Osage County, OK

At Tuesday's Board of Osage County Commissioners meeting, District One Commissioner Randall Jones brought forth quotes for new fans at the agriculture building and the indoor arena at the Osage County Fairgrounds. Jones said the cost of the new fan at the indoor arena would be just over $13,000, while three fans inside the agriculture building would cost more than $24,000.

Tourism Director for Osage County, Mary Beth Moore spoke at Tuesday's Board of Osage County Commissioners meeting on how things have been going since she took over for Kelly Bland in April. She first said they are going to proportion their funds a little bit different, particularly on how they market their website.

A group of motorcycle riders escorting an American flag around the country made its way to Green Country. This is called the "National Patriot Run" and here are the riders in Osage County. The riders made it here Saturday morning with the help of the Osage County Sheriff's Office, Osage...

The Board of Osage County Commissioners will convene for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds on Tuesday morning following the July 4th holiday weekend. At that meeting, Interim Tourism Director for Osage County, Mary Beth Moore will give an update regarding how things have been going across the county.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health released its weekly COVID-19 report on Thursday and they are reporting an additional 7,500 cases across the state since last week. With numbers slowly rising, Osage County Emergency Manager Jerry Roberts and District Two Commissioner Steve Talburt are making sure resources are available to their citizens.

Osage County commissioners last week continued to consider the question of whether the county needs to hire an owner’s representation firm to keep an eye on expenses and the quality of work performed as the courthouse annex project moves forward,. District 2 Commissioner Steve Talburt expressed interest in hiring...

At last week’s Osage County Commissioners meeting, Board members approved a quote to bring a pump to the county that would assist in syphoning water. That was approved contingent upon the company knocking off a $5,300 delivery fee. Over the last week, the county learned that they were unwilling to knock off that fee, but District One Commissioner Randall Jones talks about how important this piece of equipment is.

The City of Hominy recently reached out to the Osage County Sheriff’s Office regarding the possibility of providing dispatch services for them. They were reaching out to the Sheriff’s Office in an effort to save the City some money. Hominy City Manager Jimmy Ratliff talks about how these savings can assist the town.

Emergency Management Director Jerry Roberts on June 21 told county commissioners that COVID-19 is slowly on the rise again. Roberts said the weekly statistic for active COVID-19 cases throughout the county had been increasing, with the two most recent figures being 22 cases and 48 cases. ”I still think we’re...

To date, 85,673,420 Americans are confirmed to have been infected with COVID-19 — and over 1 million have died as a result. On a per capita basis, the U.S. has one of the highest known infections rates in the world. In the Tulsa metropolitan area, located in Oklahoma, a total of 267,607 COVID-19 cases have […]

Retired college president Dr. Everett Piper on June 28 led a four-candidate field in the Republican primary for District 1 commissioner of Osage County. In unofficial results, Piper received 871 votes, or 46.08 percent of the total. Randall Jones, the incumbent commissioner, finished second with 721 votes, or 38.15 percent.

The Osage County Cattlemen’s Association on June 17 announced the induction of two new members into its Hall of Fame. The OCCA announced the new Hall of Fame members at a luncheon during its 88th annual convention. The organization named the late Herbert Eugene “Jack” Cheves Jr., as well as Michael J. Justesen, as the 2022 Hall of Fame honorees. Family members provided introductory remarks.

After weeks of campaigning across the largest county in the state, Osage County voters finally went to the polls on Tuesday to make some major decisions. In the race for the District One Commissioner seat, there will have a runoff between the Republican incumbent, Randall Jones and Dr. Everett Piper. It was Piper edging out Jones by 150 votes, but Piper only reached 46 percent of the vote total, as challengers Clay Hughs and John Brazee chewed up an additional 15 points. The winner of the August runoff will face the lone Democratic challenger in Thomas Trumbly.

At Monday's Osage County Commissioners meeting, Board members agreed to participate in the statewide self insurance group for the coming fiscal year. This will cost just over $250,000 and will be paid by the Board in one lump sum. District One Commissioner Randall Jones gave his take on where he thought that money should come from.

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — UPDATE: TJ has been located OHP says. Oklahoma Highway Patrol has issued an Emergency Alert at the request of Osage County. "TJ" Muel Parks-Williams has been reported as missing from the area around Tall Chief Cove, Skiatook Lake. TJ is an 11-year-old black boy who...

Tune to KWON 1400/93.3/95.1 for Live Election Coverage. We have reporters stationed at Washington, Nowata and Osage County Election Boards. Nowata County Commissioner District # 3 (Republican) Troy L. Friddle Incumbent. 0 of 4. Stephen R Armstrong. Howard C. Corle. J.D. Gator Baney. Precincts: 4 in Nowata. Osage County Commissioner...

A Hominy man was convicted at trial this week in Osage County on multiple counts stemming from a series child sexual abuse incidents that occurred with a 15-year-old female victim. Jason Frey was found guilty on all five charges against him. The verdict was returned by an Osage County jury after two days of deliberation.

Osage County voters will head to the polls on Tuesday and there will be both local and statewide decisions to be made. Four candidates are running for the office of District One Commissioner. Dr. Everett Piper, Clay Hughs and John Brazee is running against the incumbent in current commissioner in Randall Jones.