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A Dewey man suspected in an altercation at a Bartlesville convenience store is facing a felony charge.   20-year-old Chancelor Smith was charged on Tuesday with aggravated assault and battery. Smith also faces a misdemeanor charge of unlawfully carrying weapons.   Accord ... read more »

On Wednesday afternoon, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin visited the Pawhuska Community Center and several local leaders were in attendance. This included Osage Nation Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear, Sheriff Bart Perrier, Pawhuska Mayor Steve Tolson and Barnsdall Mayor Johnny Kelley.  ... read more »

UPDATE: The National Weather Service has upgraded Thursday's fire weather watch to a red flag warning.   Strong west/west-northwest winds, low relative humidity, and well above average temperatures are expected to create widespread near critical, locally critical, fire weather co ... read more »

Appearing on KWON Radio's COMMUNITY CONNECTION program, Bartlesville Public Schools Director of Teaching and Learning (and soon-to-be Superintendent) LaDonna Chancellor brought the audience up to date on the latest events and more at our local schools.   LaDonna reminded everyone ... read more »

The City of Caney continues to make progress on connecting its water system to Coffeyville. At this week's Caney City Council meeting, council members approved the signatures for letters that will be sent to property owners for easements for the project. City Clerk Adam Lanter&n ... read more »

All items on the city council agenda were approved at the latest meeting, and no action was taken following executive session. Officials returned to open session without any announcements or changes stemming from the closed-d ... read more »

A historic church in Lenapah is destroyed by fire. The vacant St. Paul's Baptist Church in Lenapah caught fire yesterday morning. Witnesses report an RV started the fire which spread to the church. Despite quick efforts by the Lenapah Fire Department, the structure is a total loss. Ac ... read more »

The Washington County Commissioners had a fairly standard meeting Tuesday morning.   Commission Chair Mike Dunlap says crews across the county are working on projects in each of the three districts.   The commissioners also heard from County Assessor Steve Campbell on ne ... read more »

The Truity Education Foundation donated $60,000 Monday evening to the Bartlesville Public Schools Foundation.   The funds will support the school resource program within the Bartlesville Public Schools and help sustain Bruins on the Run, the successful after school running and mentor ... read more »

The Cherokee Nation officially opened a new Elder Nutrition site in Dewey on Tuesday.   CLICK HERE FOR THE AUDIO VERSION OF THIS STORY   The site on Durham Road in Dewey is the 16th across the reservation, and leaders say it’s part of a larger push to expand servic ... read more »

During the citizen's input portion of Tuesday's Osage County Commissioners meeting, Sheriff Bart Perrier informed the Board of some radio connectivity issues they had faced over the weekend.   Perrier said it began on Friday and that is when they contacted their maintenance ... read more »

Assistant District Attorney for Osage and Pawnee Counties has announced his candidacy to run for District Attorney. Brett Mize, a career prosecutor, made the announcement in a press release on Tuesday.   Dating back to 2014, Mize has served as a state prosecutor and spent more than a ... read more »

Arvest Wealth Management announces Alyssa Shook has been promoted to trust officer for the Bartlesville region.   Shook joined Arvest Bank in 2014 as a financial sales representative. In 2017, she was promoted to integrated account servicing answer desk specialist and has held the po ... read more »

The Nowata County Commissioners had a regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday morning at the Nowata County Annex.   The commissioners discussed improvements to the Nowata County Courthouse and opened rock bids.   The board also discussed issues with dispatcher radios with ... read more »

Appearing on KWON Radio's CITY MATTERS program, Bartlesville City Councilor Aaron Kirkpatrick began by thanking voters for approving all the measures in the February 10th city election where all issues passed by an average margin of 74%.   Kirkpatrick said, "We had a little ... read more »