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Appearing on KWON Radio’s Community Connection, GOP Lt. Governor candidate Darrell Weaver introduced himself to are voters.    Weaver began talking about his career in public service and public safety serving 28 years with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics (OBN), serv ... read more »

Appearing on KWON's CAPITOL CALL Powered by Phillips 66, State Repesentatives Judd Strom and John B. Kane along with State Senator Julie Daniels reviewed the past week's developments at the state capitol.   Senator Daniels and Rep. Kane argued that enshrining Medicaid expansi ... read more »

Sen. David Bullard has pushed forward a bill that essentially tells the state to keep its hands out of local piggy banks. House Bill 3557, which just cleared a Senate committee, aims to make sure money raised by county extension offices actually stays in those counties. An idea so straightforward ... read more »

Lawmakers are attempting to make “generic means cheaper” actually mean something again. James Lankford has teamed up with Maggie Hassan to introduce the Ensuring Access to Lower-Cost Medicines for Seniors Act. The bipartisan effort aims to fix a system where seniors somehow end up pay ... read more »

There is a possibility for severe weather Friday afternoon into the evening hours near the Oklahoma-Kansas state line. Storms are expected to populate the area at approximately 4 p.m. Friday.   News on 6 Meterologist Stephen Nehrenz explains.   A coldfront is expected to ... read more »

Three City of Bartlesville employees working within the water department were recognized by the Employee Advisory Committee for being the April Employee of the Month. This comes after Mike Reeder, Calvin Gosvener and Dalton Lacey installed a two inch flush valve earlier this month. Citizen Leah T ... read more »

During Tuesday evening's council meeting in Pawhuska, City Manager Carol Jones gave a financial update for the town. Jones said things weren't what she had hoped, but they are doing OK.   Jones said they recently received the sales tax report for March and it is up $28,000. J ... read more »

The Oklahoma Union Board of Education is accepting applications for an open seat representing district five.   The seat is currently filled by Jake Callahan. He was appointed to fill the seat for one year. The seat has a five-year term.   Applications must be notarized a ... read more »

Oklahoma Union School is seeking applicants for a handful of positions.   Full-time positions include director of operations and maintenance, grounds maintenance worker, elementary administrative assistant, middle school teacher, family and consumer sciences teacher and a custodian. ... read more »

As graduation approaches, officials at Tri-County Tech are working to connect students with jobs and career pathways through a May 8 hiring event.   Appearing on Thursday's Community Connection, Randall Jones, quality coordinator at Tri County Tech, said students are preparing fo ... read more »

The testing and flushing of fire hydrants will begin later this month. This is a part of the City of Bartlesville's yearly flushing program to ensure hydrants are working properly across town.   As always, testing and flushing will be conducted in sections. Some of the flushing w ... read more »

In a shocking twist no one saw coming, except literally everyone who’s watched a teenager try to function without Wi-Fi, the Oklahoma Senate has overwhelmingly passed a bill to keep cellphones out of schools. Senate Bill House Bill 1276 cruised through with a 41-5 vote, pushing forward a re ... read more »

Looks like Oklahoma lawmakers woke up this week and decided the party balloons were getting a little too funny. The State Senate unanimously approved House Bill 1933. Lawmakers are suddenly agreeing on something. That somethig is making it illegal to inhale, ingest, possess, buy, or sell nitrous ... read more »

When severe weather strikes the area, our listeners know to tune to KWON, the One You Trust, for the latest information. Tulsa television station KJRH 2 News Oklahoma featured our storm coverage Wednesday for a 10 p.m. news story on the importance of AM radio. CLICK HERE for Brodie Myers& ... read more »

New signage has been installed at major intersections along Highway 75/Washington Boulevard in Bartlesville as part of an effort to support residents experiencing homelessness.   City officials say the signs were placed by the city’s Unsheltered Homeless Task Force to promote a ... read more »