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A Bartlesville man who has a criminal history in Washington County faces more charges.  Tanner Christian Edwards is charged with possession of stolen property and knowingly receiving stolen property.  A worker from a jewelry store told the authorities that he purchased two rings from th ... read more »

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 29th for a Dewey man who allegedly threaten to kill his wife.  Floyd Dee Duffield, Jr. is charged with planning/conspire/endeavor to perform an act of violence.  According to a court affidavit, Duffield's wife told officers from the Washing ... read more »

Email correspondence shows that Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin sought to speak with advisers about repercussions with the Cherokee Nation as she considered intervening in a custody dispute involving a Cherokee girl.  Veronica was in the center of a custody battle between her biological father ... read more »

Three bills intended to toughen Oklahoma's human trafficking laws have been approved by the state House.      House members voted without opposition for a bill by Republican Representative Pam Peterson of Tulsa that ensures provisions of the Sex Offender Registration ... read more »

The Bartlesville Public School District hosted members of the Leadership Bartlesville program on last week as part of Leadership Bartlesville Education Day. Education Day is a daylong event which allows Leadership Bartlesville class members to tour and learn more about various educational ent ... read more »

Beginning Tuesday, April 22nd, Bartlesville City Crews will be testing and flushing fire hydrants at two locations.  The Caney River going east to U.S. Highway 75 from Adams Blvd. to the Northern city limits.  The other location is U.S. Highway 75 going east to Bison Road from Tuxedo Bl ... read more »

A probable cause hearing took place Thursday afternoon in Washington County District Court for three people, who were arrested on burglary and drug charges.  The individuals arrested were 20-year old Brittny Dawn Sellers of Claremore, 24-year old Ryan Joshua Smith of Tulsa, and 44-year old C ... read more »

The Oklahoma House's top Democrat says critical state education and transportation needs coupled with declining tax revenue means the timing is not right to pass an income tax cut this year.  Democratic Leader Scott Inman of Oklahoma City made the comments shortly after the House adjourn ... read more »

89 year-old Elmer Scullawl of Bartlesville received a medal and plaque from Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker and Deputy Chief S. Joe Crittenden on Monday, acknowledging his service to the country. Seaman Scullawl was born on Dec. 15, 1925, near Ochelata to Maggie and Richard Sc ... read more »

Bartlesville's Elder Care has earned the title of "Oklahoma's top Nonprofit". Elder Care was announced as the winner of the Charles Schusterman ONE Award for Excellence, which recognizes the top non-profit in the state based on its achievements, dedication to community and missi ... read more »

The City of Bartlesville will be offering a spring clean-up program on April 26th through May 3rd.  Bartlesville residents may present a current City of Bartlesville water bill receipt at the Osage Landfill which will allow them to dispose unwanted goods.  Residential customers may take ... read more »

Some Oklahoma public school teachers and school administrators have joined a group of House Democrats in calling for an increase in tax dollars spent on public education.  Educators and Democratic lawmakers gathered at the Capitol on Wednesday, about two weeks after thousands of teachers and ... read more »

A Bartlesville woman was arrested for allegedly ran her car into a yard and appeared to be intoxicated.  27-year old Hannah Kathlyn Fonseca  is charged with child endangerment and DUI.  Bartlesville police were called to the 1900 block of Richmond where they found a blue car with a ... read more »

Two Nowata County Commissioners seats will be up for grabs in the upcoming election.  Both seats will be decided in the June 24th primary.  Commissioner Curtis Barnes will face Democrat Kellis Pierce.  District Number three will have three Democrats.  Those are Bud Frost, Rich ... read more »

A business that has been in downtown Dewey for nearly a century is beginning its move out. Peter's True Value has been at their location on Don Tyler for 97 years but Peter's has outgrown it. A new building, located just north of the high school, has been erected and owner Pat Hopkins say ... read more »

Eating lunch at Nowata Public Schools will cost a little bit more next school year.  The Nowata School Board Monday night approved an increase in lunch prices for the 2014-2015 school year.  Elementary will go from $1.75 to $1.95.  Middle and High School will go from $2.25 to $2.45 ... read more »

A Caney, Kansas man is in custody after being arrested on a warrant for allegedly assaulting a man.  20-year old Samuel Jeffrey Watt is charged with assault with a deadly weapon.  According to a court affidavit, back in February, Dewey police were called to an apartment in the 100 block ... read more »

Washington County Commissioners declared that Washington County will participate in National 911 Education Week, Since 1968, 911 has been established as the emergency code used throughout the United States. As part of their regular meeting, the Washington County Commissioners approved and signed ... read more »

First District Oklahoma Congressman Jim Bridenstine says he's happy that no one chose to oppose him in the November election.  That means Bridenstine will be able to continue representing the voters of his district rather than dividing his time between Congress and a re-election campaign ... read more »

The Nowata County Commissioners Monday morning approved a detention service agreement for fiscal year 2014-2015.  The contract is from Sax and Fox Nation for $21.11 per child per day.  The commissioners tabled an environmental impact project from the federal government.  Officials ... read more »

Bartlesville's Fraternal Order of Police named its 2014 Officer of the Year Friday night.  Chief of Police Tom Holland made the public announcement Monday morning on KWON's City Matters program.  This year's selectee is a native of Blackwell and received his Criminal Justice ... read more »

Strong thunderstorms brought heavy rains to parts of Oklahoma as the National Weather Service issued a tornado watch Sunday evening for much of the eastern half of Oklahoma and portions southeast Kansas. The tornado watch was in effect until 8 o'clock last night. Oklahoma Department ... read more »

Three of the eight local positions will be contested this fall. With the filing period over, two district judge races and one state representative race will be contested. The District 10 judge seat will be contested between incumbent John Kane of Pawhuska and Phil Best of Skiatook. The District 1 ... read more »

One local seat will be contested in the polls. At the close of the filing period Friday, only the District 1 Washington County Commissioner's seat is in contention. Republicans Mitch Antle of Dewey and Pat Evans of Bartlesville both filed for election to the seat. Mike Dunlap will run unoppos ... read more »

Two Democrats and an independent have joined the race to represent the state's sprawling 2nd Congressional District.  Eighty-year-old Korean War veteran Earl Everett of Fort Gibson filed candidacy papers Friday as a Democrat. He ran for the seat two years ago and forced a runoff after th ... read more »

First term Congressman Jim Bridenstine is among dozens of Oklahoma politicians who won't have to worry too much about launching a political campaign this season.  At the end of the three-day filing period on Friday, the 38-year-old Republican from Tulsa was among several candidates who d ... read more »

Many Oklahoma citizens have approached their representatives and asked to repair the State Capitol.  Nothing was being done on how to fund or start fixing the capitol.  The House will soon decide whether or not to approve a bond proposal to repair the Capitol.  During Friday's ... read more »

Continuation of the preliminary hearing for former Pawhuska High School Football Coach Scotty Ray Gilkey was heard yesterday morning in Osage County District Court. Gilkey is charged of felony embezzlement in connection with fraudulently appropriating approximately $2,500 between June and Novembe ... read more »

The Pawhuska-Osage County Board of Adjustment held a public meeting last night at the Osage County Fairgrounds Agricultural Building before voting to table a decision on a wind mill farm until May 8th. Of the more than one hundred concerned citizens that attended last night's meeting, the boa ... read more »

The City of Bartlesville will host the first Home Owners Workshop.  The first workshop will be held on Tuesday, April 22nd from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M.  There will be three additional follow up workshops on May 22nd, June 19th, and July 24th.  All the workshops are from 6 P.M. to 7 P.M. a ... read more »

Some Oklahoma counties saw their unemployment rates rise and some have gone down.  According to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, 30 of 77 counties, including Osage County saw a drop in unemployment while rates rose in 27 counties, including Nowata and Washington counties. Washi ... read more »

A $50,000 bond has been set for a Bartlesville man who allegedly gave a false name and having illegal drugs.  28-year old Doyle Destin Wier is charged with false personate to create liability and possession of marijuana.  Bartlesville police conducted a traffic stop at the Skyline Motel ... read more »

Nowata will be having their spring clean-up day, this Saturday from 8:30 A.M. until Noon.  The Nowata Area Chamber of Commerce will host the event.  Participating groups and individuals are asked to gather from 8:30 A.M. to 9 A.M. at Jack Gordon Park to register and receive street assig ... read more »

The biological mother of a girl at the center of a South Carolina adoption dispute has dropped a challenge to the law governing placement of Indian children. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports Thursday an attorney says Christy Maldonado wanted to end the lawsuit once Matt and Melanie ... read more »

Washington County voters will have a contested race for District one commissioner.  Republicans Mitch Antle and Pat Evans filed for the post held by long-time commissioner Gary Deckard.  District three Commissioner Mike Dunlap filed for re-election as did Assessor Todd Mathes and County ... read more »

The 2014 Nowata Area Chamber of Commerce banquet was held Thursday evening at Hillside Christian Church Family Life Center.  This year's guest speaker was Sean Kouplen , the President and CEO of Regent Bank.  In his opening remarks, Kouplen said he's thrilled to be in Nowata.&nb ... read more »

What started out as a traffic violation turned out to be a drug bust for a Bartlesville man.  35-year old Joseph Martez Manual The Third is charged with possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.  Bartlesville police conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of 18th and ... read more »

The Bartlesville Regional United Way has named Krisin Lambert as the 2014 Campaign Manager and Resource Specialist.  In announcing the addition to the United Way Staff, Executive Director Jody Burch said he was excited to have the team for this year's campaign in place.  Lambert ... read more »

Travis Dunlap filed for election for State Representative from District 10 Wednesday morning.  Dunlap announced several weeks ago that he would run for the seat being vacated by Steve Martin, who chose not to run for re-election.  Early filings for U. S. Representative include incum ... read more »

Mitch Antle, Community Development Officer for Washington County has announced his plans to run for the District 1 County Commissioners seat currently held by Gary Deckard.  As Community Development Officer, Antle has overseen the E911 service for the county and looks to continue expand his ... read more »

The Dewey City council approved a change to city ordinances Monday evening that affects smokers of e-cigarettes. After hearing and approving an extension appeal for dilapidation consideration from Larry Kerns, the city approved a change to city ordinances regarding tobacco use in city buildings, ... read more »

The Dewey School Board celebrated it's best teachers Monday night as part of its meeting. For the first time, Dewey schools honored Teachers of the Year. One teacher from the elementary school, the middle school and the high school were honored, with Darci Swanson, Dustie Swaim, and Vicki Eas ... read more »

The annual Nowata Chamber of Commerce banquet is set for this Thursday evening at 6:30.  The event will take place at Hillside Christian Church Family Life Center.  The evening will be a great time to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of outstanding businesses and individuals. ... read more »

A Democratic state senator from Oklahoma City who has been a leading liberal voice in the Senate has announced her plans to run for the open U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Tom Coburn.  Flanked by family and friends, Senator Connie Johnson announced her candidacy on Tuesday and said: " ... read more »

The Bartlesville City Council Monday night approved a residential anti-displacement and relocation assistance plan for the City's participation in the fiscal year 2013 Community Development Block Grant Program.  Every year the City applies for the CDBG grant and this year was awarded $77 ... read more »

A $250,000 bond has been set for a Dewey man who allegedly touched two kids inappropriately.  36-year old Phillip Paul Morrison is charged with two counts of lewd molestation.  The authorities received a report from a representative from the Department of Human Services Child Welfare Di ... read more »

Charges have been filed for a Bartlesville man who allegedly was involved in a shooting last Thursday morning.  23-year old Tanner Christian Edwards is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.  Bartlesville police were called to investigate a possible shooting in the 26 ... read more »

The Nowata County Commissioners Monday morning approved a resolution of disposing county equipment.  The items include a front loader rock crusher, a 2005 mobile home, and a 2006 John Deere exavator.  County officials learned that the county's sales tax funds for the month totaled $ ... read more »

Bartlesville will celebrate the National Day of Prayer with a community service on Thursday evening, May 1st 6:30.  The celebration will be held at The Voice of the Martyrs' headquarters, located at Nowata and Bison Roads in Bartlesville.  The day is a call to all followers of Jesus ... read more »

Washington County Emergency Management has announced a road closure.  Washington County Road 4020 will be closed today between County Road 1000 and State Highway 10.  The road is being closed to accomodate a culvert repair project. ... read more »

Yvonne House, Secretary of the Washington County Election Board, says that the filing period for state and county offices opens at 8 am, Wednesday, April 9, and ends Friday at 5 pm, April 11. Candidates for state offices file with the Secretary of the State Election Board and candidates for cou ... read more »

The popular “Bartlesville Oil Flyer” excursion train will make its annual trip to the city on Saturday, May 10th. Tickets for the hour-long experience go on sale Monday at the Visitor Information Center inside the Chamber depot at 210 SW Keeler. The train will make three trips fro ... read more »

A public hearing is planned for Monday night's Bartlesville City Council meeting.  According to the agenda, a public hearing will take place on an ordinance for annexation of a 164 acre tract of land located west of Sunset Blvd. and north of U.S. Highway 60.  After the public hearin ... read more »

A light agenda is planned for Monday's Nowata County Commissioners meeting.  According to the agenda, the commissioners will take action on a resolution of disposing of equipment and take action on a detention service agreement for fiscal year 2014-2015.  Monday morning's Nowata ... read more »

The OK Mozart Original Artist Concert Series will conclude this year’s season next month with a world-premiere event.  The concert will pair OK Mozart’s Amici New York String Quartet with the Fort Collins, Colorado contemporary sister-quartet, SHEL, on stage at the Frank Phillips ... read more »