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Nowata County Commissioners Discuss Money Reallocation

Mar 26, 2024

At Monday’s Nowata County Commissioner meeting, it was announced that there were two different requests to transfer funds for the county fair board and for OSU Extension to help pay their bills for this fiscal year. County Clerk Kay Spurgeon explains in better detail.  The comm ... read more »

Osage Co. Courthouse Renovations Moving Forward

Mar 26, 2024

The Osage County Courthouse is not only getting an annex added on to it, but renovations are going to be made to the existing courthouse in Pawhuska. At Monday's county commissioners meeting, Board members needed to sign a contract so that those renovations could be made. District One Commiss ... read more »

Osage Nation Education Department Hosting Oklahoma Promise Night

Mar 26, 2024

The Osage Nation Education Department will be hosting an event for JOM students in eighth through eleventh grades. These students can learn more about Oklahoma’s Promise, which offers Oklahoma students an opportunity to earn a scholarship for college tuition.   Students must be ... read more »

All Candidates Certified to be on Osage Nation Congess Election

Mar 26, 2024

All 16 candidates who have filed to run for an Osage Nation Congressional Seat have been certified to appear in the upcoming June election. The Osage Nation Election Board met last week and a chart noted that the candidates had no felonies and that they had passed background checks, which were co ... read more »

Former Coffeyville, Kansas Pastor Pleads No Contest to Rape Charges

Mar 26, 2024

A former Coffeyville, Kan., pastor pleads no contest to rape charges. The former Lewark Church of God pastor, 56-year-old William Keith Dodd, appeared in Montgomery County Court on Thursday, March 21. Dodd accepted a no contest plea to two counts of rape of a minor less than 14 years of age. ... read more »

Fraternal Order of Eagles to Host Benefit for Family Burned Out of Their Home

Mar 26, 2024

Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 610 is hosting a dinner for a family in Nowata that was burned out of their home in a recent fire. This will take place at their bingo hall on April 5, at 110 W.  Second Street in Bartlesville starting at 5:30pm.    Appearing on COMMUNITY CON ... read more »

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 »