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Osage Co Commissioners Meeting on Tuesday for President's Day
Feb 14, 2025
The Board of Osage County Commissioners will convene for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds on Tuesday morning in lieu of the President's Day Holiday.
Board members will consider appointing people to the Osage County Free Fair Board. There will also be consideration to ... read more »
Donna Copeland of Bartlesville to Receive the BSA Silver Buffalo Award for Exceptional Service to Youth
Feb 14, 2025
The Boy Scouts of America has announced that Donna Copeland of Bartlesville will receive the prestigious Silver Buffalo Award, recognizing her outstanding service to youth and her distinguished contributions to Scouting at the national level.
Created in 1925, the Silver Buffa ... read more »
Washington Co. Commissioners Meeting Moved to Tuesday
Feb 14, 2025
Monday is Presidents’ Day and with the federal holiday being recognized in Washington County, the commissioner’s meeting has been moved to Tuesday morning.
According to an agenda, the commissioners will hear a presentation about National FFA Week from FFA members at Caney Valley, ... read more »
Arvest Named To Forbes' 'Best Places to Work' List
Feb 14, 2025
Arvest Bank has been named to the 2025 Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers. It is the fourth consecutive year the bank has appeared on the list.
Presented in collaboration with Statista, the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider, the Forbes’ Amer ... read more »
Bartlesville Man Charged With Burglary and Larceny
Feb 13, 2025
A Bartlesville man is facing separate felony charges after allegedly breaking into a house in Feb. 2025 and stealing a bicycle in Aug. 2024.
37-year-old Cody Tracy was charged on Thursday with three total felony counts in his alleged involvement of the two events. Tracy is charged ... read more »
Legalized Sports Betting in Oklahoma Gets One Step Closer
Feb 13, 2025
Three bills were passed by the Senate Business and Insurance Committee on Thursday to legalize sports betting in Oklahoma. The committee approved the passage of these bills that State Senator Bill Coleman put together along with two other republican senators.
This is something Cole ... read more »
Skiatook Man Charged for Defacing VIN Number
Feb 13, 2025
A Skiatook man is facing a felony charge after allegedly defacing a VIN number on a trailer.
40-year-old Brad Smalygo was charged on Thursday with one count of removed, falsified, or unauthorized identification.
According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office ... read more »
Lankford Releases 8th Annual Federal Fumbles Book
Feb 13, 2025
Oklahoma's senior U.S. Sen. James Lankford released his eighth version of Federal Fumbles on Wednesday as a playbook for the Trump Administration's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
Lankford highlights some of the areas where he says the government is wastefully ... read more »
Osage Nation Hosting Golf Tournament in April
Feb 13, 2025
The Osage Nation Financial Department will be putting together a golf tournament on Saturday, April 19th at the Keystone Golf Course in Cleveland, Ok. The tournament is driven toward parenthood initiatives.
Registration is free and lunch will be provided for the event that starts at 9:3 ... read more »
Phillips 66 STEM Scholarships Available
Feb 13, 2025
High school seniors interested in pursuing a technical school or university degree in science, technology, engineering or math with aspirations for a career in energy, chemicals or manufacturing are invited to apply for one of the 66 scholarships that Phillips 66 is awarding this spring.
Stud ... read more »
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Four Key Tort Reform Bills
Feb 13, 2025
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved four tort reform measures aimed at strengthening legal protections for businesses and ensuring fairness in civil litigation.
The bills, authored by Senate Majority Floor Leader Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, and Senate Judiciary Chairman Sen. B ... read more »
City Services Interrupted for President's Day
Feb 12, 2025
With the President's Day holiday coming up on Monday, city offices will be closed and residential customers who have their trash serviced on Mondays will get it picked up on Wednesday. The recycling center will also be closed.
Police and fire never will operate as normal on Mon ... read more »
Bartlesville Man Charged for Stealing Merchandise From Walmart
Feb 12, 2025
A Bartlesville man is facing felony charges after allegedly stealing over $1,000 dollars of merchandise from the Bartlesville Walmart.
55-year-old Michael James Jordan was charged with three counts of a pattern of criminal offenses on Monday.
According to the Washing ... read more »
Roads Passable in Osage County
Feb 12, 2025
With Osage County being the largest county in the state, there is always concern that road crews will have trouble covering all the highways, but after speaking with Emergency Manager Jerry Roberts, he said no wrecks had been reported as of 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.
With the temp ... read more »
Friends of Dewey Parks Partners with Simple Simon Pizza
Feb 12, 2025
Friends of Dewey Parks, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. It is a like-minded group of individuals who were born, raised, or currently reside in Dewey. Together they recognized a need for renovation of the local parks in their town and are working to achieve that goal.
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