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KWON KYFM KRIG KPGM, Quinn Chrysler Dodge Jeep and Dink's Barbeque teamed together to raise more than $4,000 for Oklahoma Tornado Disaster Relief through the American Red Cross.  With a live broadcast at the Quinn's dealership, the Tornado-athon also featured Dink's Barbeque givi ... read more »

The Oklahoma Legislature has adjourned the 2013 Legislature one week earlier than required and handed Republican Governor Mary Fallin a major political victory by passing an income tax cut. The House dropped the gavel at 7:33 Friday night and adjourned Sine Die, a Latin phrase that literally ... read more »

Arvest Bank and Oakley Chevrolet-Buick have named Amy Jenkins as the Bartlesville Public School District Teacher of the Month for April. Jenkins is an elementary art teacher at Hoover Elementary School.  In recognition of her Teacher of the Month status, Jenkins was presented with a plaq ... read more »

Members of Dewey High School's 2013 graduating class received their diplomas Friday night at Bulldogger Stadium.  Emily Schulz presented a history of the class, naming each classmate starting with the first 33 members of the class in Kindergarten and naming each student who entered or le ... read more »

Each year in late May, nearly 1,000 local residents gather at Ormand Beach Stadium to pay tribute to Pawhuska High School's latest crop of graduating seniors during commencement ceremonies. This year was no different as a standing room only crowd packed into the football stadium to watch thei ... read more »

397 members of the Bartlesville High School class of 2013 received their diplomas Friday night in commencement ceremonies at Custer Stadium.  The class is highlighted by eight National Merit Finalists and a National Merit Commended Student, two Academic All-State students, and more.  ... read more »

Saturday, May 25th, KWON-KYFM-KRIG-KPGM Radio will be in front of Quinn Chrysler Dodge Jeep & Honda of Bartlesville on U.S. Highway 75, south of Bartlesville from 9 A.M. to 1 P.M.  We will be taking donations for the Red Cross, large and small.  Spin the Big Wheel to win prizes, com ... read more »

A Nowata man has filed a lawsuit against Nowata County.  According to a court document, Steve Kloehr has filed a $100,000 lawsuit against Associate District Judge Carl Gibson, Sheriff Jim Hallett, Nowata County Commissioners, the Board of Nowata County Senior Citizens, Inc., Nowata resident ... read more »

Governor  Mary Fallin has signed a bill that will allow the state to access $45 million from the state's Rainy Day Fund to help communities recover from tornado damage. Fallin on Friday signed a bill that the House passed unanimously Thursday and the Senate passed unanimously Wednesday i ... read more »

A $100,000 bond has been set for a Bartlesville man who allegedly assaulted his girlfriend.  57-year old Ronald Wayne Edwards is charged with domestic assault and battery by strangulation and driving without a license.  Bartlesville police Thursday evening were called to the 200 block o ... read more »

Due to the Memorial Day holiday, Bartlesville city offices with the exception of police and fire departments will be closed on Monday.  Offices will re-open on Tuesday, May 28th at their normal time. Washington, Nowata, and Osage county offices will be closed Monday due to the Memorial ... read more »

Three brothers from Owasso won big Thursday night on The American Bible Challenge.  21 year-old Jesse Wagner and his brothers 23 year-old Josh and 19 year-old Daniel competed in January and won $40,000 for their family's Wagner Ministries International on the GSN network game show, and c ... read more »

A Dewey man is in custody after he allegedly shot and killed two puppies.  53-year old Justin Wayne Herwig is charged with two counts of animal cruelty.  A witness told Washington County Sheriff's Deputies that he heard two gunshots in the direction of Herwig's property.  A ... read more »

66-year old Donald Edward Sutton, Jr. of Dewey is charged with violation of the sex offender registration act.  According to a court affidavit, Sutton went to register to the Dewey Police Department his address in the 700 block of East 3rd Street and was told by officers he couldn't resi ... read more »

The Oklahoma House has given final approval to legislation that dips into the state's constitutional reserve fund to help central Oklahoma communities impacted by devastating tornadoes.  Without debate, the House voted 95-0 Thursday for the measure that appropriates $45 million from the ... read more »

Whenever a disaster occurs, most people first think of how to help the people that were affected by it. One affected group that often gets overlooked are the pets that have been separated from their families. Right now, SPCA teams are gathering animals that are in the tornado area and holding the ... read more »

A $75,000 bond has been set on 44-year old David Eugene Flowers. Flowers is charged with Driving Under the Influence, attempting to elude a police officer, driving with a suspended license, and failure to maintain insurance verification.  According to a court document, the Flowers tried to e ... read more »

A ribbon cutting was held Wednesday afternoon at Warner Sound and Video. Although Warner is not new to the Bartlesville area, Techsico, who has recently completed a merger with Warner, is. The merger will allow Warner to continue to provide its services to the Bartlesville area as well as add sec ... read more »

A water main has burst in front of the Bartlesville YMCA. Because of the damage, tha Bartlesville YMCA will be closed Wednesday (5-22) evening. ... read more »

A $75,000 bond has been set for 44-year old David Eugene Flowers, who is charged with DUI, attempting to elude a police officer, driving with a suspended license, and failure to maintain security.  According to a court document, the suspect attempted to elude a Bartlesville police officer af ... read more »

A celebration of the past and a glimpse of the future were offered by the Bartlesville Chamber of Commerce at their 109th Annual Awards Gala Tuesday night.  Sherri Wilt, President of the chamber reviewed the growth of the chamber from 667 members in 2011 to 732 at last count, an increase of ... read more »

Donations are pouring in from all over the country to relief organizations to help with the Moore recovery efforts. Wednesday, the Washington County Chapter of the Red Cross received a special donation. A six year old boy sent an anonymous five dollar donation to help those in need. The Washingto ... read more »

The Salvation Army's Bartlesville Citadel is preparing to mobilize to the Moore area to assist with aid and recovery there. Major Mike Barnhouse says they expect to be mobilized sometime next week. Echoing other statements by recovery leaders, Barnhouse reiterated the need for monetary donati ... read more »

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The human thing to do after an event such as the tornado that devastated Moore is to send things that people need to put their lives back together.  Washington County Emergency Manager Kary Cox says the best way to help is to make a monetary donation through a recognized charity. Cox say ... read more »

Whenever a tornado or major disaster occurs, many groups come together to aid those in need. The Washington County Chapter of the Red Cross is part of one of those organizations. As of Monday night, the American Red Cross had dispatched more than 25 emergency response vehicles and opened four she ... read more »

An event that happens on a frequent basis at some busy airports occurred Tuesday morning at Bartlesville's airport. The following is a release from ConocoPhillips: "As a precaution, emergency vehicles were on hand at the Bartlesville Municipal Airport earlier today as ConocoPhil ... read more »

A local business will accept the items you donate to the Salvation Army in support of the rescue and recovery effort in the Moore area. Kathy Roberts of Tallgrass Estates in Bartlesville has a list of items the Salvation Army needs at this time. Roberts says local emergency management officia ... read more »

Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame member and four-time World Champion Steer Roper, 88 year-old Shoat Webster of Lenapah passed away on Monday.  From 1949-55, Howard Choteau "Shoat" Webster dominated steer roping, winning four world championships and twice finishing runner-up. Webster also ... read more »

The Bartlesville City Council spent Monday evening in a workshop session going over the City's proposed 2014 budget.  Administrative Director/CFO Mike Bailey said that the 2014 budget is very similar as last year's budget.  Some of the highlights of the proposed 2014 budget incl ... read more »

Bartlesville City Manager Ed Gordon presented a brief report to the Bartlesville City Council concerning the severe weather in Northeast Oklahoma and the strong tornado in Moore.  Gordon says that fireman John Spicer was sent to Moore for search and rescue mission.  Gordon also said tha ... read more »

The Nowata County Commissioners Monday morning denied a juvenile detention center service agreement from Canadian County.  Sheriff James Hallett recommended to the commissioners to deny the agreement because of location.  The commissioners approved a resolution for disposing of county e ... read more »

Among budget and sales tax discussions, the Dewey City Council discussed property issues that involved two determined citizens.  The first issue was in regards to demolishing a home determined to be dilapidated. A house at 411 North Ross that the owner had been using as a storage space had b ... read more »

As predicted, severe weather moved through NE Oklahoma Monday afternoon.  Tornado warnings were issued by the National Weather Service for Osage, Washington, and Nowata Counties.  A tornado touched down around Avant and moved across to Highway 75 south of Ramona.  US 75 was sh ... read more »

You can still get tickets for next month's Bartlesville Oil Flyer train excursion for either the 1 or 3 o'clock ride.  The annual whistle-and-ride event gives train lovers the opportunity to take an hour-long train ride on the diesel-powered excursion train, blow the whistle of the s ... read more »

While the big $600 million Powerball winner bought their ticket in Florida, Oklahoma had two $10,000 Powerball winners from Saturday night's drawing.  According to the Oklahoma Lottery Commission, one ticket was sold at the Claremore Sinclair station and the other at Pop Shoppi Phillips ... read more »

Washington County Commissioners met Monday morning and had a few contracts and agreements to approve. The commission approved an exchange of service agreement between the City of Bartlesville and Washington County. The agreement was in regards to utility and trash services to the county jail. The ... read more »

Arvest Bank and Oakley Chevrolet-Buick named Monica Britt the Bartlesville Public School District Teacher of the Month for March. Britt is the school district's Indian Education Coordinator for Pre-K through 12 and works at the Will Rogers Complex.  In recognition of her Teacher of t ... read more »

The Bartlesville Community Foundation honored the Glenn Cox family and the Pete Silas family during it's Legacy Hall of Fame Celebration Saturday night.  Glenn and Ronnie Cox have been active in the community.  Ronnie chaired the Youth Canteen for the Service League, had been a memb ... read more »

Colin Renfrow collected $250 at the Honda of Bartlesville Turtle Races for his winning turtle "JP".  18 turtles competed in 2 heats to become eligible for the finals and cash prize.  Allison Riley's turtle "Gailey" took 2nd place and "Cruncha" owne ... read more »

63 Nowata High School graduates walked across the stage Friday night in a packed Nowata High School Gymnasium.  Valedictorian Flordeliza Brown presented some moments during her high school career.  She told the crowd that life is a crazy ride and nothing's guaranteed.  Salutato ... read more »

A Silver Alert issued for 73 year-old Kenneth Charter of Barnsdall has been cancelled.  Charter is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and went missing at about 2:30 Friday afternoon.  The Osage County Sheriff’s Office reports  he returned home at 8 o’clock Friday evening. ... read more »

The testing and flushing of fire hydrants continues in Bartlesville.  Beginning on Monday, May 20th, city crews will begin testing and flushing hydrants at the following areas: Caney River going east to U.S. Highway 75 from Adams Blvd. to the Northern City Limits.  The second location i ... read more »

An Ochelata man facing drug charges has waived his preliminary hearing and is bound over for formal arraignment.  Leon Eugene Williams was arrested in February of 2013 for endeavoring to make methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of paraphernalia.  Christiana Jo ... read more »

State officials say Oklahoma's unemployment rate dipped below 5 percent in April.  The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission says the state's unemployment decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.9 percent last month. That remains well below the national unemployment rate ... read more »

Republican House Speaker T.W. Shannon is joining a growing chorus of conservatives opposed to a set of public education principles known as common core state standards. Shannon announced Thursday that with just two weeks left in the legislative session he is unveiling a measure to repeal a 2 ... read more »

First District Congressman Jim Bridenstine has introduced the first bipartisan Congressional term limits legislation in more than a decade.  Bridenstine introduced the proposed Constitutional amendment, House Joint Resolution 45, with fellow freshman Congressman Beto O’Rourke of Texas. ... read more »

Bartlesville Police continue to ask for your information concerning a possible homicide Wednesday night.  Officers responded to a report gunshots in the area of Adeline and Margarite streets in Northwest Bartlesville. Police Captain Jay Hastings says discovered 46 year-old Douglas Wayne ... read more »

The City of Bartlesville's sales tax collection was down last month, but saw a slight increase in May compared to this time last year.  During Monday's City Matters Program on KWON, city  finance director Mike Bailey said overall the collections are up slightly.  City Manag ... read more »

Nowata CAN will be hosting a Community Garden Build Day on Sunday, May 19th from 2-5 P.M. at the Nowata County Fairgrounds.  The group will be building a fence, filling the raised beds with soil, and putting down mulch on the paths between the raised beds.  There will be a cookout to fo ... read more »

A bill designed to make low-price retail events like "Black Friday" sales legal in Oklahoma has been approved by the Oklahoma Senate.  The Senate voted 29-16 Wednesday for the Unfair Sales Act by Oklahoma City Republican Senator David Holt.  Holt says under a current law origi ... read more »

Bartlesville Police Responded to a call of possible gunshots Wednesday night in the area of Adeline and Margarite streets in Northwest Bartlesville. Officers arrived on scene in the 100 block of NW Margarite and discovered a 46 year old man had been shot while working on a car in the front yard o ... read more »

Gas prices across Oklahoma are up sharply during the past week - rising 20 cents per gallon.  Triple-A Oklahoma reports the average price for a gallon of self-serve regular on Tuesday is $3.58 - compared to $3.38 a week ago.  Triple-A spokesman Chuck Mai (MAY) says the reason for the sp ... read more »

Bartlesville Regional United Way Executive Director Michael Cole had good news to report during Tuesday afternoon's United Way Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony.  Cole told those in attendance the local organization is ranked number 12 in the nation. Cole says the local United Way c ... read more »

Law enforcement agencies across the state will take part in the annual “Click It or Ticket” mobilization May 20th through June 2nd, cracking down on drivers and passengers who are not buckled up according to state law.   According to statewide Occupant Protection Coordinat ... read more »

Nowata County voters renewed the 1 percent sales tax to pay for road improvements on Tuesday.  According to the unofficial vote result, the measure passed by a vote of 319 to 120 for 72.7 percent of participating voters.   All four propositions passed in the City of Nowata.  P ... read more »

Two Dewey residents are in custody after officers found marijuana inside a car.  18-year old Joshua Dean Eastham and 21-year old Whitney Joy McLain are charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute.  Eastham is also charged with driving with a suspended license and ... read more »

A $25,000 bond has been set for 45-year old Kimberly Joanne Parks, who is charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, making an improper turn, and defective equipment.  Bartlesville police Monday afternoon conducted a traffic stop on Adams Blvd. for a brake light not ... read more »

Bartlesville's cardiologist, Dr. Stan DeFehr is the first recipient of Jane Phillips Medical Center's Physician of the Year Award.  Dr. DeFehr received the honor during a breakfast meeting at the hospital.  The doctor was out of the country when the result of the 677 ballots ... read more »

ConocoPhillips is making significant progress on delivering its plans for growth in volumes and margins.  During its Annual Shareholders Meeting, the company reaffirmed its goal to consistently deliver strong, predictable returns to shareholders. Company Chairman and Chief Executive Offi ... read more »

Nowata School Superintendent Kathy Berry had some exciting things to bring up during her superintendent's report to the school board Monday evening.  Berry said that both the football and practice fields will be re-surfaced, the Track and Field program will be receiving new track uniform ... read more »

A Bartlesville man who was free on a $100,000 bond for a pending rape case is back in custody.  39-year old Jacky Ray Harper is charged with three counts of violation of a protective order.  According to a court affidavit, Harper's ex-girlfriend was driving to work when the suspect ... read more »

Voters in Nowata County will be going to the polls Tuesday to decide whether or not to extend a one-cent sales tax.  The tax was passed five years ago with those funds to be used to improve county roads. Polls will be open Tuesday from 7 A.M. to 7 P.M.  ... read more »

The Nowata County Commissioners Monday morning awarded the concrete bid to Mid Continent and awarded Outlaw Builders the 10-wheeler dump truck.  The truck is a 1989 model for $22,000.  In other items, the commissioners approved a resolution of disposing of equipment to be used in the Ju ... read more »

The Washington County Commissioners met Monday morning and had a fairly light  agenda, with few items needing action.  One item of note was a letter from the Association of County Commissioners Of Oklahoma Insurance Programs Administrator telling the commission that the latest appraisal ... read more »

What started out as a normal "Rise and Shine" assembly Wednesday morning at Bartlesville's Wilson Elementary School turned out to be very surprising when a few guests made their way into the school gym.  Members of the Bartlesville Public School Foundation presented school prin ... read more »

Bartlesville High School senior, Nicole Biddinger placed first in the category of Life Sciences at the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposia Competition in Dayton, Ohio. Biddinger will compete in two more science competitions over the upcoming weeks including the International Susta ... read more »

Guests from Nowata, Ponca City, and beyond gathered Saturday night at the Mullendore Cross-Bell Ranch to raise money for Bartlesville’s Elder Care.  Auctioneer Roger Skelly and Dan Gilliam  raised nearly $24,000 during the live auction of 15 items ranging from a one-of-a-kind wate ... read more »