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Coffeyville Community Gathers for Opioid Town Hall

Jan 22, 2025

Members of the Coffeyville community spend several hours learning about and discussing opioid issues and solutions.   The Best Western in Coffeyville was filled Tuesday night by concerned citizens who engaged in a town hall hosted by Live Healthy Montgomery County. Organizer Marci Ro ... read more »

Central Middle School Evacuated Following Fire Alarm

Jan 21, 2025

Central Middle School in downtown Bartlesville was evacuated Tuesday afternoon following a fire alarm.   Students and staff evacuated to Earl Sears Park while the Bartlesville Fire Department responded. School District Spokesperson Granger Meador said the fire started in the kitchen, ... read more »

City of Caney Hires New Administrator

Jan 22, 2025

The city of Caney, Kansas hires a new city administrator. After an executive session Tuesday, Andrea Sibley was voted to be the town's new leader, replacing Kelley Zellner, who retired at the end of last year. Sibley graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science degr ... read more »

Bartlesville Schools to Host Forum on Technology Use by Children

Jan 21, 2025

On Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Bartlesville Public Schools and Bartlesville Public Schools Foundation will partner to host a community forum on screen time and technology use among children and teens. The forum, titled “The Great Rewiring of Childhood: Resources for Parents Navigating the Dig ... read more »

State Election Board Removes More Than 130K Voters From Rolls

Jan 22, 2025

The Oklahoma State Election Board removes more than 130,000 voters from the rolls. The process occurs every two years and is mandated by Oklahoma law. The Election Board says it removed 129,680 inactive voter registrations and 2,242 duplicate voter registrations. State Election Board Secr ... read more »

Bartlesville Community Foundation Announces Grant/Scholarship Cycle

Jan 21, 2025

The Bartlesville Community Foundation announces the launch of its 2025 grant and scholarship cycles. The Foundation’s grant cycle is set to open on Jan. 27 and will close on March 7. Meanwhile, the scholarship cycle is currently live and will remain open until Friday, Feb. 28. This ... read more »

CVR Releases Statement on Incident at Coffeyville Refinery

Jan 22, 2025

Emergency crews were called to assist in a reported fire at the refinery in Coffeyville. CVR Energy confirms that Tuesday at around 2:00pm, a fire occurred in the naphtha hydrotreater unit. One contract worker was taken to the hospital for treatment due to an unrelated persona ... read more »

Judge Orders Sale of Price Tower for $1.4M

Jan 21, 2025

A Washington County judge has ordered the Price Tower to be sold to the McFarlin Group for $1.4 million. Associate District Judge Russell Vaclaw made the ruling during an emergency hearing on Tuesday morning. The case began in September 2024 when Tulsa-based McFarlin Building, LLC, w ... read more »

Osage Commissioners Looking to Make More Improvements to Fairgrounds

Jan 21, 2025

The Board of Osage County Commissioners convened for a standard Tuesday morning meeting at the fairgrounds following the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.   At that meeting, a resolution was signed in an effort to make improvements to the outdoor arena at the fairgrounds. District One ... read more »

Nowata County Commissioners Discuss Right of Way Acquisition

Jan 21, 2025

The Nowata County Commissioners met on Tuesday morning at the Nowata County Courthouse Annex.   The commissioners continued their discussions in improving the courthouse. Commissioner Troy Friddle discussed replacing the light fixtures with cheaper LEDs.   The commission ... read more »

CITY MATTERS: Ward 2 Council Member Larry East

Jan 21, 2025

Ward 2 City Council member Larry East was our guest for City Matters on Tuesday.   East says the city council will revisit in their February meeting a $15,000 grant from Phillips 66 that would be used to plant trees in the roadway medians at the intersection of Highway 75 and Frank P ... read more »

Oklahoma Maintains Nation's Fourth-Highest Imprisonment Rate

Jan 21, 2025

by Keaton Ross, Oklahoma Watch January 13, 2025   Oklahoma is past its former title of top incarcerator in the world, though progress moving down the national rankings has plateaued.  The state reduced its prison population by 2.9% in 2023, according to data released Dec. ... read more »

Oklahoma State Guard Plan Unveiled

Jan 21, 2025

By Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch January 16, 2025   Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt wants to re-establish the Oklahoma State Guard and has directed the state’s Military Department to devise a plan for the civil defense force that would be under the governor’s sole authority.&nb ... read more »

Coffeyville Hosts Opioid Town Hall on Tuesday

Jan 21, 2025

A town hall event is coming up Tuesday night in Coffeyville to discuss opioid awareness.   The event is hosted by Live Healthy Montgomery County, and organizer Marci Roberts says the evening will start with a presentation by a Kansas Bureau of Investigation Agent.   In a ... read more »

Area Towns Affected By Water Leaks

Jan 20, 2025

On Monday afternoon, two area communities were effected by water leaks and crews were working to repair them as quickly as possible.  Pawhuska was seeing issues around Skyline Drive and Grandview Ave., while Nowata was able to fix the leak before being forced to turn the water supply off ... read more »