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Nowata Public Schools held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday morning off Lenapah Drive for a new agriculture building.   The building is part of a $16.8 million bond that was approved by voters on April 1, 2025.   Nowata Board of Education President Kurt Bashford discu ... read more »

Osage County has broken down its crime stats by month in 2025 and looking at December, there were just over 8,700 calls for service. Of that, 981 calls were made to 911. There were 83 arrests made in December.   There were 289 inmates housed at the Osage County Jail and 119 case numb ... read more »

The Board of Osage County Commissioners will convene for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds on Tuesday in lieu of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.    At that meeting, there will be discussion to accept an emergency REAP funding contract for the Frontier Shores F ... read more »

Dewey High School senior Bailey Ostrosky has been named the ConocoPhillips STEM Student of the Month for December.   Bailey has taken advanced science courses throughout high school, beginning biology early and moving into chemistry and higher-level classes ahead of schedule. Her int ... read more »

Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION on Friday, Oklahoma State Rep. John B. Kane (R) introduced former Speaker of the House and GOP Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate Charles McCall to the audience.    McCall is a fifth generation Oklahoman. He said, "Our families always lived i ... read more »

The Bartlesville Public Schools Board of Education will meet Monday evening for what appears to be a fairly brief agenda. All business items are under consent, which means the board can approve or deny all action items with one single vote instead of voting on each item individually. A board ... read more »

The Washington County Commissioners will meet Tuesday morning with several items of business instead of the normal Monday meeting due to Martin Luther King, Jr., Day holiday. According to an agenda, the commissioners will discuss a utility relocation payment for the Saunders Creek bridge proj ... read more »

Get Real Ministries is having Jesus Burger this Saturday at noon as they do each 3rd Saturday of the month at 411 w 14th Street in Bartlesville.   Pastors Rando and Shiloh Gamble appeared on COMMUNITY CONNECTION of Friday to invite everyone to come and be fed spirituality and physica ... read more »

Young Scholars of Bartlesville, in partnership with Truity Credit Union, will offer its popular Finance for Your Future class to local 11th-grade students for the first time later this month. The session is scheduled for January 20 from 4 to 5 p.m. and will focus on teaching practical money m ... read more »

A Collinsville man was killed Thursday morning following a collision on Highway 169 in Rogers County. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 26-year-old Matthew Downing died after rear-ending a semi-truck just after 10 a.m. Troopers say both vehicles were traveling northbound on Highway 169 just so ... read more »

Oklahoma Union High School senior Lauryn Jackson has been named a Patriot Auto Student of the Month for December, powered by Truity Credit Union and Bartlesville Radio.   Lauryn is heavily involved in a wide range of activities, serving as president of the National Honor Society whil ... read more »

Bartlesville High School senior Jackson Miller has been named a Patriot Auto Student of the Month for December, powered by Truity Credit Union and Bartlesville Radio.   Jackson is active in a wide range of extracurricular activities, balancing athletics, fine arts and community servi ... read more »

Bartlesville's City Ride is seeking input on the future of public transportation.   City Ride is operated by Cimarron Public Transit on behalf of the city. The organization operates public transportation services for multiple communities in Creek, Kay, Osage, Pawnee and Washingto ... read more »

Senate Majority Floor Leader Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, filed legislation Thursday that requires state agencies to use the name of “Judea and Samaria” instead of the term “West Bank” in official government materials. “I introduced Senate Bill 2153 to correct ... read more »

A Bartlesville man with a pending felony charge is facing additional criminal charges.   30-year-old Michael McGinnis was charged on Thursday with possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS).   According to the Bartlesville Police Department, authorities perform ... read more »