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Sen. Alan Armstrong Violated STOCK Act With 700 Tardy Stock Disclosures

Jul 27, 2026

One of the Senate’s newest members was months late disclosing 700 personal stock trades that together are worth millions of dollars, according to a NOTUS review of new congressional financial records.   Sen. Alan Armstrong, R-Oklahoma, who entered the Senate on March 24 after M ... read more »

Wichita, Ks Man Charged With Identity Theft

Jul 27, 2026

A Wichita, Kansas man found himself in the Washington County Jail on Monday on identity theft charges. It is alleged Jessee Wilson attempted to use a fake name, go into a local business and get a loan.   Wilson entered a local Bartlesville finance company on Thursday and attempted to ... read more »

Washington Co. Commissioners Approve Saunders Creek Bridge Project Increase

Jul 27, 2026

The Washington County Commissioners approved Monday a $600,000 supplimental for a major bridge rebuilding project across Saunders Creek just north of Vera.   The project is being funded by the Cherokee Nation, but has been on replacement lists for the Oklahoma Department of Transport ... read more »

Flooding at Ascension Clinic Causes Appointment Relocations

Jul 27, 2026

Patients with appointments at Ascension St. John Jane Phillips' primary care and pediatric clinic in Bartlesville will temporarily see their providers at alternate locations after flooding affected the clinic over the weekend. The relocation begins Monday. Appointment times will remain un ... read more »

CITY MATTERS: Bartlesville Launches Major Infrastructure Projects, Opens Business and Sidewalk Programs

Jul 27, 2026

The City of Bartlesville is moving ahead with more than $10 million in infrastructure improvements while opening new opportunities for entrepreneurs and homeowners, according to city officials on KWON Radio’s City Matters program on Monday. City staff also highlighted stronger-than-expected ... read more »

The Great Recess Reshuffle

Jul 27, 2026

Get ready to hear the victorious cheers of elementary schoolers and the collective groans of their parents' alarm clocks. Thanks to Oklahoma's new Senate Bill 1481, the little tykes are scoring double the recess time next year, leaping from 20 to a glorious 40 minutes of daily playground ... read more »

Equipping Local Students for Success: The Annual Washington County School Supply Drive

Jul 27, 2026

Washington County School Supply Drive (WCSSD) aka Pack the Backpacks, local volunteers, and community partners are preparing their annual charitable effort providing essential school supplies to local students in need. The organization serves Washington County, OK., including Bartlesville, Dewey, ... read more »

Summer Reading Fun Concludes at Frontier Pool on Saturday

Jul 24, 2026

Everyone who participated in the Bartlesville Public Library summer reading program is welcome to come out to Frontier Pool Saturday evening at 6:30 p.m. to partake in some fun activities.    Grand prize winners of who read the most books will be announced and Library Director K ... read more »

Washington Co. Commissioners to Meet Monday

Jul 24, 2026

The Washington County Commissioners have a fairly standard meeting scheduled for Monday morning. According to an agenda, the commissioners will discuss a letter of support for the Cherokee Nation Tribal Facility Bridge Funding Application for the Saunders Creek project in the southern portion ... read more »

Osage Co Commissioners to Meet on Monday

Jul 24, 2026

The Board of Osage County Commissioners will convene for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds on Monday morning. At that meeting, there will be consideration to approve an amendment agreement with Eagleview to perform yearly fall aerial flights for Osage County to perform Pictomet ... read more »

Cherokee Nation Launches Survey on Citizen Transportation

Jul 24, 2026

The Cherokee Nation is seeking input from citizens who rely on rural public transportation as the tribe looks to shape future transit investments across its reservation. Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. announced the launch of a transportation needs survey during a National Rural Transit Day ... read more »

Owasso Police Investigate Deadly Shooting

Jul 24, 2026

Two people were found dead following an apparent domestic violence shooting late Thursday night in an Owasso neighborhood. Owasso police say officers responded shortly after 11 p.m. to a home near 126th Street North and 129th East Avenue after receiving a 911 call reporting gunshots. When ... read more »

KWON Annual Auction This Saturday

Jul 24, 2026

Bargain hunters are invited to the 29th Annual KWON, KYFM, KRIG and KPGM Auction on Saturday, July 25, at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Dewey indoors with air conditioning for your comfort.   Doors open at 8 a.m. with bidding beginning at 9 a.m. Shoppers can bid on new merchan ... read more »

District Attorney Deems April Stabbing Death as 'Justified'

Jul 23, 2026

Washington County District Attorney Will Drake says no criminal charges will be filed in connection with the April stabbing death of a Bartlesville man, concluding the killing was justified under Oklahoma law because it occurred while another man intervened in a violent assault.   Dr ... read more »

Bartlesville Represented on the Emmy Awards' Red Carpet

Jul 23, 2026

Two Cherokee Nation cinematographers brought a piece of Bartlesville with them to the red carpet after winning Heartland Emmy Awards.   Cherokee Film Productions Cinematographers Ryker Sixkiller and Lakota Leep sported medals from the Richard Kane YMCA's "Tri in July" t ... read more »