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Governor Mary Fallin has announced that Mike Fuller, general manager at American Castings in Pryor, has been named a regional leader to support the “Oklahoma Works” education, workforce and job creation initiative. Fuller will lead the Key Economic Network (KEN) that covers the nort ... read more »

A federal judge has directed Kansas to pay $295,000 to attorneys who successfully challenged the state's ban on gay marriage in a lawsuit.   U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree on Tuesday approved a request from American Civil Liberties Union lawyers and Kansas City-area attorney Mar ... read more »

A federal appeals court has revived an Oklahoma prison inmate's lawsuit that alleges overcrowding and unde-rstaffing at state prison facilities has created dangerous conditions for inmates and inadequate sanitation, laundry and other services.   Tuesday's decision by a three-judg ... read more »

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority has voted to increase the costs on Oklahoma tollways by 17 percent to help expand and renovate the state's turnpike system, including the construction of new toll roads in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.   OTA spokesman Jack Damrill says the rate hikes approv ... read more »

Tuesday the Barnsdall Chamber of Commerce met for their second September meeting. During the meeting the chamber discussed Barnsdall School Sports, New Officer Elections, the Upcoming Enbridge Tour, and planning Christmas in Barnsdall.   At the last meeting of the Chamber of Commerce ... read more »

A $50,000 bond has been set for a Bartlesville man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman.  Emanuel Michael Conley is charged with sexual battery, possession of marijuana, breaking and entering without permission, and possession of paraphernalia.  Bartlesville police were called to a ... read more »

The Oklahoma Department of Libraries announced that the Bartlesville Public Library and BPL Literacy Services will receive a $4,000 grant.  The funds are made possible by the federal institute of museum of library services will allow the BPL program to promote health and wellness information ... read more »

State officials in charge of a $245 million renovation of the Oklahoma Capitol are warning tenants and visitors of major changes, including an end to reserving public space in the building through 2022.   Office of Management and Enterprise Services spokesman John Estus said Monday that ... read more »

The U.S. Army says it has fired the commander of Fort Riley and is continuing an investigation opened last week at the Kansas base. No details have been provided.   Army spokesman Col. Patrick R. Seiber says that Maj. Gen. Wayne Grigsby was relieved of command of the 1st Infantry Divisio ... read more »

Monday afternoon the Bartlesville Redevelopment Trust Authority, BRTA, met for their monthly regularly scheduled meeting. The September meeting marked the end of service for two members of the BRTA board of trustees, Sara McGee has chosen to resign from the board and BRTA Chairman Pat Moore has c ... read more »

Triple-A of Oklahoma says statewide gasoline price averages have fallen 11 cents since the end of August and are continuing to decline.  Triple-A says the state's average price for regular self-serve gasoline Monday stood at $2.02. Spokesman Chuck Mai  says inventories have been goo ... read more »

A $50,000 bond has been set for a Pawhuska man who allegedly led Bartlesville Police on a high speed chase.  35-year old Jacob Dustin Collins is charged with eluding, driving with a suspended license, failure to maintain insurance, and failure to pay state taxes.  Bartlesville police sa ... read more »

KWON AM 1400 and FM 93.3 will be airing the first presidential debate tonight. The debate will be for 90 minutes starting at 8 PM, with Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hilary Clinton. The debate will be moderated by NBC’s Lester Holt, over the topics of “America’s Direc ... read more »

Construction is continuing at the new safety complex, located at Adams and Johnstone.  During a recent community connection program on KWON, Bartlesville City Councilman Dale Copeland gave a brief update on the safety complex. You can hear more from Copeland on our website at bartlesvil ... read more »

Salex tax is the main source of income for cities around Oklahoma.  For the past few months, sales tax numbers have declined.  According to the Oklahoma Tax Commission, Bartlesville's sales tax for September came in at $1.4 million dollars, down from last month.  Dewey's sa ... read more »