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Price Tower Auction Postponed

Oct 03, 2024

The original auction date for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Price Tower in downtown Bartlesville has been canceled, and rescheduled for another date. The Tulsa World reports the online auction was postponed at the request of Cynthia Blanchard, the owner of the troubled building. Blanchard or ... read more »

Indian Taco Championship in Pawhuska This Saturday

Oct 04, 2024

The National Indian Taco Championship is coming back to Pawhuska once again on Saturday. While the temperatures are expected to be warm, the food will be even hotter in downtown Pawhuska and Reba Bueno with the Pawhuska Chamber of Commerce says the fact that Pawhuska has hosted this event for 20 ... read more »

Osage County Free Fair to be Reviewed on Monday

Oct 04, 2024

The Board of Osage County Commissioners will convene for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds on Monday morning.   Dee Chambers will give a report as to how things went with the Osage County Free Fair in September. There will also be consideration to sign an extension to ... read more »

Remembering Vasu with Sujatha Krishnan

Oct 04, 2024

Sujatha Krishnan was our special guest on COMMUNITY CONNECTION to talk about her father, a man lovingly known to the Bartlesville community as Vasu.   Karappurath Vasudevan, affectionately known as “Vasu,” passed away Friday, Sept. 6 after a prolonged illness. He was 86. ... read more »

Bartlesville City Council to Meet Monday

Oct 04, 2024

The Bartlesville City Council has a busy meeting planned for Monday, with several items on the agenda. The City Council is expected to approve a $1.5 million bid from Wildcat Construction of Topeka, Kan., to reconstruct the deck of the westbound Tuxedo bridge over the Caney River. The bridge ... read more »

Washington Co. Commissioners to Meet Monday

Oct 04, 2024

The Washington County Commissioners will meet Monday morning to receive several reports and discuss agreements. The commissioners are expected to discuss an inter-local cooperative agreement for the Circuit Engineering District and appoint a representative to the CED board of directors. T ... read more »

Westside Community Center Hosts Candidate Events

Oct 04, 2024

Westside Community Center, a non-partisan organization committed to fostering civic engagement, invites both Republicans and Democrats to participate in upcoming candidate events designed to keep the community informed and involved in the democratic process. The first event, a Town Hall with ... read more »

Oklahoma Country Music Superstar Garth Brooks Accused of Sexual Assault,Battery

Oct 04, 2024

Garth Brooks released a statement addressing recent sexual assault and battery accusations made against him in a California lawsuit filed by "Jane Roe," a hairstylist and makeup artist. Brooks described the past two months as filled with threats and attempts at extortion, stating that h ... read more »

Ozone Alert in Effect for Friday

Oct 03, 2024

The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality has issued an ozone alert for Friday, for the Tulsa metropolitan area — including all cities and towns in Washington, Nowata and Osage counties. Air quality is expected to diminish through Friday night with the buildup of ozone near the g ... read more »

Washington County Man Facing DUI Charge

Oct 03, 2024

A Washington County man was booked into the Washington County Jail late Tuesday evening on a misdemeanor DUI charge. The defendant, Jesse Womack has several other pending cases at this time.   When officers made contact with Womack, he was asleep in the back of the vehicle with the k ... read more »

Bartlesville Man Seen in Court on Child Abuse Charges

Oct 02, 2024

A Bartlesville man was seen out of custody at the Washington County Courthouse on Wednesday on felony child abuse charges dating back to 2022. Steven Bridendolph was brought in on a $50,000 warrant.   There was an initial police report filed by the female victim in 2022 against Bride ... read more »

Osage Nation to Take Over Operations of White Hair Memorial

Oct 02, 2024

The Oklahoma Historical Society and the Osage Nation have signed a service contract that will allow the tribe to take over the day-to-day operations of the White Hair Memorial, located between Fairfax and Hominy. The date for reopening the site is still pending. The White Hair Memorial is loc ... read more »

Claremore Man Receives 50-year Prison Sentence for Sexual Abuse

Oct 02, 2024

A Claremore man was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in federal prison after admitting to sexually abusing a toddler.   26-year-old Brayden Kent Bull received the sentence in a Tulsa federal courtroom. He will also be under lifetime supervision following his release from prison. & ... read more »

Bartlesville Regional United Way Has a Busy Autumn

Oct 02, 2024

  The Bartlesville Regional United Way has been full throttle this fall with a record-breaking golf tounament that brought in $1.2 million and the just-completed Day of Caring.   Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, CEO Lisa Cary and Katie Zaun thanked the many sponsors and vo ... read more »

Water Line Break in Pawhuska

Oct 02, 2024

There is currently a water line break affecting residents within Pawhuska. According to a City of Pawhuska Facebook post, the break is at the intersection of Boundary Ave and Wakon Iron Blvd.   Crews are waiting on line locates so that they can begin fixing the break. In the meantime, lo ... read more »