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By Kaylea M. Hutson-Miller Special to Bartlesville Radio   Amid “boots and bling,” members of the Nowata Chamber of Commerce came out Saturday to celebrate what makes the Nowata area shine.   From volunteers and educators, to businesses and non-profits, t ... read more »

Bartlesville's city-owned recycling center has announced Friday, May 22 will be its final day in operation. The following week, crews will come by to pick up materials, the baler and clean up the site. It will be fully closed on Friday, May 29. The last day the recycling center will be accept ... read more »

Oklahoma Wesleyan University will be holding its commencement ceremony Friday afternoon at 2 p.m.   The ticketed event will be inside the Chapel Fine Arts Center. Those without tickets will be seated in the overflow section in the Lyon Hall auditorium.   KWON AM 1400/93. ... read more »

The Oklahoma Council for Indian Education has opened the window to apply for scholarships. Students have until Friday, May 15 to apply for those scholarships. To qualify, students must reside in Oklahoma.    The John Sam Memorial Scholarship is for high school seniors only and l ... read more »

Wednesday is going to be a busy day at Barnsdall Public Schools, as there will be both a color run and blood drive taking place.    The blood drive will go from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the gym. Donors will get a T-shirt, stickers and a park pass to Frontier City or Hurricane Harb ... read more »

Lindsay Cormack, an Associate Professor of Politics at the Stevens Institute of Technology has authored a book and she is coming to discuss it here in Bartlesville.    Titled, "How to Raise a Citizen (and Why It's Up to You to Do it)," Cormack will be at the Bartle ... read more »

It has been a very stormy start of the 2026 severe weather season, especially in Osage County. Oklahoma’s largest county by area has recorded seven tornadoes as of April 30 – the most of any county in the state. The first tornado of the year was an unusual winter-month EF-1 tw ... read more »

The Oklahoma House has unanimously approved Senate Bill 2159 to officially designate wheat as the state crop. Yes, officially. The measure, authored by Roland Pederson and carried in the House by Dillon Travis, now heads to the governor’s desk after clearing both chambers without a single d ... read more »

James Lankford is touting a new anti-fraud legislative package aimed at recovering billions in stolen COVID-era funds. The package, led by Joni Ernst, bundles together 17 bills under the banner of the Protecting American Taxpayers Act. The goal is to claw back cash, protect taxpayer dollars, and ... read more »

CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Northeast Oklahoma is a nonprofit organization that trains volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in the court system in northeast Oklahoma.    CASA volunteers and staff work together to help change a child's li ... read more »

The Bartlesville Public Schools Foundation is hosting a community celebration today, Thursday, April 30, to honor the career and leadership of Superintendent Chuck McCauley.   The come and go event takes place at Hillcrest Country Club, 1901 Price Road, Bartlesville from 4-6pm with a ... read more »

Two Bartlesville residents are facing felony charges after allegedly attempting to steal tire rims.   47-year-old Jason Hall was charged on Wednesday with grand larceny, possession of a firearm after former felony conviction and a misdemeanor charge of possession of a controlled dang ... read more »

A convicted violent offender residing in Bartlesville is facing an additional felony charge.   34-year-old Brixton Schuman was charged on Wednesday with violating the Marry Rippy Violent Crime Registration Act.   According to the Bartlesville Police Department, Schuman a ... read more »

The Oklahoma State University Extension Office is hosting an open house on Monday at the fairgrounds in Pawhuska for those interested in attending. It will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 4-H Educator Rick Clovis gives more details as to why they are putting on the open house.   OSU Ext ... read more »

The Osage County Sheriff's Office reports cameras have captured two individuals believed to be involved in a series of thefts at oilfields in southern Osage County. A Facebook post from the Osage County Sheriff's Office believes the thefts are occurring between Prue and Hominy on County R ... read more »