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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 »

Bartlesville High School Theater students presents "A Play About a Dragon" on February 26 and February 28, at 7pm at The Bartlesville High School Fine Arts Center.   Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, students Laney Daniels, Gracy Ruegge and Danika McDonald told us about th ... read more »

The Dewey City Council will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at Dewey City Hall, 411 E. Don Tyler. The agenda includes approval of minutes from the Feb. 2 meeting and a sales tax report from the city manager. ... read more »

Dewey Fire was dispatched at 5:23 pm Monday to a house fire othe town's north side.    According to a Facebook post, Engine 3 and Engine 1 arrived on scene and found heavy smoke throughout the whole house.    E3 was on fire attack & found the kitchen in ... read more »

Appearing last week on KWON Radio's COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said his recent trip to Washington, D.C., focused on protecting the federal 8(a) contracting program, which generates millions of dollars for the tribe and supports jobs across northeast ... read more »

The Bartlesville Police Department reports that they responded to three separate disturbances over the weekend involving multiple individuals. Several interviews have been conducted and as of Monday afternoon, five arrests have been made. The investigation remains active and additional arrests ar ... read more »

The Board of Osage County Commissioners will convene for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds on Tuesday morning in lieu of Presidents Day. At that meeting, there will be possible action taken regarding opportunities for 2026 community development block grants with the Oklahoma De ... read more »