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Bartlesville Regional United Way Announces Campaign Goal

Sep 05, 2023

Bartlesville Regional United Way announced a record campaign goal of $2.4 million on Friday at the Bartlesville High School football game.   United Way CEO Lisa Cary says it is a big goal, but the funds go to support several organizations in Washington, Nowata and Osage counties. ... read more »

Arvest Bank to Hold Fundraiser Garage Sale to Support United Way

Sep 06, 2023

Arvest Bank will host a Garage Sale on Saturday, Sept. 9 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Arvest Bank east side location north community room at 4225 SE Adams Rd. Entry into the sale can only be obtained through the north entrance, not through the main bank lobby. Bartlesville Regional Unit ... read more »

2023 Washington County Free Fair: Wednesday Schedule

Sep 06, 2023

The 109th Washington County Free Fair is this week at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Dewey. The theme this year is Red, White and You!   Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, fair board members Rebecca Moses and Kevin White told us about the newly expanded Children's Barnyard ... read more »

Gov Stitt Appoints Nofire as New Native Affairs Liason

Sep 06, 2023

  Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed former Cherokee Nation Councilor Wes Nofire as a new state liaison for Native American affairs on Tuesday at the state capitol.   Gov. Stitt said that Nofire will "build bridges" between tribal and state governments.   Nofi ... read more »

BPD Arrests Subject in a Stabbing Incident

Sep 06, 2023

The Bartlesville Police Department responded to a stabbing in the 1600 block of Elm Tuesday afternoon shortly before 4pm. According to the BPD press release,several patrol officers responded and was able to locate victim sitting on the curb with a severe injury to the torso. Patrol then l ... read more »

Dewey City Council Approves Ordinances; Public Works Authority Discusses Water Supply

Sep 05, 2023

The Dewey City Council met for the first of two regular monthly meetings in what was a relatively short Tuesday night. To kick things off, the council approved three ordinance variance requests in a row. Mayor Tom Hays and City Manager Kevin Trease explained in further detail what the ordinances ... read more »

Osage County Commissioners Sign Relocation Agreement

Sep 05, 2023

At Monday's Osage County Commissioners meeting, the Board had to table a presentation from Dalton Higgins, as he had planned to talk about renovation and repair plans for the Osage County Courthouse moving forward. The Board signed a utility relocation agreement with Guy Engineering for r ... read more »

OCSO could be on TV Show, some say it could be Political Move

Sep 05, 2023

At Monday’s Board of Osage County Commissioners meeting, Undersheriff Gary Upton presented to the board a contract that would feature the Osage County Sheriff’s Office on an upcoming television series titled, “The Force.” Upton said that Osage County District Attorney ... read more »

Nowata County Commissioners Continue Discussions on the Courthouse Air Conditioning

Sep 05, 2023

The Nowata County Commissioners continued discussions on the County Courthouse improvements in their regular weekly meeting. The Commissioners met on Tuesday instead of Monday due to the Labor Day Holiday. Courthouse Secretary Rachel Marrs continued to raise concerns to Commissioner Troy Friddle ... read more »

Washington Co. Commissioners Sign Agreement With Cherokee Nation

Sep 05, 2023

The Washington County Commissioners met briefly Tuesday morning to take care of three items of business.   Following the awarding of a bid for a new parking structure at the Washington County District 2 Road Department facility, the commissioners signed an annual memorandum of agreem ... read more »

Coach Cecil Epperley on COMMUNITY CONNECTION

Sep 05, 2023

Bartlesville Sports Hall of Famer, Coach Cecil Epperley was our guest on COMMUNITY CONNECTION.    Coach Epperley graduated from Stillwater High School in 1958 where he played basketball for Coach Martin “Red” Loper. After high school Cecil, along with three of his hi ... read more »

Nowata Schools Inviting Grandparents to Lunch on Friday

Sep 04, 2023

Nowata Public Schools invites all grandparents of those who have grandkids in elementary school to eat lunch with their grandchildren on Friday. You are asked to RSVP by Wednesday by calling 918-273-0771.  Lunch will be served at 10:50 a.m. and they will be serving chicken salad or pizza ... read more »

Nowata County Commissioners to Meet Day After Labor Day

Sep 04, 2023

The Nowata County Commissioners did not meet this Monday morning due to the Labor Day holiday and will instead convene in their regular location on Tuesday morning. Expected items of conversation will stem around Nowata County Courthouse improvements, more precisely, the air conditioning unit as ... read more »

2023 Washington County Free Fair Schedule of Events

Sep 04, 2023

The 109th Washington County Free Fair begin this week at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Dewey. The theme this year is Red, White and You!   Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, fair board members Rebecca Moses and Kevin White told us about the newly expanded Children's Barnya ... read more »

Crash at Adams and VIrginia in Bartlesville

Sep 03, 2023

Bartlesville police have been working a one-vehicle accident scene in Bartlesville at Adams Boulevard and Virginia Avenue Sunday Morning. One person was transported to Ascension St. John Jane Phillps with minor injuries. BPD said the injured person was treated and released. ... read more »