Dewey Western Heritage Weekdend is Saturday, October 11, in Downtown Dewey. Before the festival gets going, The Dewey Hotel is hosting a free western movie on Friday evening, Ocotber 10, outdoors at 7:30pm.   Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Joe Sears with The Dewey Hotel said they ... read more »

Oklahoma Union football is back in action this weekend, as the Cougars are still searching for their first win this season. OKU dropped their first two district matchups to Pawhuska and Morrison over the last two weeks. The Cougars were shut out at Morrison last week, 50-0. With a t ... read more »

Oklahoma Union School announced that elementary, middle and high school students will be released early on Wednesday. Elementary students will be released at 1:15 p.m. Middle and high school students will be released at 1:20 p.m.   ... read more »

Woolaroc's Fall Traders Encampment rolls into its second week beginning this Thursday. With Woolaroc being open 100 years, organizers decided to make this year's event a two-week event. This yearly setup brings traders and re-enactors from across the country to go back in time to the ... read more »

A Bartlesville man is facing a felony charge after allegedly threatening a Walmart employee. 52-year-old Richard Lirette was charged on Monday with threatening to perform an act of violence. Lirette also faces misdemeanor charges of resisting and obstructing an officer in a separate matter. ... read more »

A Bartlesville man is facing a felony charge after allegedly breaking into a truck and stealing a lunchbox. 31-year-old Adrian Strickland was charged on Tuesday with third-degree burglary. According to the Bartlesville Police Department, Strickland allegedly opened the passenger side door ... read more »

The Osage Nation Education Department is hosting a FAFSA and College Application night at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 29th at 102 Buffalo Ave. in Hominy. Seniors in the Johnson O' Malley Program are encouraged to attend the event so that they can get information on financial aid and other re ... read more »

The Cherokee Nation celebrated the grand opening of new housing units and the remodel of the Washington County Cherokee Association Community Building in Ochelata on Tuesday.   John Weston, president of the Washington County Community Association, says the revamped community building ... read more »

The City of Bartlesville has announced that splash pads will close on Sunday, October 26th. Each year, as the weather turns cooler, the city will turn them off and will wait to open them back up when weather permits in 2026.   Hours of operation for splash pads are from 10 a.m. to 10 ... read more »

A student of classic Country music with the swagger of early Rock ‘n’ Roll, the Fort Worth, Texas native Drake Milligan is an electrifying entertainer who cites George Strait and Elvis Presley – the King of Country and the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll – as musical her ... read more »

Congressman Josh Brecheen called into Bartlesville Radio for our monthly podcast to talk about the government shutdown.   Brecheen said, "All the different times where Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has talked about why shutdown would be bad, and why he falls into this opposite posit ... read more »

Lonnie Swift of Barnsdall was killed in a chemical plant explosion in Pryor on October 4. Swift's family tells our news partners at KOTV News on 6 that Lonnie had been working in the oil and gas industry for 40 years and was doing the job he had started only 3 days ago when the blast occurred ... read more »

The Nowata City Commissioners met for their regularly scheduled meeting in the month of October at the Nowata Fire Department on Monday evening.   The commissioners heard multiple reports from various department heads, including reports from the Nowata Police Department and Nowata Fi ... read more »

The Bartlesville City Council voted 4-1 Monday evening to approve establishing an account with Charity Tracker to assist nonprofit organizations in a collaborative software to provide resources to those who are unsheltered.   The lone vote against the resolution was Ward 1 Councilor ... read more »

The Dewey City Council met for its regular meeting Monday evening, October 6, 2025, at Dewey City Hall. With Mayor Tom Hays absent, the meeting was presided over by council members, who moved swiftly through the agenda. The council approved minutes from the previous meeting and accepted all liste ... read more »