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Dec 31, 2024

After months of negotiations, the Oklahoma Legislature’s Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations approved a renewal of the state’s motor vehicle compact with the Cherokee Nation, following the Council of the Cherokee Nation’s approval earlier in December. Under the new com...read full story »

Jun 02, 2025

Dewey City Council met for the first time in the month of June on Monday night at Dewey City Hall.   The council approved amendments to the 2024-2025 fiscal year, with revenue increases for special fire donations and taxes on motor vehicles and gasoline. The council also approved exp...read full story »

Apr 27, 2018

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has signed legislation designed to shrink the state's prison population.   Fallin signed seven criminal justice reform bills Thursday to cut the number of nonviolent offenders in state prisons, streamline the parole process and reduce the number of repeat of...read full story »

Apr 23, 2026

The City of Bartlesville announces that work is progressing on the 20,000 square-foot hangar project at Bartlesville Municipal Airport. The project, worth $5.4 million, is being funded by $2.38 million from the Oklahoma Aerospace and Aeronautics Commission with the remaining $3.02 million fun...read full story »

Nov 16, 2021

Cherokee Nation will launch a comprehensive study of its government workforce pay and target a gradual minimum wage increase to $15 per hour by 2025. Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. and Deputy Chief Bryan Warner made the announcement on Tuesday. Under Chief Hoskin’s “Executiv...read full story »

Apr 15, 2025

You are invited to participate in the Light It Up Blue 2025 5K and Fun Run  to benefit Paths to Independence on Satuday,  April 26, at at 8:00 a.m.    Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Katelyn Shorter, P.E. teacher at Paths to independence, said the event supports the...read full story »

Apr 23, 2026

Ranch Heights Elementary teacher Heather Tate is the 2025-2026 Bartlesville Public Schools Teacher of the Year, which was announced at the Bruins of the Year Celebration Thursday evening at Bill Doenges Memorial Stadium.   Tate teaches in the district's Academic Therapeutic Learn...read full story »

Oct 31, 2023

A Dewey man was seen in Washington County Court on Tuesday on the charge of failing to register as a sex offender. Bill Charles Brown is a convicted sex offender and was required to register once a year to the sex offender registry for a 10-year stretch from 2015-2025. A call was made to the ...read full story »

Nov 11, 2025

The Bartlesville City Council will hold a special workshop meeting next Monday evening. According to an agenda, Director of Engineering Micah Siemers will present staff recommendations for general obligation bond projects and the one-half cent sales tax in preparation for the capital election...read full story »

Aug 27, 2024

In the race for Nowata County Commissioner for District 2, Challenger Brandon Wesson defeated Incumbent Timmie Benson by 29 total votes, earning 148 votes. Wesson took 55.43% of the votes, while Benson had 44.57% and 119 votes. Wesson told Bartlesville Radio on Tuesday night that he is happy ...read full story »

Oct 27, 2025

Bartlesville’s holiday season is set to sparkle as OKM Music partners with Woolaroc Museum and Wildlife Preserve to present the 2025 Christkindl Market, a three-day celebration of lights, music, and festive family fun. The event runs November 28–30 from 4 to 9 p.m. daily at Woolaroc, ...read full story »

Jan 16, 2026

The Board of Osage County Commissioners will convene for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds on Tuesday in lieu of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.    At that meeting, there will be discussion to accept an emergency REAP funding contract for the Frontier Shores F...read full story »

Oct 15, 2025

The City of Pawhuska has a website provider that is no longer being sold and a support system will no longer be available in January 2026.    City Clerk Jennifer Burd says an upgrade needs to occur now. With that upgrade, the new website must be ADA compliant and council member ...read full story »

Dec 09, 2025

Christmas a la Cart 2025 returns to Bartlesville December 12–14, inviting guests to step inside four beautifully decorated homes showcasing the warmth and magic of the holiday season. Each stop on the tour offers its own festive personality and décor, giving visitors a close-up ...read full story »

Jan 05, 2022

The Dewey City Council amends the City's 2021-2022 fiscal year budget to include American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. Revenues increased in the amount of $295,516.80 with the approved ARPA funds. Expenditures in the same amount were approved. City Manager Kevin Trease says the bud...read full story »