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Dyer Named Arvest Bartlesville Loan Manager
Dec 07, 2023
Arvest announced this week that Jay Dyer has been named loan manager for the bank in Bartlesville.
Dyer has more than 20 years of experience in banking and has been with Arvest since 2015. He has held the positions of commercial banker and commercial loan manager while at Arvest. Dyer has a b ... read more »
OSBI Investigating Police Shooting in Chelsea
Dec 07, 2023
A man was injured after a police shooting in Rogers County on Wednesday evening.
According to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, the shooting happened at about 6:30 Wednesday in Chelsea, near the intersection of State Highway 66 and East 340 Road. OSBI says it all started with a dist ... read more »
OCSO Gets New Body Scanner
Dec 07, 2023
The Osage County Sheriff’s Office has introduced the Soter RS body scanner as an upgrade to its prisoner search capabilities within the jail. This tool will replace the traditional body search procedure and was attained through a grant.
The new scanner will allow for officers to identif ... read more »
Washington County SPCA Hosting Jingle Paws Event Dec. 9th
Nov 22, 2023
The Washington County SPCA is hosting a ‘Jingle Paws Market’ Dec. 9th from 9 a.m. through 6 p.m. There will be adoptable animals, pet pictures with Santa and more. Volunteer Coordinator Jari Bowers goes into more detail about the event.
If you are interested in getting a boo ... read more »
Osage Nation Police Department Signs Agreement With OSBI
Dec 07, 2023
The Osage Nation Police Department has made an historical agreement with the OSBI. The letter, signed in November, states that Osage Nation arrest records will be submitted to the OSBI central repository.
Osage Nation Police Chief and Secretary of Public Safety, Nicholas Will ... read more »
Elder Care Offering Services For Those with Parkinson's Disease
Dec 07, 2023
Exercise is medicine for people with Parkinson Disease and Elder Care is here to help with that.
Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Angie Thompson with Elder Care shared that recent research indicates that exercise is more than strength, balance, coordination, flexibilit ... read more »
Tri County Tech Foundation Sapphire Legacy Scholarship Established by Dr. Tammie Strobel and Brad Strobel
Dec 05, 2023
The Tri County Tech Foundation is thrilled to announce the establishment of a Sapphire Legacy Scholarship named for Tri County Tech Superintendent & CEO, Dr. Tammie Strobel and her husband, Brad Strobel. With an illustrious career spanning over three decades as an educator and school administ ... read more »
BPD: Man Catches Fire Trying to Hot Wire and Steal a Motorcycle
Dec 06, 2023
A man is recovering after catching on fire on Wednesday while hot wiring a motorcycle in order to steal it with another man.
Bartlesville Police Department Captain Dan Elkins tells Bartlesville radio the incident took place off US 75 near the Nebraska cut off.
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OSSAA Makes Change to Student Athlete Eligibility Requirement
Dec 06, 2023
The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association Board of Directors made a major change to student athlete transfers on Wednesday.
In a 12-1 vote, the OSSAA approved a policy exception that will allow one free transfer for any student athlete as established eligibility at a school. Previo ... read more »
Board of Education Incumbents Draw No Challengers
Dec 06, 2023
Incumbents are the only candidates for Board of Education positions across Washington County, as the filing period ended on Wednesday.
According to the Washington County Election Board, Board of Education seats in Bartlesville, Caney Valley, and Dewey drew no opponents to current m ... read more »
TCT Offers Inaugural Firefighting Academy
Dec 06, 2023
Tri County Tech is offering an inaugural firefighting academy beginning on Jan. 13, 2024.
According to an announcement, attendees will receive hands-on training and instruction in firefighting that will meet the requirements for Firefighter 1. Registration is $125. At the completio ... read more »
Adair Man Indicted on Kidnapping Charges
Dec 06, 2023
An Osage Nation citizen has been indicted in federal court on charges of kidnapping in Indian Country.
Rudy Tyler Rudd, 39, of Adair is charged with knowingly and unlawfully kidnapping two victims in August 2023. Federal prosecutors in Tulsa announced the Grand Jury indictment on Wednesday.
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Hern Pushes for Mayorkas' Impeachment
Dec 06, 2023
Oklahoma Republican Congressman Kevin Hern argued in favor of impeaching Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday.
Hern says Mayorkas is willfully destroying the United States because of illegal immigration.
Hern claims Mayorkas' ... read more »
Send Letters to Santa to Bartlesville Area History Museum
Dec 06, 2023
The Bartlesville Area History Museum is accepting letters to Santa Claus through Thursday, December 21st at 11 a.m. Children may drop off those letters on the fifth floor of City Hall in downtown Bartlesville between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The letters will be hand-delivered ... read more »
Lankford Standing Firm on Needed Protection at Southern Border
Dec 06, 2023
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are struggling to come together on an aid package that would help foreign countries. As more than 12,000 people came across our southern border on Tuesday alone, Oklahoma Senator James Lankford says he will not sign on to any legislation that doesn't include improvin ... read more »