Updated: Dec 18, 2020 11:26 PM
Officials Identify Bartlesville s Mysterious Booms
Garrett Giles Nearly 100 concerned citizens called the Bartlesville Police Department (BPD) about several loud booms that echoed through the city on Friday night. Initially, Bartlesville Police Chief Tracy Roles said the BPD believed the noise was coming from the landfill, but they were not certain at the time. Chief Roles wanted to reassure the citizens of Bartlesville that they were not in any danger. Washington County Commissioner Mike Bouvier told Bartlesville Radio that the explosions were coming from property south of the landfill near Highway 123 in Osage County. He said the explosions were caused by people using tannerite. The BPD also confirmed the source of the explosions around 10:20 p.m. on Friday after receiving many reports for several weeks of loud explosions being heard across Bartlesville.
Updated: Dec 18, 2020 8:42 PM
Lime Scooters Arrive in Downtown Bartlesville
Garrett Giles Lime electric scooters have arrived in downtown Bartlesville as part of a holiday pilot program that the Bartlesville City Council agreed to earlier this month. In a recent Community Connection, Vice Mayor Alan Gentges said the Bartlesville City Council had entered into a memorandum of understanding with Neutron Holdings, Inc., so that the pilot program could take place. He said the lime scooters fit with the city s overall transportation plan. There will be growing pains. Gentges told Bartlesville Radio that they want to make sure that the scooters interact well with the business community, pedestrians, and drivers. He said we will all have to be patient with one another while this pilot program is in place. He added that additional rules will be put into place to ensure people s safety if necessary.
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Updated: Dec 14, 2020 12:26 PM
Cox: Washington County Ready for More Winter Weather
Garrett Giles According to the National Weather Service, Washington County could receive up to one to two inches of snow on Tuesday. Cox said drivers should use caution when driving through wintery conditions. He said people should be careful when driving through the day on Tuesday. Should there be any weather related closings on Tuesday or Wednesday, you can check Bartlesville Radio s cancellation listing here at bartlesvilleradio.com. You can listen for cancellations as well by tuning your radio to KWON AM 1400, FM 93.3, Real Country KRIG 104.9, 100.1 KYFM or SportsTalk 99.1 FM, 1500 AM KPGM. You can use the free to download Bartlesville Radio app as well.
Updated: Dec 13, 2020 7:00 AM
Bartlesville Police Holds Shop with a Cop Event
Garrett Giles Roughly 50 kids received Christmas gifts during the Bartlesville Police Reserve and Bartlesville Fraternal Order of Police s annual Shop with a Cop event on Saturday night. Following a dinner at Crossroads Baptist in Bartlesville, the kiddos had an opportunity to ride in a police procession to Walmart. Every child had an opportunity to play with the police lights and sirens during the trip to the store. At Walmart, Shop with a Cop participants received $100 to spend as they please. Bartlesville Police Sergeant Daniel Elkins told Bartlesville Radio leading up to the event that the kids in the programs were selected by the Department of Human Services (DHS) or by the school resource officers that work with Bartlesville Public Schools.