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A $20,000 bond has been set for a Bartlesville man who allegedly hit a woman in front of a child.  34-year old Phillip Wesley Haddon, Jr. is charged with domestic assault and battery in presence of a child.  According to a court document, Haddon is accused of striking a woman in the fac ... read more »

Gov. Mary Fallin is warning state agency heads to look for ways to save money amid more than $60 million in mandatory spending increases on health care and reports of lackluster collections to the state's general revenue fund. Fallin said Monday the state will need to make up $60 million ... read more »

Several incumbent school board members filed for re-election on Monday.  Washington County Election Board Secretary Yvonne House reports Scott Bilger and Doug Divilbiss filed for re-election to their respective seats on the Bartlesville School Board.  Ron Pruitt filed for re-election on ... read more »

The Dewey City Council approved annexation of two homes Monday night. According to city manager Kevin Trease, the two homes already received city utilities and were just outside of city limits. The council also discussed possible changes to the city utility rates. This is after the council receiv ... read more »

The City of Bartlesville held their City Council Meeting Monday and updated the Municipal Code to better match state law. The Council first appointed Eldred Traxson to fill a position on the Bartlesville Adult Center Trust Authority, Patrick Johnson to fill a term on the Bartlesville Development ... read more »

The Dewey school board reviewed the state issued letter grades for the school sites and the district as part of their monthly meeting Monday night. The grades are determined by “student achievement” or how students do on the state standardized tests and by “student growth” ... read more »

An Independence, Kansas man  is in custody after Dewey police stopped him for a traffic violation and ended up having illegal drugs.  24-year old Jorge Luiz Arrendondo is charged with trafficking methamphetamine, possession of meth without tax stamp affixed, and possession of parapherna ... read more »

Washington County Commissioners discussed changes to the County Fair Board Election Procedures Monday as part of their weekly meeting. The change, moves election control back to the county commissioners rather than involving the county election board. In the past elections haven't had to be h ... read more »

The Bartlesville Municipal Authority will hear a report from Project Manager Mike Hall on a change order to the Automated Water Meter Infrastructure project tonight.  Approval will reconcile the final cost for the project.  Once the BMA concludes its business, the city council will conv ... read more »

Some state lawmakers are expressing concern that state of Oklahoma employees made just more than 2 million visits to Facebook from July through September this year.      Oklahoma's Cyber Command Security Operations Center tracks the page visits and says the numbers ar ... read more »

School board seats are up for election in Washington County.  According to Election Board Secretary Yvonne House, candidates can file for office through Wednesday afternoon at 5.  Seats up for election include offices 2 and 4 on the Bartlesville school board, office 4 on the Copan schoo ... read more »

With 2014 coming in less than 30 days, the Nowata County Board of Commissioners approved the calendar of the 2014 meeting days Monday morning.  County Clerk Carol Rowe says that the meeting days will be every Monday morning at 9 o'clock.  The board also approved the holiday schedule ... read more »

A January 25th preliminary hearing has been set for a Tulsa man and a Bartlesville woman who faces a number of felony charges.  40-year old Larry Joe Dearman is charged with four counts of embezzlement, seven counts of conspiracy, and seven counts of obtaining money by false pretence.  ... read more »

A Bartlesville woman who was arrested in connection with her husband's stabbing death in April is scheduled to be on the disposition docket on December 4th.  33-year old Stacy Ann Thompson is accused of stabbing her husband, 33-year old Bobby Richard Thompson.  Thompson was found in ... read more »

The Nowata County Election Board has announced that the school filing period will be held on Monday, December 2nd through Wednesday, December 4th from 8 A.M. until 5 P.M.  The election board will accept applications for candidacy for Seat Four at Nowata, Oklahoma Union, and South Coffeyville ... read more »

With nearing half way in fiscal year 2014, the City of Bartlesville's Sales Tax Collections have been up and down and that has made city officials surprised.  During a recent City Matters Program on KWON, City Finance Director Mike Bailey said sales tax collections have been on a roller ... read more »

A Bartlesville man has waived preliminary hearing and has been bound over for formal arraignment.  54-year old Walter Eugene Hayes is charged with trafficking in illegal drugs, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, and unlawful use of a police scanner.  Back in June, mem ... read more »

Black Friday sales are ongoing across the US. We sent our own Jonathan Eastman out to see what was going on locally. Click here to hear his report. ... read more »

Oklahoma residents for the first time in 70 years will be able to legally enjoy the true meaning of Black Friday and its mega-deals after legislators repealed parts of a law that prohibited retailers from selling items below cost.  Low-price retail events, in which retailers price items at a ... read more »

Nowata school kids along with drivers will notice a change of traffic on a Nowata road.  Beginning on December 1st, Osage Street between Walnut and Mississippi will become a one-way street going west.  Nowata Schools Superintendent Dr. Kathy Berry said the change of traffic will make it ... read more »

A $100,000 bond has been set for a Ramona man who was arrested on a number of charges.  38-year old Jeffrey Allen Davis is charged with possession of methamphetamine, falsely personate to create another, second degree forgery, possession of a firearm, possession of drug paraphernalia, and po ... read more »

The Osage Nation Congress has solidified all of the 12 congressional signatures needed in what will be the first ever removal trial of a Principal Chief, Chief John Red Eagle. Congress has called for the 11th special Congressional session to convene Monday, January 13th. During the public trial a ... read more »

It's Thanksgiving and for most people that means food. Unfortunately, with many people cooking a lot of food at home, fires are possible. Whether the fire is in your oven, your microwave or on the stove or if you're frying a turkey, it's important to remember what to do if a fire occu ... read more »

A manhunt that began in Parsons, KS concludes in Independence. Police, the Kansas Bureau of Investigations, and other law enforcement agencies were searching for David Cornell Bennet Jr. of Cherryvale, KS in connection with the deaths of a mother and her three children. Bennet was seen at the Dol ... read more »

A $200,000 bond has been set for 21-year old Kevin James Everett Chapman, who is charged with rape by instumentation, forcible sodomy, and lewd or indecent proposal to a child.  According to a court affidavit, the incident occurred back in October when a 12-year old girl met the suspect on t ... read more »

Last week, the City of Bartlesville started the leaf pick up program where citizens can rake their leaves, put the leaves in bags, and city crews would pick the bags up.  Officials collected 101,340 pounds of leaves.  Another leaf pick up time will be the week of December 9th-13th.  ... read more »

For more than two decades, lights have brightened one Bartlesville Park for Christmas. This year marks the 22 year for the Fantasyland of Lights in Johnstone Park. For the last 12 years, the Daybreak Rotary has sponsored the event and according to Bill Riley, organizer for the Fantasyland, it is ... read more »

The Washington County Commissioners received an update on a REAP grant as part of Monday morning's weekly meeting. The Rural Economic Action Plan grant contract was presented to the commissioners Monday for their signatures by Washington County Emergency Management Director Kary Cox. The gran ... read more »

An one million dollar bond has been set for an Oologah man who allegedly fled from the Washington County Courthouse on November 22nd after being sentenced on another case.  19-year old William Robert Pierce The Third is charged with two counts of endangering others while eluding officers, tw ... read more »

The Nowata County Commissioners Monday morning approved a request to cancel the commissioners meeting on Monday, December 23rd.  Commissioners secretary Kay Spurgeon explain the reason.  County employees would leave early on Monday, December 23rd and come back to work on Friday, Decembe ... read more »

Big-name Hollywood actors and a steady stream of awards won't be what draws northeast Oklahomans to theaters next month to see "August: Osage County." It'll be the storefronts, streets and markings of the place they call home that'll draw theater-goers to watch the film ... read more »

The Cherokee Nation has filed legal documents claiming it would be inappropriate for Baby Veronica's adopted parents to seek more than $1 million in legal fees. The tribe claims federal and state law gives the tribe sovereign immunity. But that would not apply to Nowata resident, Dusten ... read more »

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia will visit Tulsa on Tuesday to hold a fundraising lunch for Congressman Jim Bridenstine.   Bridenstine calls the visit a tremendous honor for Cantor travel to Tulsa. The host committee for the event consists of many Bridenstine supporter ... read more »

A man is back in the Washington County jail after he walked out of a courtroom Friday afternoon.  According to police department Public Information Officer Jay Harness, a man had walked out of the Washington County Court house after he was ordered detained by a Judge. Washington County Deput ... read more »

A holiday tradition returns this year at Woolaroc Museum & Wildlife Preserve with their Wonderland of Lights spectacular.   The grounds and buildings of Woolaroc will be covered with over 750,000 lights as the historic ranch transforms itself into a winter wonderland!   Th ... read more »

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has released the name of the 16 year-old who died as a result of injuries she sustained in a early morning accident on Wednesday.  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports 16 year-old  Lyrick Mathis was driving her Chevy Tahoe westbound on County Road 19 4 mil ... read more »

Shortly after 4:00pm, a Chevrolet Avalanche struck a power pole causing a power surge in the downtown area.  People in the area observed a large flash and explosion sound.  Check back as more information is released. ... read more »

A Bartlesville man is free on a $25,000 bond after being arrested on a sexual battery case.  53-year old Keith Allen Hesslen is charged with sexual battery and possession of marijuana.  A woman told Bartlesville police she went to check on Hesslen and she stayed for dinner.  Accord ... read more »

Barbara Belbot picked up her prize in from the Green Country Christmas Giveaway Wednesday. Belbot won meals for 2 for a year from Golden Corral, but that isn't the end of the prizes. Ten numbers are drawn daily and will be drawn until the grand prize drawing on December 20th. You can view the ... read more »

According to the national weather service, the high on Friday is supposed to be 34 with freezing rain and sleet possible. While there is only a fifty percent chance, the City of Bartlesville Public Works Department is getting ready for the winter season. Keith Henry, Director of Public Works says ... read more »

If you were driving on Cherokee Avenue Wednesday towards the Kiddy Park, you may have noticed workers dumping water from a fire hydrant into a storm drain. While this may seem like an odd thing to do, pouring water directly down the drain, it is exactly what needs to be done. The City of Bartlesv ... read more »

A $100,000 bond has been set for a Bartlesville man who allegedly beat up his girlfriend.  41-year old Zachory Randal Sweeden is charged with domestic assault and battery.  Bartlesville police along with a DHS worker took a report from a 7-year old girl who witnessed her mother being se ... read more »

A $75,000 bond has been set for a Dewey man who allegedly was caught with meth after being stopped on a traffic violation.  24-year old Corey Ray Huffman is charged with possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia.  Bartlesville police received a call of a reckless dri ... read more »

Two Nowata teens were injured in an early morning accident on a county road early Wednesday morning.  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports a 16 year-old woman was driving her Chevy Tahoe westbound on County Road 19 4 miles west and 2 miles north of Nowata at about 1:30 when she lost control o ... read more »

A Sperry man was convicted Monday of knowingly concealing stolen property. 42 year-old Terry Lee Jett was convicted after he knowingly sold stolen cattle at the Collinsville livestock auction. According to Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Bart Perrier, who led ... read more »

Owasso city councilors have extended a $500,000 incentive to an undisclosed company that is considering locating to the Tulsa suburb, bringing 1,000 jobs with it. The Tulsa World reports Tuesday's 5-0 vote would transfer money from the hotel tax fund to the Owasso Economic Development Au ... read more »