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  During Monday night's storms, tornadoes touched down in five spots in our area. One of those tornadoes touched  down near Ochelata. Although the emergency sirens went off in Bartlesville, the sirens in Ochelata never sounded.   Bartlesville Radio spoke with Washin ... read more »

You are invited to The 26th Annual The Good, The Bad & The Barbecue charity event on Saturday May 11, 2024 hosted by Robert Hughes and family & the Hughes Ranch.     Even Chairperson Juli Merciez and Elder Care's newly appointed Executive Director Christine Bish ... read more »

The Board of Directors of Washington County Elder Care, Inc. announced that Christina Bishop has been appointed to the role of Executive Director, effective April 1, 2024. Christina has been with Elder Care for 17 years, and she has most recently served as the Chief Operating Officer & Office ... read more »

Six of the 10 proposed City Charter changes in Bartlesville failed Tuesday night during a special election.   Voters rejected moving City Council elections from the November ballot to April and extending council terms from two years to three years; restricting city employees from run ... read more »

We are starting to get some video reports of damage from the Barnsdall tornado from Monday evening. More to come:       ... read more »

A Bartlesville man was arrested early Wednesday morning on the charges of possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, possession of firearm after former felony conviction, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving with his license suspended. Elmer Maravilla w ... read more »

At this week's city council meeting in Bartlesville, a sidewalk ordinance, which amends the City's current policy was approved. The Council hopes these changes will provide a more accessible way of life for pedestrians.   The Council had been talking about this issue for seve ... read more »

This week’s feature pet is the definition of a cuddle bug. Although bugs and cuddles do not go together, when you see this rollie pollie there is no mistaking she’s the product of spring. Heath Clouse, adoptions and transportations specialist at the Washington County SPCA introduc ... read more »

The Bartlesville City Council takes several steps to facilitate an upcoming taxilane construction project at the airport.   The council on Monday approved two separate resolutions accepting a total of $737,000 in grant offers from the Federal Aviation Administration for the taxilane ... read more »

The Osage Nation Education Department is offering 24-hour online tutoring services to Osage Nation students. Any student enrolled in a post-secondary institution who needs assistance can go to Tutor.com.  To take advantage of the one-on-one tutoring sessions in more than 250 subject area ... read more »

  The Pinewood Derby is back locally! The Osage Hills District Pinewood Derby is coming up on Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at Washington Park Mall.   Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Phillip Wright with CHEROKEE AREA COUNCIL #469 said all are welcome to t ... read more »

The National Weather Service has confirmed five tornadoes touched down Monday in Osage, Washington and Nowata counties — all were rated as EF1s. The first tornado of the evening touched down 2 miles north of Hominy at 7:17 p.m. The twister stayed on the ground for 10 minutes, traveling ... read more »

Join local chefs and their Paths to Independence student assistants as they compete for the best gourmet grill cheese! Local celebrities and Rotarians will be the judges.   YOU have a chance to decide for yourself with $5 Raffle tickets for a chance to taste the chefs' gourmet gr ... read more »

Two public school districts in the listening area passed bond proposals, but one school district’s bond issue failed in Tuesday’s election. Copan Public Schools and Oklahoma Union Public Schools saw overwhelming support from voters. Copan’s one bond proposition passed with n ... read more »

Here are the latest election results for the April 2 Special Elections for the City of Bartlesville, City of Nowata, Copan Public Schools, Hominy Public Schools, Oklahoma Union Public Schools and South Coffeyville Public Schools. Polls closed at 7 p.m. and results will be posted as received. ... read more »