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The Cherokee Nation is once again offering its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program to help eligible families file their 2025 state and federal income tax forms for free.   The VITA program has helped submit over 20,000 tax returns in the last decade, helping taxpayers rece ... read more »

Bartlesville residents will have several opportunities in January and early February to learn more about three funding measures that will appear on the Feb. 10 ballot.   The city will host a series of informal election presentations designed to give voters clear, accessible informati ... read more »

Nowata High School is holding a meeting on Wednesday to help parents better understand their student's ACT scores.   This school year, Nowata High School offered the Pre-ACT and the ACT to students in grades 9-11.   Wednesday's meeting will be broken down into tw ... read more »

Blair Ellis is stepping aside as executive director of the Bartlesville Public Schools Foundation after nearly nine years of service.   CLICK HERE FOR THE AUDIO VERSION OF THIS STORY   Ellis became the foundation’s first full-time executive director in 2017, follow ... read more »

  Adam Pugh, Republican candidate for State Superintendent, was our guest on COMMUNITY CONNECTION on Thursday.    Pugh said, "I’m running to ensure every student has access to quality teachers, safe schools, and opportunities to thrive — without the dis ... read more »

Nowata High School is celebrating homecoming week next week.   Throughout the week of Jan. 12 to Jan. 16, Nowata High School students are encouraged to dress up to show their school spirit. The festivities come to a close on Friday night when the Nowata basketball teams host Claremor ... read more »

A Dewey woman is facing a felony charge after allegedly stealing merchandise from the Bartlesville Walmart. 19-year-old Hannah Everly was charged on Thursday with larceny of merchandise from a retailer. According to the Bartlesville Police Department, on Dec. 23, 2025, Everly allegedly st ... read more »

Bartlesville was placed under a tornado warning early this morning after the National Weather Service detected radar-indicated rotation within a strong line of storms moving through the area. The warning prompted residents to take shelter as a precaution, though no tornado touchdown was confirmed ... read more »

Local children and teens will benefit from a $5,000 grant awarded to the Boys & Girls Club of Bartlesville by Sparklight through its Charitable Giving Fund. The grant will help the Club offset rising costs for its Nutrition Program, which provides healthy meals and sna ... read more »

Throughout Doenges Toyota's 57th-anniversary event, which started around December 2025, Doenges Toyota donated a portion of each vehicle sale to local nonprofits and let the customer choose which organization to support. The nonprofit with the most votes receive an additional $5,000 or more.& ... read more »

A line of severe thunderstorms Thursday morning causes damage in Independence, Kan. Our sister station KGGF in Coffeyville, Kan., reports an 81 mph wind gust was measured in Independence at approximately 9:35 a.m. Damage was reported throughout town with downed trees and snapped power lines.& ... read more »

A Bartlesville man suspected in a Dec. 22, 2025 shooting is now in custody after federal agents and Bartlesville police executed a warrant early Thursday morning. According to Acting Bartlesville Police Chief Troy Newell, the FBI and police conducted the arrest in the 1600 block of Maple and ... read more »

Nowata Public Schools will be holding two groundbreaking ceremonies next week for new facilities approved by voters.   The school district will hold a groundbreaking for the new baseball and softball practice facilities and dressing rooms at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 and another cere ... read more »

A Dewey man was arrested and charged on Tuesday after a Dewey police officer observed a male subject speeding and attempting to elude. Dewey police allege 19-year-old Atlas Williams approach speeds to approximately 100 miles per hour northbound on Highway 75, made an abrupt turn east on Count ... read more »

The Bartlesville Development Authority Board of Directors and staff are inviting the community to a retirement celebration for former BDA President David Wood on Thursday, Jan. 29 from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. at McGraw Realtors, 124 SE Frank Phillips Blvd.   Wood spent 16 years leading the B ... read more »