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			<title><![CDATA['Text to Give' Signs Debut in Bartlesville]]></title>
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	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.

	&amp;nbsp;

	City officials say the signs were placed by the city&amp;rsquo;s Unsheltered Homeless Task Force to promote a &amp;ldquo;Text to Give&amp;rdquo; initiative, which allows the public to donate directly to programs assisting people who are homeless in the community.

	&amp;nbsp;

	The program is operated by the Bartlesville Community Foundation, which launched the effort with a $5,000 contribution.

	&amp;nbsp;

	Motorists and pedestrians can participate by texting &amp;ldquo;HELPING&amp;rdquo; to 44321 to make a donation.

	&amp;nbsp;

	Officials say the initiative is designed to provide a simple way for community members to contribute to local resources aimed at addressing homelessness. More information is available through the Bartlesville Community Foundation.

	&amp;nbsp;

	Photo courtesy City of Bartlesville
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:51:33 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[BPD Fallen Officers Service Set for May 13]]></title>
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	The Bartlesville Police Department will honor fallen officers during its annual Officer Memorial Day Ceremony on May 13.

	&amp;nbsp;

	The event is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. at the Public Safety Complex, 615 S. Johnstone Ave.

	&amp;nbsp;

	The ceremony will feature a moment of silence, remarks from department officials and community leaders, and the ceremonial laying of a wreath to commemorate officers who have died in the line of duty.

	&amp;nbsp;

	Officials say the public is invited to attend. Community members, families of fallen officers and representatives from neighboring law enforcement agencies are encouraged to join in paying their respects.

	&amp;nbsp;

	For more information, contact the Bartlesville Police Department at 918-338-4050.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:45:28 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bartlesville City Council Calls Special Meeting for Tuesday]]></title>
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	The Bartlesville City Council has called a special meeting for Tuesday afternoon as city officials begin the detailed budgeting process.

	&amp;nbsp;

	The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Council Chambers of Bartlesville City Hall, where council members are expected to discuss and accept the financial statements and auditor&amp;#39;s report for fiscal year 2024. Additionally, the council is expected to discuss financing for bond issuance from the February 2026 general obligation bond election.

	&amp;nbsp;

	The council will then recess to the first floor conference room for a workshop to discuss and plan the fiscal year 2026-2027 budget. The workshop is also open to the public.

	&amp;nbsp;

	Bartlesville City Hall is located at 401 S. Johnstone Ave.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:38:51 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Independence, KS Man Charged With Terrorism Hoax]]></title>
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	An Independence, Kan. man is facing a felony charge in Washington County after allegedly threatening to kill people in a Bartlesville hospital.

	&amp;nbsp;

	59-year-old Marty Brown was charged on Wednesday with terrorism hoax.

	&amp;nbsp;

	According to the Bartlesville Police Department, Brown allegedly made a phone call to a Bartlesville hospital on Jan. 22, 2026, threatening to kill people at the hospital.

	&amp;nbsp;

	Brown allegedly made the verbal threat and immediately hung up the phone.

	&amp;nbsp;

	Brown will appear in court again on May 1 at 9 a.m. His bond is set at $10,000.
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:33:08 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bartlesville Man Charged With Lewd Acts to a Minor]]></title>
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	A Bartlesville man is facing a felony charge after allegedly performing sexual acts on a minor.

	&amp;nbsp;

	27-year-old Ace Edmison was charged on Wednesday with lewd acts to a minor child.

	&amp;nbsp;

	According to the Bartlesville Police Department, the victim disclosed to authorities in February 2026 that Edmison performed sexual acts on them in June 2021.

	&amp;nbsp;

	The victim was under 10 years old at the time of the alleged incident.

	&amp;nbsp;

	Edmison will appear in court again on May 1 at 9 a.m. His bond is set at $150,000.
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:26:30 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Center Bartlesville Unveils April &amp; Summer Schedule]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
	From a busy spring into a &amp;quot;sizzling summer&amp;quot; filled with music, dance, and family fun, The Center Bartlesville has it all. Appearing on KWON Radio&amp;#39;s COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Valerie Hulse with The Center Bartlesville talked about all the upcoming events.

	&amp;nbsp;

	This weekend, it&amp;#39;s the Bartlesville Civic Ballet&amp;#39;s The Sleeping Beauty which opens Saturday at 7:30 PM, with a Sunday matinee at 2:00 PM. This production features local talent alongside professional guest artists from the Boston Ballet.

	&amp;nbsp;

	Then, get ready for a little nostalgia with Live from Laurel Canyon. This is the season finale for the Bartlesville Community Concert Association will present a Folk-Americana tribute to the California music hub with hits from The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Carole King, James Taylor, The Mamas &amp;amp; the Papas, Joni Mitchell, Crosby Stills &amp;amp; Nash, The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Brown, Jim Morrison, Neil Young and others and on Saturday, April 25, 7:30pm.

	&amp;nbsp;

	Onb April 30th, at 7pm, it&amp;#39;s a family adventure with&amp;nbsp; Dinosaur World Live. This family add-on gives you 50 minutes of impressive, life-like dinosaur puppets with no intermission&amp;mdash;perfect for young children. You might want to check out the post-show meet-and-greet; &amp;quot;Family Pack&amp;quot; ticket deals available to keep it affordable.

	&amp;nbsp;

	Looking ahead, it&amp;#39;s :The Sizzling Summer Series&amp;quot; Valerie Hulse with The Center Bartlesville said these &amp;quot;Fourth Fridays&amp;quot; events running from May through August with the early summer focusing on live stage performances and music. The late summer (July/August) pivots to &amp;quot;Movies on the Green&amp;quot; starting at 8:30 PM to beat the heat.

	&amp;nbsp;

	Tickets and show information can be found at https://www.bartlesvillecenter.com/.
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:54:57 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Retirement Math, Now Slightly Less Confusing]]></title>
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	In a display of bipartisan agreement that doesn&amp;rsquo;t immediately devolve into a cable news shouting match, James Lankford and John Fetterman have teamed up to reintroduce the Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act. Yes, &amp;ldquo;clarity&amp;rdquo; and &amp;ldquo;federal retirement calculations&amp;rdquo; in the same sentence, bold strategy. The bill aims to fix how the Office of Personnel Management calculates retirement annuity supplements for federal employees, especially law enforcement officers dealing with settlement agreements that split those benefits.

	Lankford says the goal is to let officers focus on, you know, actual law enforcement instead of decoding government math like it&amp;rsquo;s a late-night puzzle. The proposal would clear up how annuity supplements are divided when courts get involved, essentially telling OPM to follow explicit court orders instead of improvising. Meanwhile, Fetterman framed the bill as a fairness issue, emphasizing that officers who&amp;rsquo;ve spent careers in high-risk roles shouldn&amp;rsquo;t have to fight bureaucracy in retirement just to get what they already earned. Revolutionary concept, really.

	Under the bill, retirees affected by past confusion, specifically those who retired on or before June 30, 2016, could get repayments if their benefits were recalculated in ways that didn&amp;rsquo;t match court intent. It also conveniently waives efforts to claw back overpayments made to former spouses. Nothing says &amp;ldquo;efficient government&amp;rdquo; like trying to untangle years-old payment disputes. Bottom line: Congress is attempting to fix a problem that probably shouldn&amp;rsquo;t have been that complicated to begin with. So naturally, it required a whole new act of Congress.
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:37:06 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Major Fire Contained Outside Blue Whale Materials Facility in Bartlesville]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[
	Multiple Bartlesville Fire Department battalions and crews from surrounding fire departments responded to a large fire at the Bartlesville Industrial Park Tuesday night near lithium battery recycler Blue Whale Materials.

	&amp;nbsp;

	Bartlesville Deputy Fire Chief Barry Campbell has the details.

	&amp;nbsp;

	No injuries were reported and the main Blue Whale facility was spared from the blaze. Campbell says the cause of the massive fire is under investigation.
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:01:07 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pawhuska Council Puts the Brakes on Possible Data Center]]></title>
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	At Tuesday&amp;#39;s evening&amp;#39;s city council meeting in Pawhuska, council members had the option to provide a letter to Buckley Bros. Holdings, LLC showing they wanted to move forward with the data center. Another agenda item included placing a moratorium on the possible data center through the end of the year.&amp;nbsp;

	&amp;nbsp;

	After hearing from nine members of the audience, they denied sending the load guarantee letter by a 5-0 vote and approved the moratorium through the end of the year by a 3-2 vote.

	&amp;nbsp;

	Here is what Mayor Steve Tolson said on his reasoning for voting against sending the company a load guarantee letter.

	&amp;nbsp;

	Pawhuska resident Alex DeRoin gave his take on why he thought the council needed to place a moratorium on the data center.

	&amp;nbsp;

	The proposed data center would be across from Indian Camp Elementary School.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;

	&amp;nbsp;
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:35:37 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Osage Nation Gets Funding for Broadband Expansion]]></title>
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	The Osage Nation has received a boost in funding to expand high speed broadband infrastructure in rural parts of the Osage Nation. They received just over $17.5 million through the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service ReConnect Program. The Osage Nation broadband infrastructure investment is now more than $72 million.&amp;nbsp;

	&amp;nbsp;

	In a press release, Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear had the following to say on the expanded internet access across the reservation:

	&amp;nbsp;

	&amp;quot;It reflects the hard work and dedication of our Osage Nation team, whose efforts made this opportunity possible. I am deeply grateful for their commitment and proud of what this funding will allow us to achieve for our communities.&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp;

	&amp;nbsp;

	Funding from this will mostly go toward broadband infrastructure development.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:46:37 -0500</pubDate>
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