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A former superintendent of Nowata Public Schools has been arrested on suspicion of DUI after he crashed a vehicle owned by the current school district he works for. Our partners at News On 6 report Leon Ashlock, the current superintendent of Muldrow Public Schools, was arrested by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Tuesday morning.

OWASSO, Okla. — Owasso Police and Rogers County Sheriff's deputies are searching for three suspects who led officers on an overnight pursuit. Two other suspects are in custody. On Tuesday, police said the pursuit started after officers were notified of multiple suspects breaking into cars at The Greens apartment...

A Dewey man appeared in Washington County District Court Tuesday on a felony charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. 23-year-old Timothy Mayo is accused of flashing a hand gun at a 12-year old teen on the early morning of Aug. 31 of this year. A Probable Cause Arrest Affidivit...

INOLA, Okla. — The Rogers County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a gun was brought to the Inola Homecoming Dance over the weekend.

The Nowata County Commissioners approved a proclamation making this week National 4-H week in Nowata County. Oklahoma Union student Joel leLacheur (lee-luh-shur) is a part of the 4H program at OKU and read the prolomation at the meeting. Also at the meeting, The Board of Commissioners aprroved a donation from...

Boy Big will be back in Coffeyville next week. The World's Largest Steam Locomotive will make its way back into town next Monday night, before leaving the following morning at 9:00am. Before arriving in Coffeyville, Big Boy will leave McAlester at 9:00a, on Monday making a stop in Claremore from 1:15pm to 1:45pm. The train will pass through Nowata on its way to Coffeyville.

The city of Bartlesville will explore forming a task force to examine how best to address the city's growing population of unsheltered citizens. Ward 4 City Councilor Quinn Schipper says there is rising concern in the community over those who are unsheltered homeless. He says the task force will be comprised of diverse individuals with varied backgrounds, experiences and training on the issue of unsheltered individuals with several goals in mind.

Coffeyville Community College is nationally ranked for the first time in the Nick Dobler era. The Ravens slot in at No. 14 in the nation, after their 33-17 victory over Highland on Saturday. CCC is one of five KJCCC teams in the top 15, with Hutchinson the unanimous No. 1...

Next month, on an auction site for commercial real estate that lists two former Hardee’s drive-through restaurants in Georgia as featured properties, the only realized skyscraper designed by Frank Lloyd Wright will be put on the block. The historic 19-story Price Tower, built in 1956 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, will be available to bidders with a starting price of $600,000—just 10 percent of its 2023 assessed value, according to Washington County records. The sale was originally set to take place this week, but because of a last-minute lawsuit, it has been postponed to mid-November.

Bartlesville High School Swim Coach Chad Englehart has been named the 2023-2024 OSSAA Coach of the Year. This comes after the Lady Bruin swim team won the Class 6A state championship and the boys brought home a second place finish. Englehart took over as Bartlesville swim coach in 2014 and...

(Photo courtesy of Oklahoma Wesleyan University) Okahoma Wesleyan University announced this week that Ward and Joetta Koeser are the recipients of the 2024 Okahoma Wesleyan University President's Award. In a press release, OKWU said that they were honored recently at the Foster Bonanza event. The university continues to say that...

A resolution to apply for a grant for a possible Community Center fails without a motion from the Coffeyville City Commissioners. The CDBG Community Facilities and Services grant application would cover $800,000, with the city needing to supply the remaining $1.7 to $2.7 million. City Commissioner Don Edwards says his hesitation is on the money being needed for something else.

The City of Bartlesville will have drawings for 10 duck blind areas located at Hudson Lake. The drawing is for 9 a.m. on Oct. 18, 2024, at the boat ramp. The fee is $10 if drawn. Any leftover blinds can be purchased at City Hall, 401 S. Johnstone Ave., on a first come, first served basis.

The Dalton Defenders Days Marching Festival takes place today at Veteran's Memorial Stadium in Coffeyville. Dr. David Wiggins is organizing the event and says there will be a dozen bands performing and receiving feedback from some of the top band leaders in the region. Wiggins says Coffeyville and Independence bands...

Week No. 6 of high school football is coming up on Friday night across the area. Copan continues to be one of the bright spots in Northeast Oklahoma. The Hornets are the only team in Washington County with a win over a varsity football team. Copan improved to 4-1 with a halftime run rule win over Olive this past Friday, 58-7.

Washington County Emergency Management is part of a team of other Oklahoma agencies sending personnel and assistance to Florida in preparation for Hurricane Milton. County emergency Management Director Kary Cox says it's a multi-agency effort. Cox says this team will has been assembled for a specific reason. The Oklahoma team...

At this week's Dewey City Council meeting, the council passed an ordinance replacing a section of city code related to the city's handling of dilapidated structures. Additionally, the council heard a presentation on Dewey Western Heritage Weekend, which is set for Saturday. Event Coordinator Carlotta Gordon has more. The Longhorn...

Hundreds of history buffs and aviation enthusiasts turned out to see the traveling Rise Above Exhibit featuring the Tuskegee Airmen and Women's Reinforce Service Pilots. That was the sound of the P51C Mustang, The Alabama Rammer Jammer that was on display at the Coffeyville Municipal Airport this weekend. The display also included local connections to the Tuskegee Airmen because there were six in Montgomery County and one from Coffeyville and there were also several WASPs from the area as well. Those who attended said it was a very interesting exhibit.

The Oologah Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the Cushing Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oologah is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak. Oologah is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Fort Gibson...

(Photo Credit of Oklahoma Wesleyan University) Oklahoma Wesleyan University annouced recently that Head Coach of the women's soccer program Ivan Ristic is being inducted into the OKWU Athletics Hall of Fame this year. Ristic, a Belgrade Serbia native was a member of the OKWU Men's soccer team from 2012-2015 and...