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The Boy Scouts Cherokee Area Council celebrates a big surge in local recycling milestones alongside the Oklahoma Recycling Association (OKRA).   Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Phillip Wright, with the Cherokee Area Council, and Ellen Bussard of OKRA, highlighted our community rec ... read more »

Local tabletop gamers and anime enthusiasts have a new reason to head to the Washington Park Mall, as GeekyGami's is set to host a Gundam Trading Card Game Organized Play Construction Event. The four-hour public event welcomes players of all skill levels. Whether you are a seasoned card-sling ... read more »

Bartlesville voters will decide Aug. 25 whether to approve two school bond proposals totaling $40.975 million. Proposition No. 1 would provide $38.725 million for building and equipment projects, while Proposition No. 2 would provide $2.25 million for buses and other transportation vehicles. Scho ... read more »

The Bartlesville City Council unanimously voted Wednesday to name Laura Sanders as interim city manager and discussed the next steps to find a permanent replacement for former City Manager Mike Bailey, who suddenly resigned last week. Sanders has served as assistant city manager since April 2 ... read more »

The Nowata Fire Department has issued a burn ban for the City of Nowata.   The department and City of Nowata remind residents that during the ban, outside burning is not permitted.   The City of Nowata and the Nowata Fire Department will advise citizens when the burn ban ... read more »

A Bartlesville woman is charged with a felony count of evidence tampering and a misdemeanor count of filing a false police report after allegedly deleting text messages from her phone and reporting a crime that didn’t occur. 32-year-old Alexis Lorenz appeared out of custody Wednesday in ... read more »

Nowata County voters are preparing to take to the polls on Aug. 25 to vote in runoff elections.   Voters within the Nowata city limits will vote on a proposed charter change that would amend the appointment of a city treasurer. The proposed change would appoint a treasurer for an ind ... read more »

Pawhuska City Manager Carol Jones gave her monthly financial update for the city during Tuesday evening's city council meeting. Just over a month into the new fiscal year, Jones says things seem to be starting off OK.    Jones says there is a positive balance in each of Pawh ... read more »

A Bartlesville woman is facing two new felony counts of child neglect just two weeks after being charged with another felony of child endangerment. 35-year-old Tiffany Amber Broughton appeared in Washington County District Court Wednesday via videoconference from jail. She was charged with th ... read more »

During Tuesday evening's city council meeting in Pawhuska, action was taken to declare the Ward Four seat vacant, as Rodger Milleson failed to attend meetings in June and July. There was also discussion regarding ways in which that seat should be filled.    An election will ... read more »

Arvest Bank recently gifted Jane Phillips Elementary School with $500 to support teacher needs. In addition, an Arvest team grilled hamburgers and provided lunch to teachers as they prepared their classrooms for the first day of school. Arvest Bank associates Morgan Welch, Jill Carse, Chuck M ... read more »

The Bartlesville Police Department is urging motorists and families to prioritize safety as students return to school Thursday, warning residents to expect heavier traffic and increased congestion around campuses during morning drop-off and afternoon dismissal. Police said officers will have ... read more »

Bartlesville firefighters dealt with several fires over the past two days. According to Bartlesville Professional Firefighters Local 200, crews responded to a residential structure fire on Canyon View Drive at approximately 3 a.m. Wednesday. Firefighters say the master suite of the home had h ... read more »

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation will close the northbound U.S. Highway 75 ramp to westbound U.S. Highway 60 in Bartlesville from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday for guardrail repairs. ODOT says those who are travelling northbound on Washington Boulevard (U.S. Highway 75) and need to go wes ... read more »

The Nowata Area Chamber of Commerce is holding the "State of the Schools" advocacy meeting at the Boys and Girls Club of Nowata on Aug. 28.   Oklahoma State Superintendent Lindel Fields will be present at the event. Superintendents from Nowata Public Schools, Oklahoma Union ... read more »