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The City of Bartlesville Employee Advisory Committee has named another Employee of the Month. Animal Control Officer Caylan Moore was recognized this month after being selected by a local resident. Here is what was said in the nomination letter:   “On Aug. 13 2024, Mr. Moore re ... read more »

It was an important day on Wednesday, as 99 members of the House of Representatives took their oaths of office on the House Floor. One member took the oath on Monday and another will take it at a later date.   The new House will consist of 81 Republicans and 20 Democrats. There are 8 ... read more »

A fee-to-trust application had been approved earlier this year, meaning the 41,521 acre Osage Nation ranch had been transferred from the Osage Nation to the United States in trust, and will in turn benefit the Osage Nation. That signing took place on Monday and here is what Principal Chief Geoffr ... read more »

This weekend, a bingo event is being held in Pawhuska in an effort to raise funds to support the local animal welfare clinic. At a recent city council meeting, a volunteer at 4-PAWS talked about the importance of getting donations from the community.   The Pawhuska Elks Lodge is host ... read more »

Registration for the Osage PathFinders Development Program is open after a successful first year. This is a program to teach younger students various skills, including aviation, aerospace and STEM. Osage Nation Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear comments on the positives the program has to of ... read more »

A Ponca City man has been taken into custody as investigators in Nebraska look into the death of a teenager from 1969.  Joseph Ambroz, who is now 77, was indicted by a grand jury last week for the murder of 17-year old Mary Kay Heese. Ambroz will be extradited to Nebraska after appearing ... read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) led Oklahoma’s delegation in the House on Wednesday by introducing H.R. 10167, companion legislation to the Senate’s unanimously passed bill, to name the new 275,000-square-foot, 58-bed medical-surgical VA hospital in Tulsa as the James Mountain Inhof ... read more »

CASA of Northeast Oklahoma received a $20,000 donation from Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) through their AEP (American Electric Power) Foundation.  The money will be used to promote and support quality volunteer representation for abused and neglected children to provide each c ... read more »

As the season of gratitude approaches, Bartlesville Public Schools Superintendent Chuck McCauley and Bartlesville Public Schools Foundation Executive Director Blair Ellis joined KWON Radio’s Community Connection program to reflect on the district’s successes and highlight opportunitie ... read more »

Emerald Legacy Scholarship Honors the Late K. Vasudevan and His Wife, Lalitha The Tri County Tech Foundation is honored to announce the establishment of the K. & Lalitha Vasudevan Memorial Scholarship for Manufacturing, an Emerald Legacy Scholarship created to celebrate the remarkable liv ... read more »

A Skiatook man was killed Monday afternoon while passing another vehicle on wet pavement. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, 39-year-old Alex C. Hillyard, of Skiatook, was driving a 1996 Chevy pickup southbound on State Highway 11, approximately 1 mile north of Skiatook, when he attemp ... read more »

  A Pawhuska man was in Washington County District Court on Tuesday on felony charges of possession of firearms. 31-year old Justin T. Carson faces a possesion of firearm charge after a felony conviction after an incident in the early morning hours on Tuesday.  A probable Cause Affa ... read more »

The Pawhuska School Board had a special meeting on Monday after being unable to provide a quorum the week before. In what was a short meeting, the Board approved a memorandum of understanding with Grand Mental Health for the 2024-2025 school year. Superintendent Chris Tanner explains what that me ... read more »

A bill has been passed by the Senate that will honor the life and legacy of late Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe. The new VA Hospital in Tulsa will be named the James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center. Oklahoma Senators James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin introduced this legislation. Representaive Ke ... read more »

Bartlesville residents got a closer look at their City Council's evolving leadership during a recent interview on KWON Radio’s Community Connection Returning City Councilor Trevor Dorsey and Councilor-elect Aaron Kirkpatrick shared insights into the challenges and opportunities ahe ... read more »