. He summarized the District’s pandemic response planning proc...read full story »

Dec 20, 2021

A Bartlesville native and treasure passes in Titusville, Florida, surrounded by family, at the age of 61. Jim Bohnsack, who worked at Arvest (previously known as First National Bank and WestStar), started the Friday Financial Forum in Bartlesville in 1985. Bohnsack led the Forum until he reti...read full story »

Oct 17, 2023

  The Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra invites lovers of the arts and music to our annual fundraiser gala on October 28th. In accordance with the first concert of our 2023-24 season – this coming Saturday's ¡Viva España! – the theme of this year's gala is ...read full story »

Mar 19, 2024

The vote on Tik Tok, in-person town halls and frustration with his fellow lawmakers regarding the federal budget and national debt were the topics discussed with US Congressman Josh Brecheen in our monthly podcast.    Listen Here:   Congressman Brecheen held 18...read full story »

Mar 25, 2019

Several Bartlesville schools must rely on community volunteers to help proctor mandated state tests at each school site throughout the month of April. They need help for two to six hours per session, depending on the test. The main job of a Test Proctor is to observe the testing procedures wh...read full story »

Feb 10, 2020

The murder trial against Terry ‘T.J.’ Donaldson Jr. resumed at the Washington County Courthouse on Monday. The trial entered its third day with several notable witnesses taking the stand. The State of Oklahoma, being represented by District Attorney Kevin Buchanan and Assistant D...read full story »

Apr 24, 2020

Bartlesville Public Schools is recognizing outstanding support employees who were named as finalists for the site Classified Persons of the Year, and all support employees voted to select the district’s 30th annual Classified Person of the Year from the finalists.    The C...read full story »

Nov 16, 2023

The most highly anticipated day of the year for thousands of Oklahoma hunters arrives this Saturday, Nov. 18, as the state’s deer gun hunting season officially begins a half-hour before sunrise.   For many sportsmen and sportswomen, this will be the best time to put venison in ...read full story »

Jan 19, 2021

Lindel Fields began his career in the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education system at the Dick Conner Correctional Center in 1991, at the age of 20, as an instructor in horticulture. In three short years, 1994, he was promoted to director of instruction to supervise the prison tr...read full story »

Sep 23, 2024

During a recent appearance on KWON Radio's "CITY MATTERS," Bartlesville City Water Utilities Manager Terry Lauritsen provided crucial updates on the city's water supply sources and discussed innovative water reuse practices. With a growing focus on long-term sustainability, the ...read full story »

Jul 21, 2020

On Monday night, the Dewey Public Schools Board of Education approved a Bulldogger Back to School Plan for the 2020-2021 school year. Those plans were released to the public on Tuesday morning. Following the guidance of the American Association of Pediatrics, Dewey Public Schools believe it&r...read full story »