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A Bartlesville man is facing a felony charge after allegedly falsely personating someone.   26-year-old Chancelor Hahn was charged in Sept. 2024 with false personation.   According to the Bartlesville Police Department, Hahn was allegedly riding his bicycle in Sept. 2024 ... read more »

A Bartlesville man is facing misdemeanor charges after allegedly abusing and violently threatening someone.   34-year-old Robert McGlothen was charged on Monday with domestic abuse by assault and battery and threatening to perform an act of violence. The charges stem from two differe ... read more »

UPDATE: THIS CASE HAS BEEN DISMISSED AS OF MARCH 10, 2025       A Tulsa woman is facing a felony charge after allegedly failing to appear in court and violating a Personal Recognizance Bond.   39-year-old Sarah Wilkerson was charged on Wednesday with ba ... read more »

The Board of Osage County Commissioners convened for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds on Monday.    At that meeting, a lease purchase agreement was signed with John Vance Fleet Services for the Sheriff's Office for the purchase of a 2025 Ford Explorer Interce ... read more »

  Congressman Josh Brecheen called into Bartlesville Radio for his monthly podcast with us. Brecheen talked about the work of DOGE (Dept. of Government Efficiency) and the ability pass a govenment funding bill out of the US House.         &nbs ... read more »

  The Bartlesville City Council's homelessness committee is gaining some ground in addressing the city's unsheltered population.    Appearing on KWON's CITY MATTERS program, City Manager Mike Bailey explained that the committee is composed of 13 voting membe ... read more »

The Nowata County Commissioners convened for their weekly meeting Monday morning at the Nowata County Courthouse Annex.   The commissioners continued the discussion on Nowata County Courthouse improvements. Chairman Paul Crupper added this information on the matter.   Th ... read more »

  Bartlesville Public Works Director Keith Henry has announced the city's upcoming spring leaf and grass collection, scheduled for May 5-9. This service allows residents to bag leaves, grass clippings, and yard debris for curbside pickup on their regular collection day. Bundled stick ... read more »

  Mark your calendar for March 22nd for Trivia Night to support the Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra.    Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, BSO board member Fred Cook reminded everyone that ticket sales cover only about a third of production costs and events like this ar ... read more »

The Cherokee Nation Foundation is hosting a virtual workshop to help Native students prepare for the national ACT exam. The free workshop is slated for March 29 from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Each student will receive new ACT test examples, guided practice over each section, copyrighted strategies ... read more »

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma's top education official said he's teaming with country music singer Lee Greenwood in seeking donations to get $59.99 leather-bound "God Bless the USA" Bibles into classrooms throughout the state, after a leg ... read more »

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press NORMAN — Three tribal nations and five Native American students say in a lawsuit that the Trump administration has failed its legal obligations to tribes when it cut jobs at Bureau of Indian Education schools. Firings at two colleges as part ... read more »

As we enter a new week, we name a new Patriot Auto Group Area Athlete of the Week. This week, it goes to Ryan Walton of the Nowata Ironmen.   Walton just played his senior season for Nowata's boys basketball team this year and was one of five seniors on this year's squad. ... read more »

Four arrests have been made in the ongoing homicide investigation that occurred at Lake Bluestem near Pawhuska early Saturday morning. The victim has also been identified as Enrique Ramon Urbana.  According to witnesses, Caleb Andrews, also known as, "Laylo," retrieved a firear ... read more »

A chemical release occured at the Phillips 66 Research Center on Friday, March 7, 2025, at about 5:30 am. Officials with Phillips 66 have released this comment: "At approximately 5:30 a.m., there was a chemical release at the Phillips 66 Research Center (PRC). "Our internal resp ... read more »