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Woman Missing in Osage County
Jan 17, 2025
The Osage County Sheriff's Office is requesting the public's assistance in finding a missing person. Baylee Good was last seen in August leaving the Tulsa County Courthouse. She has not been seen since and a missing persons report was filed in late December.
An Osage Count ... read more »
B-The Light Shelter to Open This Weekend Ahead of Artctic Blast
Jan 17, 2025
With the cold, artic air is coming our way this weekend, B-The Light Mission in Bartlesville will open up for round 2 of the warming shelter.
B-The Light, a mission that provides emergency warming/cooling shelter for people living in compromised conditions, will open at 4:00p ... read more »
Osage Co Commissioners to Meet Tuesday
Jan 17, 2025
The Board of Osage County Commissioners will convene for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds on Tuesday morning in lieu of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.
At that meeting, there will be consideration to sign a resolution so that the Board could go out for bids on a new announ ... read more »
Cherokee Nation Receives $80-Million in Settlement with US Goverment
Jan 17, 2025
Appearing on KWON's COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck announced that the tribe has reached an $80 million settlement with the U.S. federal government and proposed using the proceeds to build new judicial facilities.
The settlement resolves a 2016 lawsu ... read more »
Cherokee Nation to Install 112 EV Charging Ports with $10.7M Grant
Jan 17, 2025
The Cherokee Nation received a $10.7 million federal grant to install 112 electric vehicle (EV) charging ports at 12 community locations within its reservation. Proposed sites include tribal properties in Ochelata, Jay, South Coffeyville, Nowata, Tahlequah, Stilwell, Grove, Salina, Vinita, and Tu ... read more »
Bartlesville Police Forum on Flock Cameras Draws Large Crowd
Jan 16, 2025
More than 100 people attended a two-hour-long forum at Oklahoma Wesleyan University Thursday evening on the Bartlesville Police Department's use of Flock Automated License Plate Reader cameras.
Attendees heard presentations from District Attorney Will Drake on the legal questio ... read more »
Kansas Authorities Looking for Non-Compliant Sex Offender
Jan 16, 2025
Kansas authorities are looking for a non-compliant sex offender.
46-year-old Bradley Gary Fluegel is a child sex offender who is currently non-compliant. According to information shared by the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office, he was last known to be in the Sedan area.
Fluegel was c ... read more »
Bartlesville in Good Shape Tax Collection Wise
Jan 16, 2025
The sales tax report for the month of January has been released and it shows that for the City of Bartlesville, sales tax collections are down one percent and use tax revenue is down about two percent in comparison to this time last year.
Bartlesville's Chief Financial Officer ... read more »
Bartlesville EAC Names Employee of the Month
Jan 16, 2025
The Employee Advisory Committe has named its latest employee of the month. Community Development Department Administrative Clerk Madison Sandford received the award after being nominated by Senior Planner Micah Snyder.
Snyder said in his letter that Sandford has been with the department ... read more »
Tri County Tech Open House Set for February 4
Jan 16, 2025
Bradan Schovanec and Randall Jones from Tri County Tech appeared on COMMUNITY CONNECTION to talk about their high school visits and the run up to the Tri County Tech Open House of February 4, 2025.
Braden said, "This past week, we've really been visiting all of our partner ... read more »
Arctic Cold Expected Beginning Saturday
Jan 16, 2025
A strong cold front will enter the listening area beginning this weekend, bringing arctic air and very low wind chills across northeast Oklahoma and southeast Kansas.
The front will bring very cold weather and strong northerly winds to the area beginning Saturday, and continuing through at le ... read more »
Oklahoma Income Tax Filing Opens Jan. 27
Jan 16, 2025
The Oklahoma Tax Commission will open the state income tax filing season on Monday, Jan. 27. This date is in coordination with the Internal Revenue Service.
The filing deadline to submit 2024 Oklahoma income tax returns is Tuesday, April 15.
Taxpayers looking for assistance can save time ... read more »
PSO's Interim Rate Increase Made Permanent
Jan 15, 2025
Electric bill rates for customers of Public Service Company of Oklahoma will remain at an interim rate that went into effect in October, marking a nearly $120 million annual increase.
The permanent rate hike was approved Wednesday by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. On average, residentia ... read more »
Power to be Out in Pawhuska Late Thursday Night
Jan 15, 2025
The City of Pawhuska has reported that a planned power outage will cause the electric to be out on Thursday evening. Crews will be working on upgrades to the electric lines at the substation.
The power is expected to go out at 11 p.m. on Thursday night and be back up by 2 a.m ... read more »
Dewey Man Charged in Industrial Park Incident
Jan 15, 2025
The individual involved in Monday's incident at the Dewey Industrial Park has been identified.
24-year-old Garret McClintock, of Dewey, was charged Wednesday with two felony counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and malicious injury to property and one misdemeanor count of ... read more »