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Dewey Western Heritage Weekdend is Saturday, October 11, in Downtown Dewey. Before the festival gets going, The Dewey Hotel is hosting a free western movie on Friday evening, Ocotber 10, outdoors at 7:30pm.   Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Joe Sears with The Dewey Hotel said they ... read more »

A student of classic Country music with the swagger of early Rock ‘n’ Roll, the Fort Worth, Texas native Drake Milligan is an electrifying entertainer who cites George Strait and Elvis Presley – the King of Country and the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll – as musical her ... read more »

Congressman Josh Brecheen called into Bartlesville Radio for our monthly podcast to talk about the government shutdown.   Brecheen said, "All the different times where Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has talked about why shutdown would be bad, and why he falls into this opposite posit ... read more »

Lonnie Swift of Barnsdall was killed in a chemical plant explosion in Pryor on October 4. Swift's family tells our news partners at KOTV News on 6 that Lonnie had been working in the oil and gas industry for 40 years and was doing the job he had started only 3 days ago when the blast occurred ... read more »

The Nowata City Commissioners met for their regularly scheduled meeting in the month of October at the Nowata Fire Department on Monday evening.   The commissioners heard multiple reports from various department heads, including reports from the Nowata Police Department and Nowata Fi ... read more »

The Bartlesville City Council voted 4-1 Monday evening to approve establishing an account with Charity Tracker to assist nonprofit organizations in a collaborative software to provide resources to those who are unsheltered.   The lone vote against the resolution was Ward 1 Councilor ... read more »

The Dewey City Council met for its regular meeting Monday evening, October 6, 2025, at Dewey City Hall. With Mayor Tom Hays absent, the meeting was presided over by council members, who moved swiftly through the agenda. The council approved minutes from the previous meeting and accepted all liste ... read more »

Arvest associates recently presented a $5,000 donation on behalf of the Arvest Foundation to Hope Clinic to help provide lab work and health care to individuals in Washington, Osage and Nowata counties. David Nickel, president of Arvest Bank – Bartlesville Region, private banker Taylor ... read more »

The Nowata City Commissioners have a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday night at the Nowata Fire Department. According to an agenda, the Commissioners will discuss and appropriate action on multiple items involving the Nowata Fire Department, the excise tax on storage and personal property ... read more »

The Washington County Commissioners met Monday morning for the first time in October and took care of several items of business. The commissioners selected Guy Engineering to continue inspecting bridges in the county through March 2028. Commissioner Mike Dunlap says Guy Engineering has been w ... read more »

The Board of Osage County Commissioners convened for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds on Monday morning.    At that meeting, the board signed a resolution that makes changes so that fairground funds will be in compliance with the chart of accounts. District three ... read more »

An Oologah man is facing criminal charges after allegedly possessing methamphetamine. 33-year-old Traton Vanderpool was charged on Monday with possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the Bartlesville Police Departmen ... read more »

As the government shutdown remains in place, people are wondering what agencies are open and which ones are currently closed.    At the Osage Nation, programs that are independent of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and other federal agencies are continuing to operate as normal. Thi ... read more »

A Pawhuska man with a previous felony conviction is facing a felony charge after allegedly possessing a firearm. 55-year-old David Huffman was charged on Monday with possession of a firearm after a felony conviction. Huffman also faces misdemeanor charges of possession of a controlled dangero ... read more »

The 21st annual National Indian Taco Championship was held in Pawhuska on Saturday. There were 20 vendors competing for the best indian taco and after the judging was complete, Who's Got the Beans was the champion. Rez Chicks was the second place finisher and Kyla Van Zile Noah placed third. ... read more »