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<item><title><![CDATA[Dewey Council Zips Through Agenda]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Dewey City Council made short work of their agenda Tuesday evening. City Manager Kevin Trease presented Council with the latest tax receipts from the state. The latest receipts were $69,548.13 which is down 1.02% from the same period a year ago.
Council tabled the sole bid received on a lot at 903 N. Choctaw. Jack Maddox bid $1,500 for the vacant property and listed three conditions in his hand written bid. Tabling the action provides the parties an opportunity to work out a mutually acceptable agreement.
The Dewey Public Works Authority was to act on an ordinance dealing with curbside placement of garbage receptacles. The resolution was to include an emergency clause. Since the emergency clause was inadvertently left off the agenda, the item was tables until the next meeting when both the resolution and the emergency clause will be on the agenda.]]></description><link>http://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/26702012/dewey-council-zips-through-agenda</link><guid>http://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/26702012/dewey-council-zips-through-agenda</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:26:15 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Benton Jury Trial Underway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joshua Benton's trial for first-degree murder involving a child got underway today in Washington County District Court. The day started with a standing room only crowd as potential jurors filled the seats and stood along the wall. Prosecutor Will Drake questioned the potential jurors until 2:40 this afternoon when defense attorney Kristi Sanders started her questioning. Jim Conaster is co-counsel with Sanders. Eventually, the group will be whittled to 13 - 12 jurors and one alternate.
Benton is charged in the December 2010 death of his girlfriend's four year old son. In Benton's preliminary hearing, the Medical Examiner's Office disclosed that the child died from blunt trauma injuries and it appeared the child was bent backwards sufficiently far enough to break his back.
Testimony will start at 9:00 Wednesday morning in the third floor courtroom of DIstrict Judge Curtis DeLapp.]]></description><link>http://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/26692012/benton-jury-trial-underway</link><guid>http://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/26692012/benton-jury-trial-underway</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:14:37 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creating a Nowata County Educational Facilities Authority]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Nowata County Commissioners spent most of Tuesday morning's meeting talking about creating a Nowata County Educational Facilities Authority.  The authority would be comprised of the commissioners as trustees.  Thomas Hilborne of Hilborne and Weidman, Bond Council attended Tuesday morning's meeting and explained what the authority will do. Nowata voters last October passed the $10 million dollar bond issue which includes computer upgrades, middle school renovations, and building a new high school gymnasium.  After much discussion, the commissioners wanted to have the plan looked over by the District Attorney.  There could be action taken on this issue at next week's meeting.]]></description><link>http://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/26682012/creating-a-nowata-county-educational-facilities-authority</link><guid>http://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/26682012/creating-a-nowata-county-educational-facilities-authority</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:07:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commissioners Hear About Inmate Work Crews]]></title><description><![CDATA[Washington County Commissioners learned this morning that the Correctional Facility Inmate Work Crews amounted to 6,532 hours around the county over the past year. The inmate crews take on projects such as roadside garbage pickup and weed control, allowing the regular county crews to concentrate on larger projects. Commissioners have continually expressed their appreciation for the work of the crews. Jason Mantooth of the Sheriff's Office said some of the crew after their release had come back to the jail but they seem to be getting better control of their lives.Community Development Officer Mitch Antle talked to Commissioners about issues between the City and County dealing with the 9-1-1 operating center and GIS data Collection. Antle was directed to work with Commissioner Linda Herndon in drafting a letter to the city. Commissioners approved the transfer of a taser and safety vest from the Treasurer's Office to the Sheriff\'s Office. The taser had been taken into the field by Treasurer staff when they were dealing with potentially upset property owners.
A workshop was held on plans for a new District 2 shop. Linda Herndon said the building was needed to replace one built in 1948 that has scorpions, mice and many leaks. Herndon said the old building would be retained and put to some use. It was built by Portland Cement and used to work on railroad cars.]]></description><link>http://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/26672012/commissioners-hear-about-inmate-work-crews</link><guid>http://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/26672012/commissioners-hear-about-inmate-work-crews</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:53:38 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clark To Be Osage County CEO Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[During this morning's Osage County Commissioners meeting, Barbara Albritton with INCOG, notified the board that she wasn't aware that the board remained the same as last year, but she was lucky enough to have the paper work changed this morning for the correct signature when she received notice from her friend about a story on Bartlesville Radio's website, that it would be board chairman Jim Clark again this year as the county's chief executive officer. Here's how Albritton, opened her discussion this morning. As Osage County's Chief Executive Officer, Clark certified and signed the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, to assume overall responsibility for the environmental review process.]]></description><link>http://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/26662012/ckarj-to-be-osage-county-ceo-again</link><guid>http://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/26662012/ckarj-to-be-osage-county-ceo-again</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:19:08 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cherokee Schools Grant]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Cherokee Nation has distributed nearly $3 million to public schools in northeastern Oklahoma. More than $179,000 was given to Tulsa schools, about $175,212 went to schools in Tahlequah and $109,903 went to Muskogee schools on Monday as part of the tribe's annual Public Schools Appreciation Day.
For every Cherokee student enrolled in their district this year, school officials received $131.94. The money was divided according to the disbursement of 22,705 Cherokee students in the tribe's jurisdiction. Schools are free to use the allocation as they see fit. Washington County schools picked up their share. $24,804.23 went to Bartlesville Public Schools, Caney Valley Public Schools received $15,964.43, Copan Public Schools benefitted from a $4,881.68 check, Dewey Public Schools received $15,568.61, and Osage Hills Schools picked up $4,222.00. Bartlesville Public Schools also received a competitive grant for $10,180 to go toward programs or projects that promote Cherokee-specific instruction and/or co-curricular activities.
The tribe enacted a law in 2002 mandating that 38 percent of tax revenue from the sale of Cherokee Nation vehicle tags must go to education. The funding, given as grants, totaled $2.99 million.]]></description><link>http://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/26652012/cherokee-schools-grant</link><guid>http://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/26652012/cherokee-schools-grant</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:23:01 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skycatcher's Independence Move]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cessna Aircraft has moved work on its 162 Skycatcher from Wichita to its plant in Independence. Yingling Aviation in Wichita has been reassembling and delivering the Skycatcher aircraft after it was manufactured by a company in China. Cessna said Monday work on the two-seat light sport aircraft will be moved from Yingling to the Cessna plant in Independence. Cessna spokeswoman Diane White says Cessna wants to integrate the Skycatcher with its other single-engine airplanes in Independence. She says the plant in Independence has the capacity to do the work and the decision is not a reflection on Yingling. The Wichita Eagle reports that Yingling has laid off six mechanics and moved others to other programs because of the decision.]]></description><link>http://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/26642012/skycatchers-independence-move</link><guid>http://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/26642012/skycatchers-independence-move</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:12:48 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BPSD 2012 Teacher of The Year Ceremony Set]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bartlesville Public School District will hold their 2012 Teacher of the Year Ceremony on Monday, February 27th at 6pm.  The event will take place at the Fine Arts Center Auditorium on the Bartlesville High School campus.  Before the ceremony, there will be a short reception from 5 o'clock to 6:15 at the hospitality room of the Fine Arts Center.  The reception and the ceremony are free and open to the public.]]></description><link>http://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/26632012/bpsd-2012-teacher-of-the-year-ceremony-set</link><guid>http://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/26632012/bpsd-2012-teacher-of-the-year-ceremony-set</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:48:20 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[OKWU Eagles and Lady Eagles Post-Season Bound]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference post-season basketball tournament brackets are now set.&amp;nbsp; The ladies tournament will be at Collegel of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri while the mens tournament will be at Bellevue, Nebraska. The Eagles are the number four seed while the Lady Eagles are the number three seed.&amp;nbsp; Here's the mens and womens bracket:
Mens Tournamant-February 24-25
Semi-Finals: Friday, February 24th
#2 Central Christian (19-11) vs. #3 York College (15-15)- 5pm
#1 Bellevue (25-5) vs. #4 OKWU Eagles (15-14)- 7pm
Championship Game: Saturday, February 25th- 7pm
&amp;nbsp;
Womens Tournament- February 24-25
Semi-Finals: Friday, February 24th
#2 College of St. Mary (21-9) vs. #3 OKWU Lady Eagles (15-13)- 5pm
#1 College of the Ozarks (27-3) vs. #4 Central Baptist (15-15)- 7pm
Championship Game: Saturday, February 25th- 3pm
The winner of the Conference Tournament will go the NAIA Division II National Tournament in March.]]></description><link>http://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/26622012/okwu-eagles-and-lady-eagles-post-season-bound</link><guid>http://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/26622012/okwu-eagles-and-lady-eagles-post-season-bound</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:01:18 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hit-and-Run Death]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rogers County sheriff says a woman was killed when she got into an argument with a man who later left in a pickup truck, running her over and dragging her body for several feet. Sheriff Scott Walton tells Tulsa television station KOTV that the man and woman got into an argument Sunday night at a home in Collinsville. Walton says the man left after the argument, driving a pickup truck that was towing a trailer that had a tractor on board. Walton says it appears the woman was on or under the trailer and truck and that her body was dragged. The driver was arrested by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol in Payne County. The names of the man and woman have not yet been released.]]></description><link>http://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/26612012/hit-and-run-death</link><guid>http://www.bartlesvilleradio.com/pages/news/26612012/hit-and-run-death</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:00:22 -0500</pubDate></item></channel></rss> 
