News across Greater Tulsa
Hensley railroad crossing repairs & Take 5
What’s going in there? What’s going in on the northwest corner of Tuxedo on Highway 75? It’s a Take 5 Oil Change. The building that was there has been demolished, […]
Street closures planned for asphalt projects
Deerfield Circle, Deerfield Place, Bridgett Court Road work is currently underway on Deerfield Circle, Deerfield Place, Bridgett Court. Please do not park in these areas between the hours of 7 […]
Water supply good despite summer temps
Bartlesville’s water supply stands at 90 percent full, which is above average for this time of year, Water Utilities Director Terry Lauritsen said Monday. “We’re at 90 percent when looking […]
City housing plan wraps up, headed to BRTA
The City is taking another step toward shaping its housing future with the completion of a draft housing plan designed to provide data, direction and strategies for housing development throughout […]

‘American Diplomacy in Peril’: Black Leaders Seek to Restore Legitimacy
WASHINGTON — As the United States faces wars abroad, strained alliances, tariffs and deepening debates over its role in the world, Black political and civil-rights leaders are drawing on a tradition that stretches from W.E.B. Du Bois to Rev. Jesse Jackson: using the struggle for…

Street closures planned for asphalt projects
In addition to the asphalt preservation project currently underway in the Stonewall housing addition, Street Department crews will be restoring asphalt streets on Deerfield Circle, Deerfield Place, and Bridgett Court […]

Duck hunting season draws near at Hudson Lake
The City of Bartlesville will have drawings for 10 duck blind areas located at Hudson Lake. The drawing is set for 9 a.m. on Oct. 23, 2026, at the boat […]

City splash pads to close October 1
City-owned splash pads will close for the winter on Oct. 1, Public Works Director Keith Henry said today. While City-owned Sooner and Frontier pools close for the season when classes […]

Next yard debris collection set for December 7-11
The next free yard debris collection will be held the week of Dec. 7-11. Items that will be collected are: Leaves Grass Lawn clippings Limbs and branches if cut in […]

Mississippi Godayum: An Open Letter To A State With A Song Of Silence
Dear Mississippi, Your silence is a show tune. But you’ve sung this tune for far too long. In 1955, there was the gruesome murder of Emmett Till. Silence. In 1963, the assassination of Medgar Evers and the bombing of Birmingham’s Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where four Black…

Council to interview city manager candidates
Interim city manager not seeking permanent CM position The City Council is set to interview five internal candidates for the open city manager position during a special meeting planned for […]
