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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fire department chiefs and captains, representing Nowata, New Alluwe, Lenapah, and Wann voiced their concerns over outdated radio systems.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 »

A fire caused the Highway 123 bridge between Bartlesville and Dewey to close for a short time on Friday afternoon. Deputy Fire Chief Barry Campbell explains how the fire started and what it took to get the bridge re-opened.  Campbell said there were no injuries involved and the fire is f ... read more »

A Washington County man with two other pending misdemeanor charges now finds himself facing two felony domestic assault and battery in the presence of a minor charges and an additional charge of second degree burglary.    An intoxicated Donald Wright Jr. attempted to take a purs ... read more »

A Dewey man pleaded guilty in Washington County Court on two felony first degree manslaughter charges and furnishing alcoholic beverages to a minor. Skyler Oliver will serve a year in the Washington County Jail with the seven remaining years to be suspended.    Oliver is charged ... read more »

Just a handful of tickets remain for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Mystery Gala, which will be held Saturday, Aug. 16 at The Refinery on the third floor of the Johnstone-Sare Building in downtown Bartlesville.   Appearing on Community Connection, Todd Edwards, the area director for Bi ... read more »

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