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Pawhuska Schools Completes MAP Testing

May 15, 2024

Pawhuska students recently completed their MAP testing for the spring semester. This is a test that students are given in the fall and again at the end of the year to measure their growth throughout the academic year.   All four principals were at a recent school board meeting and sa ... read more »

Meet Fanny! She's A Little Shy...

May 15, 2024

The Washington County SPCA is usually known to have the more medium to large dogs available for adoptions. Smaller dogs are usually found at the local ARF also here in Bartlesville. Well, that stereotype has drastically changed.   This 8 month pup is a spit ball of energy, but not to ... read more »

BFD: Rescuers Respond to False Report Drowning in Caney River

May 15, 2024

Multiple crews from the Bartlesville Fire Department responded Wednesday afternoon to a report of a drowning in the Caney River near Johnstone Park. Rescuers brought search boats to Johnstone Park and additional crews searched the river bank near the Tuxedo Boulevard bridge during the noon ho ... read more »

8th Annual Logan Cochran Charity Event

May 15, 2024

The 8th Annual Logan Cochran Charity Event  will be held Saturday, June 1, at the Adams Golf Course with a  shotgun start at 8:30am.     Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Janet Moreland, the event's founder, and Clair Bartley, Executive Director of Paths to I ... read more »

KANE COLUMN: House Recognizes National Police Week; Budget Summits

May 15, 2024

This week, the House recognized May 12 through May 18, 2024, as National Police Week and May 15, 2024, as Peace Officers Memorial Day in Oklahoma. Our police do so much for our citizens, from keeping them safe from criminals to helping direct them to needed assistance and providing community ... read more »

BPS on COMMUNITY CONNECTION

May 15, 2024

The school year ends this week for Bartlesville Public School and joining us on COMMUNITY CONNECTION was BPS Supt. Chuck McCauley.   Mr. McCauley reminded everyone that the graduating seniors were in 8th grade when COVID hit and changed the way schools operated for a while. He also c ... read more »

ABB, Musselman Named Businesses of Year

May 15, 2024

ABB and Musselman Abstract Company were named businesses of the year Tuesday night at the Bartlesville Chamber of Commerce’s 120th annual Gala at the Hilton Garden Inn. ABB was named large Business of the Year. The company traces its Bartlesville operations back to the late 1960s when i ... read more »

City of Bartlesville Memorial Day Trash Routes

May 15, 2024

Due to the holidays, City of Bartlesville offices and trash routes will be a little different starting May 27. City offices will be closed May 27, but will open back up May 28. This is the same for the recycling center that will open back up on May 29. Trash routes that usually occur on M ... read more »

Ransomware Issues Continue at Ascension St. John Hospitals

May 15, 2024

Ascension St. John in Tulsa says they aren’t sure when their systems will be back up after a ransomware attack on their hospital and clinics that began last Wednesday. That attack has caused problems in hospitals in nearly a dozen states across the country. Ascension tells our news ... read more »

Family Can Confirm That Missing Barnsdall Man is Dead

May 14, 2024

The body that was recovered on Saturday night from Bird Creek has been identified as a missing Barnsdall man. Family members can confirm that Kenneth Wayne Hogue, who had been missing since the tragic EF-4 tornado struck his home last Monday, was recovered several miles south of Barnsdall. &n ... read more »

Wednesday Severe Weather Threat Increases to 'Slight' Category

May 14, 2024

The possibility of severe weather Wednesday night in Osage and Washington counties in Oklahoma and western Nowata County has increased. Risk levels for Chautauqua and Montgomery counties in Kansas have also increased.   According to the National Weather Service, the threat level has ... read more »

Man Back in Trouble After Failing to Show Up for Court Date

May 14, 2024

A Tulsa man who was convicted of buying, possessing or procuring obscene material in 2016 is in trouble with the law again after failing to make a court appearance in July. A warrant was issued for Christopher West's arrest in October and he was taken into custody on Monday.   We ... read more »

Cherokee Nation Offers Free College Prep Courses

May 14, 2024

Registration is now open for Cherokee Nation Foundation’s two summer camps dedicated to helping Native American students prepare for higher education.   This year, the annual ACT Prep Camp, hosted June 1-5, will be offered in a virtual format.   Students can choose ... read more »

Frontier, Sooner Pools to Open May 25

May 14, 2024

Bartlesville's Frontier and Sooner swimming pools are set to open Memorial Day weekend, on May 25, barring any unforeseen issues.   City officials say the Johnstone Park Splash Pad is open now and crews are completing some patch work on Sooner Splash Pad, which is anticipated to ... read more »

South Coffeyville Considers Partnership for Religous Education

May 14, 2024

The South Coffeyville School Board is considering adding a voluntary release-time religious education program.   At Monday night's meeting, board members heard a presentation from Pastor Jason Swindell, who is working to start the program at the Methodist church across the street ... read more »