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Osage County GOP Forum Taking Place in April

Mar 26, 2024

The Osage County Republican Party has announced they will be hosting a GOP Forum on Tuesday, April 30th at the Osage County Fairgrounds in Pawhuska.    Sheriff Eddie Virden and his challenger Bart Perrier will have a debate. Candidates running for office of District One and Dist ... read more »

Jane Phillips Society Shoe Drive

Mar 26, 2024

The Jane Phillips Society is conducting a Shoe Drive in Bartlesville through April to rasise funds and help them assist other non-profits in our area.   Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Susie Rogers and Mayri Hebert said the society is teaming up with Funds2Orgs for this event. You ... read more »

House a Total Loss in Fire on Airport Road in Bartlesville

Mar 26, 2024

  Bartlesville firefighters were called to the scene of a house fire Monday night.    Ed Brown with the Bartlesville Fire Dept tells Bartlesville Radio that when crews arrived they entered through the roof and got the fire tamped down but they ran out of water before th ... read more »

Operation Clean House April 20th

Mar 26, 2024

Operation Clean House is Washington County’s annual hazardous waste disposal and recycling event that has been around for over 30 years.    Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Assistant City Manager Tracy Roles said  that each year the event enables the safe disposal o ... read more »

Piper Bids Farewell to the County at Final Meeting

Mar 25, 2024

Monday's Board of Osage County Commissioners meeting was the final one for District One Commissioner Everett Piper, as he announced a resignation date for the end of the month. At that meeting, Piper said it has been a joy to serve the county, but with an increased workload, he feels like thi ... read more »

Fairfax Man Killed in Saturday Morning Crash

Mar 25, 2024

A Fairfax man was killed in an early Saturday morning crash in Creek County. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, 22-year-old Daylon Roberts, of Fairfax was driving a 2006 Ford Mustang on State Highway 51, approximately three miles northwest of Oilton. Troopers say that just after midnig ... read more »

Bartlesville Man Receives Third Domestic Abuse Charge since 2023

Mar 25, 2024

A Bartlesville man was arrested on March 24th on the charge of domestic abuse by strangulation after an argument with his roommate. Zachary Vaughn is alleged of choking the victim in this case after an argument had broken out in their residence on the 1600 block of SW Elm St. According to an ... read more »

Osage Co Tourism Director to Get Contract Renewed

Mar 25, 2024

On Monday, it was time to renew Osage County Tourism Director Mary Beth Moore's contract. Within the past year, there has been some mixed opinions among business owners across the county as to Moore's handling of that position.   Chairman of the Osage County Tourism Board, Wa ... read more »

First Bison Calf of Spring Born at Tallgrass Prairie Preserve

Mar 25, 2024

The Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve near Pawhuska is celebrating a new arrival.   The first bison calf of the Spring was born Monday, the Oklahoma Nature Conservancy announced.   The Tallgrass Prairie Preserve contains more than 39,000 acres, which is the l ... read more »

Tallchief Reaches Plea Deal in 2023 Bartlesville Shooting Death

Mar 25, 2024

A defendant in the March 2023 shooting death of a Bartlesville man has pleaded guilty in federal court and will serve time in prison.   Federal court records show 18-year-old Colton Patch Tallchief pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Indian Country. Tallchief is a member of t ... read more »

Montana Mike's Bartlesville Location Suddenly Closes Permanently

Mar 25, 2024

A Bartlesville steakhouse suddenly shut down permanently on Monday.   Montana Mike's, located at 3825 SE Adams Rd., made the post on their social media page just before the lunch rush Monday. There was no reason listed as to why the decision to permanently close was made. &nb ... read more »

Osage Commissioners Discuss Wind Turbines in Western Part of County

Mar 25, 2024

The Board of Osage County Commissioners were deciding to possibly file a friend of the court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court at Monday's meeting. The case is involving the wind farm in western Osage County and the possibility of the turbines being taken down. The Board went in ... read more »

Candidate Filing Period Begins April 3

Mar 25, 2024

The statewide candidate filing period begins at 8 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, Yvonne House, secretary of the Washington County Election Board said this week.   Filing will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The deadline for filing as a candidate is 5 p.m. Friday ... read more »

Nowata County Commissioners Convene for Final March Meeting

Mar 25, 2024

The Nowata County Commissioners met Monday morning in what would be a shorter meeting than usual. There were no important courthouse updates given before Commissioner Timmie Benson announced that the Nowata County Sheriff’s Department received a $100 donation. The Commissioners next app ... read more »

CITY MATTERS 3-25-24

Mar 25, 2024

  Assistant City Manager Tracy Roles, HR Manager Laura Sanders and City Water Utilities Director Terry Lauretsen were our guests on CITY MATTERS on KWON on Monday.   Tracy Roles reminded everyone of the up coming April 2nd City Special Election  to change the city chart ... read more »