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City of Pawhuska offices will close at 2 p.m. on Friday for staff training. If you need to make a utility payment, you can still do so by going to xpressbillpay.com.   Pawhuska City Hall will go back to normal operating hours beginning on Monday.  ... read more »

The Nowata County Commissioners issued a burn ban during an emergency meeting Wednesday afternoon.   The resolution prohibits any person from burning any material or substance that can start a forest, grass, range, crop or wildland fire. The burn ban does affect controlled burns of c ... read more »

Washington County Commissioners approved an emergency burn ban Thursday, citing a surge in out-of-control fires that have strained local volunteer fire departments and raised public safety concerns.   The ban is effective immediately for up to 14 days. The resolution was requested by ... read more »

The Osage County Fairgrounds will play host to the third annual 4C Ranch Rodeo on Saturday. Doors will open at 10 a.m. and the event begins at 11 a.m. at the indoor arena.    Cost is $200 for a four person team. Payout is 80 percent and you can enter by sending a text to 620-307 ... read more »

It is going to be a busy month of April for the Washington County Cherokee Association (WCCA) as they focus on community safety and cultural preservation.   Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, John Weston, President of the WCCA, defined thier mission, which is operating under the spir ... read more »

Frank Phillips Blvd. is down to one lane just east of Paths to Independence due to a one-vehicle accident just after 9:00 on Thursday morning on the east side of Bartlesville.  A car collided with an electric pole.  There are several emergency vehicles on the scene in addition t ... read more »

In a shocking turn of events that definitely didn’t coincide with an election cycle, James Lankford and Bill Cassidy, along with a handful of Republican colleagues, have launched an investigation into abortion drug manufacturers and the online sale of those medications. The group says it wa ... read more »

In a rare moment of legislative urgency, the Oklahoma Senate decided that maybe, just maybe, people shouldn’t sit in jail indefinitely waiting for a hearing. Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1381, authored by Dave Rader, in a 46-1 vote Wednesday, aiming to speed up the state’s pretrial re ... read more »

In a stunning development that will surely shock anyone who’s attended a college debate in the last decade, the Oklahoma Senate has passed Senate Bill 1725, a measure aimed at protecting free speech on public college and university campuses. Authored by State Sen. Ally Seifried, the bill pr ... read more »

The Washington County Commissioners have called an emergency meeting for Thursday at 2 p.m. to consider a county-wide burn ban.   Extreme conditions continue across the area as fire weather watches and warnings are issued. If passed, the Washington County burn ban would be in effect ... read more »

The National Weather Service issues a red flag warning for Washington and Osage counties for Thursday and a fire weather watch is in effect for Nowata County.   Very warm, dry, and windy weather continues into Thursday ahead of an approaching cold front. Winds are likely to gust out ... read more »

At Monday's Osage County Commissioners meeting, Osage County Jail Captain Matt Clark spoke on the need to bring more cameras to the annex building. Clark said this is for better security to keep both employees and the public safe. Clark talks about how the new system would work.   ... read more »

Applications for the Summertime Achievement Reward Scholarship for this summer are now open. This is for Osage Nation students entering seventh through 11th grades who want to be great academically and are planning to attend summer camps for high achievers. Eligible students must have maintai ... read more »

The Oklahoma Senate has signed off on Senate Bill 483, authored by State Senator Darrell Weaver, giving counties the option to help homeless individuals relocate, ideally somewhere with a support system already waiting. The measure passed comfortably, 39-6, and now heads to the House, where Repre ... read more »

Wesleyan Christian School (WCS) announces that every family who applied for the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit (PCTC) for the 2025-2026 school year successfully received the credit.   Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, WCS Supt. Curt Cloud and WSC Development Director Darci Wils ... read more »