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The Arvest Foundation recently announced a $10,000 donation to the Tri County Tech Foundation to support scholarships for young adults in the area. Arvest Bank local president David Nickel and Arvest Wealth Management trust officer Eric Cook presented the check to Kim Smith, Chief Admini ... read more »

We are now officially halfway through our legislative session. Now that the House and Senate have swapped bills, House committees have begun meeting to consider Senate measures. That work will continue over the next few weeks. Thousands of Oklahomans recently visited the State C ... read more »

A Bartlesville man is facing felony charges after allegedly stalking a victim and violating a protective order.   49-year-old Christopher Curry was charged on Tuesday with stalking in violation of a court order.   According to an investigator with the District Attorney&# ... read more »

Early Tuesday morning, a subject broke into an Osage County event venue. The subject, Kane Alexander Martin fled the scene, but was found shortly after by deputies from the Osage County Sheriff's Office. Captain Herb Cline provides more details.    Martin is being held in th ... read more »

Two women have sued the city of Bartlesville and Bartlesville Police officers Reed Blackard and Levi Johnson claiming injuries from two separate arrests.   In the civil suit filed Monday in Washington County District Court, Misty Armitage and Glenda Martin allege Bartlesville police ... read more »

The Pawhuska School Board met for a routine meeting on Monday evening at the Administration Building.    At that meeting, an updated agreement was signed with Oklahoma Teacher and Leadership Effectiveness. This is a tool to evaluate teachers across the district.    ... read more »

You are invited to participate in the Light It Up Blue 2025 5K and Fun Run  to benefit Paths to Independence on Satuday,  April 26, at at 8:00 a.m.    Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Katelyn Shorter, P.E. teacher at Paths to independence, said the event supports the ... read more »

  You are invited to the 27th Annual The Good, The Bad, and The Barbecue charity event benefiting Elder Care on Saturday, May 10, 2025, hosted by Robert Hughes and family at the Hughes Ranch.    Appearing on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Elder Care Executive Director Christina ... read more »

The Cherokee Nation is celebrating the four-year anniversary of the Wilma P. Mankiller and Charlie Soap Water Act including spending $23.8 million so far to date for water investments made in that time to increase water quality access for Cherokee Nation citizens across the reservation. The C ... read more »

The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents, the governing body of Rogers State University, has selected Dr. Don Raleigh to be the third president of RSU. Raleigh will begin his duties June 1. His appointment is pending final Board approval at their June meeting.   Raleigh’s se ... read more »

The Board of Osage County Commissioners convened for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds on Monday morning. At that meeting, the board signed a contract with Source One to remodel the floor at the Ag building. That contract was signed for $19,500. There was also discussion on how to ... read more »

Thanks to a $3,000 donation from the Arvest Foundation, Casa Hispana will receive additional funding to help local individuals and families connect to valuable community resources.    The nonprofit organization assists people with community connections by providing information a ... read more »

The Washington County Commissioners completed their annual inspection of the Correctional Center Monday and Bartlesville Radio tagged along.   The building was constructed 15 years ago and combines the sheriff's office, county-wide dispatch and a 188-bed dentention center. As of ... read more »

A Bartlesville man has been arrested and is being charged with a felony count of sexual battery. Last Tuesday, Charles Boyd made contact with the female victim and motioned for a hug. The victim refused the hug and after doing so, Boyd touched her inappropriately in the chest area. A probable cau ... read more »

A Bartlesville woman has been charged with the felony count of being in possession of stolen property and receiving or transporting stolen copper. It is alleged that the defendant, Kaelynn Robinson took a van and stole nearly $5,000 in stolen items in mid-January.   The owner of the ... read more »