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Pawhuska School Board Meets Ahead of School Year Starting
Aug 13, 2024
The Pawhuska School Board convened for a brief meeting on Monday evening before students go back to school later on this week.
In the short meeting, the student handbook for the 2024-2025 school year was approved, as was the return to learn plan for this year. Superintendent Chris ... read more »
Pawhuska Council to Get Hospital Financial Report on Tuesday
Aug 13, 2024
The Pawhuska City Council will convene for a regularly scheduled meeting at the community center at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening.
At that meeting, Jason McBride and Todd Williams will present the financial and operational reports from the hospital. There will also be discussi ... read more »
Bartlesville Regional United Way Day of Caring
Aug 13, 2024
Bartlesville Regional United Way Day of Caring 2024 is coming up on September 25th. Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Lisa Cary and Katie Zaun with Bartlesville Regional United Way invited everyone to participate.
For those who have yet to participate, Day of Caring is a time wher ... read more »
Tri County Tech Educators Recognized at the OkACTE Oklahoma Summit
Aug 13, 2024
Practical Nursing Instructor Kebi Allen was named the OkACTE Postsecondary Professional of the Year. Medicine & Biosciences Instructor Casey Woods was nominated for New Teacher of the Year after recently being named STEM New Teacher of the Year. Construction Technology Instructor Jason Mu ... read more »
World's Largest Steam Locomotive Rolling Through Oklahoma
Aug 12, 2024
The world's largest steam locomotive will once again be coming through Oklahoma in a few months. Big Boy No. 4014 will power up in Wyoming in late August and pass through nine states, including Oklahoma and Kansas.
Big Boy is scheduled to stop in Claremore on Sunday, Octo ... read more »
Tenants Begin Moving Out of Price Tower
Aug 12, 2024
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Tenants at Bartlesville's Price Tower are looking for a new home, and one has already started moving out, after the owners of the Frank Lloyd Wright landmark laid off most of their staff, canceled hotel reservations and have closed ... read more »
Nowata County Sheriff slated for salary increase
Aug 12, 2024
At Monday's Nowata County Board of Commissioners Meeting, their was a discussion about increasing the salary for Nowata County Sheriff Jason McClain and the Sheriff Department.
McClain is set to see his salary increase from $32,000 to $44,000 a year. McClain tells Bartlesville ... read more »
Arvest Wealth Management to Offer Retirement Savings Sessions for Phillips 66, ConocoPhillips and Chevron Phillips
Aug 12, 2024
Arvest Wealth Management will host retirement savings educational sessions by appointment for current and past employees of Phillips 66, ConocoPhillips and Chevron Phillips at Arvest’s downtown Bartlesville location, 100 SE Frank Phillips Blvd.
“When your employment sit ... read more »
Osage Co Commissioners Resolve Bond Payment Issue
Aug 12, 2024
The Board of Osage County Commissioners convened for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds on Monday morning. At that meeting, the Board signed a work and pricing order for Datascout beginning this September and running through June 30, 2028. That is for the Assessor's Office and w ... read more »
Osage County District Two Accepts Donation
Aug 12, 2024
At Monday's Board of Osage County Commissioners meeting, District Two accepted a donation from a group of citizens living on a county road near Sperry and they were looking to make that road better. District Two Commissioner Steve Talburt said it is a county-maintained gravel road, but the gr ... read more »
Washington County Free Fair Adds More Attractions and Events
Aug 12, 2024
The Washington County Free Fair is adding even more attractions and engagements.
Fair Board Members Kevin White and Rebecca Moses tells Bartlesville Radio that the hotdog eating contest has been changed to a donut eating contest so that it better fits the fair's theme: Th ... read more »
PODCAST: City Manager Mike Bailey and Retiring City Golf Pro Jerry Benedict
Aug 12, 2024
After 38 years at Bartlesville's Adams Municipal Golf Course, golf pro Jerry Benedict is calling it a career. Appearing on CITY MATTERS, Jerry said he has no regrets.
Benedict if not only proud of the physical improvments at the course, but more so the golf programs that have g ... read more »
Blanchard Addresses Price Tower Closing Rumor
Aug 09, 2024
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The owner of Bartlesville's Price Tower says the Frank Lloyd Wright landmark is not closing, yet, but it is a possibility.
Cynthia Blanchard spoke with Bartlesville Radio Friday afternoon. She says her ownership grou ... read more »
Pawhuska Schools Holds Special Meeting on Thursday
Aug 09, 2024
The Pawhuska School Board had a special meeting on Thursday afternoon at the administration building in order to make some personnel changes before the 2024-2025 school year starts next week.
The prices of meals are rising slightly, as they will now cost $5. This will not nec ... read more »
Perkins Addresses Phillips 66 Layoffs, Future in Bartlesville
Aug 08, 2024
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Phillips 66 Senior Vice President/Chief Digital and Administrative Officer Tandra Perkins and General Manager of Human Resources, Service and Operations Matt Epperson confirmed Thursday that approximately 20 employees in Bartlesville w ... read more »