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Registration for the Osage PathFinders Development Program is open after a successful first year. This is a program to teach younger students various skills, including aviation, aerospace and STEM. Osage Nation Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear comments on the positives the program has to of ... read more »

A Ponca City man has been taken into custody as investigators in Nebraska look into the death of a teenager from 1969.  Joseph Ambroz, who is now 77, was indicted by a grand jury last week for the murder of 17-year old Mary Kay Heese. Ambroz will be extradited to Nebraska after appearing ... read more »

Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01) led Oklahoma’s delegation in the House on Wednesday by introducing H.R. 10167, companion legislation to the Senate’s unanimously passed bill, to name the new 275,000-square-foot, 58-bed medical-surgical VA hospital in Tulsa as the James Mountain Inhof ... read more »

CASA of Northeast Oklahoma received a $20,000 donation from Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) through their AEP (American Electric Power) Foundation.  The money will be used to promote and support quality volunteer representation for abused and neglected children to provide each c ... read more »

As the season of gratitude approaches, Bartlesville Public Schools Superintendent Chuck McCauley and Bartlesville Public Schools Foundation Executive Director Blair Ellis joined KWON Radio’s Community Connection program to reflect on the district’s successes and highlight opportunitie ... read more »

Emerald Legacy Scholarship Honors the Late K. Vasudevan and His Wife, Lalitha The Tri County Tech Foundation is honored to announce the establishment of the K. & Lalitha Vasudevan Memorial Scholarship for Manufacturing, an Emerald Legacy Scholarship created to celebrate the remarkable liv ... read more »

A Skiatook man was killed Monday afternoon while passing another vehicle on wet pavement. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, 39-year-old Alex C. Hillyard, of Skiatook, was driving a 1996 Chevy pickup southbound on State Highway 11, approximately 1 mile north of Skiatook, when he attemp ... read more »

  A Pawhuska man was in Washington County District Court on Tuesday on felony charges of possession of firearms. 31-year old Justin T. Carson faces a possesion of firearm charge after a felony conviction after an incident in the early morning hours on Tuesday.  A probable Cause Affa ... read more »

The Pawhuska School Board had a special meeting on Monday after being unable to provide a quorum the week before. In what was a short meeting, the Board approved a memorandum of understanding with Grand Mental Health for the 2024-2025 school year. Superintendent Chris Tanner explains what that me ... read more »

A bill has been passed by the Senate that will honor the life and legacy of late Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe. The new VA Hospital in Tulsa will be named the James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center. Oklahoma Senators James Lankford and Markwayne Mullin introduced this legislation. Representaive Ke ... read more »

Bartlesville residents got a closer look at their City Council's evolving leadership during a recent interview on KWON Radio’s Community Connection Returning City Councilor Trevor Dorsey and Councilor-elect Aaron Kirkpatrick shared insights into the challenges and opportunities ahe ... read more »

The Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 610 in Bartlesville has been busy helping others. They recently raised $7,189 for the Bartlesville High School Choir, over $5000 for the Washington County Sheriff's Department Christmas program, and $5,700 for the Bartlesville Police Foundation.  & ... read more »

Classical music enthusiasts are in for a treat this Friday, November 22, 2024, as the remarkable pianist Katie Mahan headlines the “Mostly Mozart” concert at Ambler Hall, located at 415 S. Dewey, Suite 101. The event, hosted by OKM Music, promises an unforgettable evening of artistry ... read more »

  At Monday's Dewey City Council meeting, the council approved the purchase of two used vehicles and upfitting for $44,000 for the Dewey Police department. The funds were from the American Rescue Plan Act. Also, Dewey Police Jimmy Gray honored Officer Talbett LeMaster for saving ... read more »

The City of Nowata announced on Monday that the  EPA and DEQ are working in conjunction with all public water supply systems in the State of Oklahoma to gather data by conducting a Lead Service Line Inventory. The City of Nowata said in a press release that they have completed their inventor ... read more »