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Brecheen Talks ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ Meets with Opposition in Bartlesville Visit
Aug 25, 2025
U.S. Congressman Josh Brecheen stopped in Bartlesville Monday evening for a townhall event to discuss what he calls the “one big, beautiful bill (BBB),” which is a large legislative package he says will shape federal spending and tax policy for years to come.
Prior to the presenta ... read more »
Arvest Foundation Donates $5K to YMCA
Aug 25, 2025
Richard Kane YMCA recently received a $5,000 gift from the Arvest Foundation to help support its swim lessons program.
The Safety Around Water is a life-saving initiative that teaches all area second-grade children how to stay safe around water at no cost to the students or the schools. Some ... read more »
OKU Blood Drive Friday
Aug 25, 2025
Oklahoma Union School is announcing their first FCCLA sponsored blood drive of the 2025-26 school year.
The blood drive goes from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday at the OKU High School parking lot. Donors will receive a free T-shirt and a ticket to Frontier City/Hurricane Harbor i ... read more »
Osage County Court Clerk Getting Training
Aug 25, 2025
Osage County Court Clerk Lavendar Carroll was at Monday's Osage County Commissioners meeting detailing why she was transferring money into different accounts. Carroll said when she was first elected, she was unaware of how certain funds could be used.
Carroll said that heading ... read more »
Bartlesville Man Charged With Multiple Felonies
Aug 25, 2025
A Bartlesville man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly attempting to run someone over with his car.
37-year-old Ruben Morris was charged on Monday with assault with a dangerous weapon and threatening to perform an act of violence after two or more felony convictions.
Accordi ... read more »
Move to the Annex Seeing Slight Delays
Aug 25, 2025
At Monday's Osage County Commissioners meeting, Chairman of the Board, Charlie Cartwright said delays to the annex project are happening because change orders are having to take place. As a result, this has caused a tight timeline for offices to be moved to their new location. Dalton Higgins ... read more »
Washington Co. Commissioners Approve 2 Contracts
Aug 25, 2025
The Washington County Commissioners had a very short meeting Monday morning at the County Administration Building, with only two items of regular business.
The commissioners approved a contract to install a new monopole tower at the Emergency Operations Center and another contract ... read more »
BPD Block Party September 27 Downtown
Aug 25, 2025
The Bartlesville Police Department's Community Block Party is set for September 27, from 11am to 2pm in downtown Bartlesville.
Appearing on KWON's City Matters program, Bartlesville Police Chief Kevin Ikelberry said, "It's grown over the years and we're really ... read more »
Nowata Co. Commissioners Discuss Improvements
Aug 25, 2025
The Nowata County Commissioners met for the final time in August on Monday morning in the Nowata County Annex.
The commissioners discussed ongoing courthouse improvements, and received an estimate of $8,196 from Oklahoma Roofing and Sheet Metal, a Tecta America Company based out of ... read more »
Rescheduled Copan Lakeside Fireworks Set for Saturday Night
Aug 25, 2025
After being postponed from the Independence Day holiday weekend, the Copan Lakeside Fireworks display will be held this Labor Day weekend.
The fireworks show will take place Saturday night at 9:45 p.m. and can be viewed from Copan Point. It was delayed from the Independence Day weekend due to ... read more »
Bartlesville Community Foundation Celebrate Together 2025
Aug 25, 2025
The Bartlesville Community Foundation (BCF) is gearing up for their second annual Celebrate Together luncheon coming up September 16, at noon at the Bartlesville COmmunity Center
Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Laura Jensen with BCF said, "We had an incredible 2024 year. So ... read more »
Heavy Rain Likely This Week
Aug 25, 2025
Multiple rounds of rain and some embedded storms are expected this week.
The latest data suggests that 1 to 2 inch rains are most likely across northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas, with locally heavier amounts from 3 to 4 inches possible, before the rains taper off Mond ... read more »
Fatal Crash in Nowata County
Aug 23, 2025
A Delaware man died in a 2-vehicle crash in Nowata County Friday evening.
The crash took place at 5: 45pm on Friday, August 22, at SH-10 and US 169. That's when Scott House, 60, of Delaware, was west bound on SH-10 and Cindy Antle,55, of Coffeyville, was south bound on US-169. According t ... read more »
Bartlesville Library to Hold Roundtable Discussion Thursday
Aug 22, 2025
The Bartlesville Public Library will play host to a roundtable discussion next Thursday. Professor and distinguished author Meg Myers Morgan will lead the discussion about her new novel, The Inconvenient Unravelling of Gemma Sinclair.
Thursday's roundtable discussio ... read more »
Bartlesville Man Charged With Grand Larceny
Aug 22, 2025
A Bartlesville man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly stealing a car and a log splitter.
32-year-old Roy Hyde, Jr. was charged on Friday with grand larceny and possession of a stolen vehicle after two or more felony convictions.
According to the Ramona Police Department, Hy ... read more »