Be sure and "Save the Date" Sunday, May 3rd, for this year's The Arts of Hopestone fundraiser which benefits cancer patients throughout our community.    Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Debbie Halpin, Executive Director of Hopestone Cancer Support Cents, invited ... read more »

The Patriot Auto 2026 Night of Scholars and Champions banquet powered by Truity Credit Union and Bartlesville Radio at will be held at Oklahoma Wesleyan University Mueller Sports Center on Tuesday, May 5, at 6pm, us as we honor academic excellence and achievement within our community.  & ... read more »

The Board of Nowata County Commissioners held a regularly scheduled meeting Monday morning at the Nowata County Annex.   The board discussed improvements to the courthouse and approved an agreement for work on private property. The commissioners also reviewed a section of the county& ... read more »

State lawmakers have decided severe weather and kids in cabins might require a plan. Sen. Ally Seifried is advancing House Bill 1675, which sailed through the Senate Rules Committee and now moves on for full Senate consideration. The bill would require overnight youth camps and outdoor programs t ... read more »

UPDATE 3: Officials have identified the victim in Monday morning's shooting incident in Dewey. Police Chief Jimmy Gray says 20-year-old Chance Smith is recovering at a hospital in Tulsa.   UPDATE 2: The suspect in Monday morning's shooting in Dewey has been identified. Dewey ... read more »

The Arvest Foundation presented a $20,000 check to Bartlesville Public Schools Foundation at Monday’s Board of Education meeting. The funds from the Arvest Foundation will support childcare for teachers. Given that teacher recruitment and retention are recognized as continuing challenge ... read more »

The Ray of Hope Advocacy Center reminds everyone that April is Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness and that it is a critical time to educate the community and support victims. Appearing on KWON’s COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Executive Director Rhonda Hudson emphasized that abuse im ... read more »

The Dewey City Council met Monday evening at City Hall and approved all agenda items with the exception of two proposals related to a downtown district designation and updated housing regulations. The council formally accepted the minutes from the April 6 meeting and received the latest sales tax ... read more »

At Monday's Board of Osage County Commissioners meeting, Pawhuska Hospital Chairperson Beth Reed was speaking on how their facility is becoming outdated. Reed said they are doing what they can to get things updated.   Tucker Link with Knightsbridge Investment Capital was also at ... read more »

A Bartlesville woman is facing a felony charge after allegedly punching a child in the jaw.   36-year-old Shayronn Madl was charged on Monday with child abuse.   According to the Dewey Police Department, Madl and the victim got into a verbal altercation at approximately ... read more »

Bartlesville Public Schools Superintendent Chuck McCauley and Executive Director of Teaching and Learning LaDonna Chancellor have received top honors for their service to education in northeast Oklahoma.   McCauley has been named District 5 Superintendent of the Year by the Oklahoma ... read more »

A Claremore man was sentenced Monday to more than eight years in federal prison after investigators determined he downloaded and shared child sexual abuse material, authorities said. U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill sentenced James Daniel Lee Campbell, 22, to 97 months in prison for receipt a ... read more »

The Washington County Commissioners approved a more than $151,000 payment Monday toward the construction of the Twin Bridges replacement project on County Road 3500.   District 3 Commissioner Mike Dunlap says he and Brian Kellogg with Kellogg Engineering agree the work is going well. ... read more »

The Bartlesville Kiwanis will be providing fun opportunities for families the first weekend in May.   Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Rachelle Wilson and Karen Wilson with the Bartlesville Kiwanis announced the opening of Sooner Junior Golf, The Kiwanis Kids Fishing Derby, and an ... read more »

The Dewey City Council meets tonight at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. The agenda includes a Tom Mix Foundation presentation, the latest sales tax report, and a proposed budget amendment reallocating nine thousand dollars from cemetery fees to utilities. Council members will also discuss regulations ... read more »