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The Bartlesville Police Department is reminding the community to be extra cautious and mindful as local students return to school Thursday, August 14th. With increased pedestrian traffic, school buses on the road, and parents dropping off and picking up children, officers urge all drivers to slow ... read more »

The Washington County School Supply Drive, a.k.a. Pack the Backpacks, has just wrapped up their sprint week where volunteers packed school backpacks for Washington County students in need ahead of the start of fall classes.   The Washington County School Supply Drive is a charitable ... read more »

Monday night's storms caused power outages as well as some damage to homes.   Bartlesville Fire Dept. Day Shift Battalion Chief Evan Brown said, "At 5:54 pm, on Monday,  we had a lightning strike where a lady smelled smoke on Chickasaw.When we arrived, there wasn't ... read more »

The City of Bartlesville Unsheltered Population Task Force has been meeting since January. Appearing on KWON's CITY MATTERS program, two members of that task force — City Manager Mike Bailey and City Councilman Aaron Kirkpatrick — said they have seen the local helping organiz ... read more »

A Bartlesville man is facing a felony charge after allegedly breaking into a residence and stealing a phone. 33-year-old Cody Burkhart was charged on Monday with first-degree burglary. According to the Bartlesville Police Department, on Aug. 8, Burkhart allegedly broke into a residence by ... read more »

A Bartlesville man is facing multiple misdemeanor charges after allegedly assaulting two victims. 18-year-old Dusty Hodge, Jr. was charged on Monday with two counts of domestic abuse by assault and battery. According to the Dewey Police Department, on Aug. 11 at approximately 2:40 a.m., H ... read more »

Pawhuska Public Schools is encouraging you to stuff the bus this week. A bus will be parked from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday on Kihekah Avenue between Seventh Street and Eigth Street. School supplies for students of any of age are being accepted. Items such as socks, gloves, clothes, pre- ... read more »

A portion of a heavily-traveled road linking Washington County and Osage County will be temporarily closed Tuesday for repairs.   Washington County Commissioner Mike Dunlap says the work on Gap Road near Highway 123 should be completed fairly quickly on Tuesday.   Dunlap ... read more »

Osage County Clerk Christina Talburt has been at the helm for just over seven months now. Before she took on that role, Talburt began taking classes to help prepare her for what lied ahead. This involved taking both basic and advanced accreditations through a County Training Program and is mandat ... read more »

The Nowata County Commissioners met for a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday morning at the Nowata County Annex.   Several fire department chiefs and captains, representing Nowata, New Alluwe, Lenapah, and Wann voiced their concerns over outdated radio systems.   New ... read more »

The Board of Osage County Commissioners convened for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds on Monday morning. At that meeting, the Board sent out bids for a third time in an attempt to acquire a brush truck for the Greyhorse Indian Village Fire Department. At Monday's meeting, ... read more »

Two signature events for Bartlesville Regional United Way (BRUW) highlight the kick off of their annual campaign.   Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, BRUW President/CEO Lisa Cary and Marketing and Events Manager Katie Zaun reminded everyone of the 2025 Tee It Up for United Way Golf ... read more »

The Bartlesville Police Department announced an arrest in a theft case that made news last week. According to a release from the BPD, on Friday police arrested 41-year-old John Beaver IV in conjunction with its investigation into the Holbrook Asphalt equipment theft. Late Friday evening, ... read more »

The 10th Circuit has upheld Oklahoma’s law prohibiting gender transition procedures on children under the age of 18. Senate Bill 613, authored by Senate Majority Floor Leader Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, and Rep. Toni Hasenbeck, R-Elgin, was enacted in 2023. It prohibits medications d ... read more »

You have to crawl before you can walk. You can't run before you walk either. You can't hop before you can skip. Slow and steady wins the race. One step at time. That is what life is.    For Springer, a two-month old kitten with wobbly cat syndrome, taking one step at a t ... read more »