Pawhuska’s Field of Dreams wins tentative lease agreement on split vote
In a rare split vote to which they were pushed by several passionate souls, the Osage County Commissioners approved leasing unused land near the county jail to a group that intends to build a ball field complex. Commissioner Scott Hilton cast the lone no vote, with Bob Jackson and Darren McKinney voting yes to approve [...]
Village debates changes
Proposed changes to the federal laws governing the three Osage Indian villages in Pawhuska, Hominy and Grayhorse caused some raised eyebrows after they were revealed on Friday. The most surprising change, which struck many as rather cozy given the fact that the former Pawhuska Five-Man Board is currently the target of a federal criminal investigation, [...]
Maria Tallchief: An Osage ballerina, legend
Maria Tallchief, one of a pair of Osage sisters from Fairfax who became the most famous ballerinas of their day, died Thursday in Chicago at the age of 88, unleashing a flood of graceful memories worldwide. “She was a woman of such stunning beauty, grace and elegance that to me she seemed an immortal,” Tallchief’s [...]
McKinney election brings an Osage back to the county commissioners
Darren McKinney, the first Osage to serve on the Osage County Board of Commissioners in 20 years, was a little nervous in his new role on Monday, when he was sworn in then faced an agenda with more than two dozen items on it. Like his predecessor, Jim Clark, he handled it all with a [...]
Huskies, Bucks, Cougars race among others at Pawhuska track meet
The Pawhuska Huskies held an area track meet Thursday. Area teams among the competitors included the Hominy Bucks and the Woodland Cougars. The Skiatook Bulldogs traveled to Claremore for a track meet the same day. By Rachel Anne Seymour
Rangers to the rescue
Without no animal shelters in Osage County, a few small private rescues face a heavy strain that can almost break them, like 7th Hope Animal Rescue in rural Barnsdall. But one rescue is trying a different approach from the typical kenneling and single site rescue. Oklahoma Rescue Rangers, just over the county line in Cleveland, [...]
Danny Daniels track meet runs into Hominy
The Hominy Bucks held their annual Danny Daniels Relays at home Thursday. The Woodland Cougars were the only other Osage County team to compete at the meet. At least 10 schools attended and competed. Full results to come. By Rachel Anne Seymour
Sports Results from March 5 – March 11
Results Tues., March 5 Barnsdall baseball vs Woodland 9-1, Barnsdall Barnsdall softball vs Prue Canceled. Pawhuska baseball vs Sperry 14-3, Sperry Pawhuska soccer vs Bristow 2-0, Pawhuska Skiatook baseball at Claremore 10-0, Claremore Woodland baseball at Barnsdall See Barnsdall baseball. Thurs., March 7 Barnsdall baseball vs Afton at S. [...]
Oilfield concerns flare
Cattlemen and other landowners continued their full-court press last week to clean up oilfield activity in Osage County, pushing the Bureau of Indian Affairs for regulations that would bring the county “from worst to first” environmentally. At a meeting of the BIA and Osage Minerals Council Negotiated Rulemaking Committee that was highlighted by an OETA [...]
True Champions: Both named Dirty Steve
Berry Keeler couldn’t help but laugh at his sister Branna as she cried about her yellow steer. She had wanted a black steer, which she considered a better grade. But that yellow steer, affectionately named Dirty Steve, became the reserve grand champion at the Osage County Junior 4-H Livestock Show. The name was one of [...]
Fire danger, season back
“Wildfire season has returned over most of Oklahoma,” says Wildlife Prevention Tech Ross Walker. The most vulnerable areas are grassy lands with large amounts of fine fuel loads, such as grass, but the forest fuels, such as leaves, won’t be far behind as dry conditions continue. “The current high fire danger will continue from now [...]
Going once, going twice… sold!
Osage County’s 4-H groups gathered up at the county fairgrounds for showmanship contested starting Thursday. Awards were handed out Friday before the livestock auction at 7 p.m. By Rachel Anne Seymour and Louise Red Corn
Shelter woes spur demand for pet laws
For as long as anyone can remember, the abandoned and unwanted four-legged beasts of Osage County have found shelter with privately-funded do-gooders. And often with poor success, as evidenced by 7th Hope Animal Rescue in Barnsdall, which was the subject of news stories last week after one of the shelter’s dogs, running loose, killed a [...]
Cougars head on
The Woodand Cougars from Fairfax continue on in their basketball season after defeating yet another team. Both the boys and girls teams won the district tournment, beating out the local Barnsdall Panthers. On Thursday in Barnsdall the Woodland girls took on Welch and won. The boys then defeated Watts by three points in a close [...]
Blowing in the wind: Hints of wind farm progress
The Osage County Commissioners voted Monday to approve an agreement with Osage WInd LLC in which the wind company promises to maintain county roads it will use to build a 150MW, 94-turbine wind farm near Burbank west of Pawhuska. Osage Wind, a division of Wind Capital Group, also promises to restore roads it uses back [...]
Sports Results from Jan. 29 – Feb. 4
Tues., Jan. 29 Barnsdall bsktball at Hominy G: 29-19, Hominy B: 50-33, Barnsdall Hominy bsktball vs Barnsdall See Barnsdall bsktball Pawhuska bsktball at Nowata G: 26-31, Nowata B: 87-53, Nowata Skiatook bsktball at Claremore G: 45-38, Claremore B: 53-47, Skiatook Skiatook wrestling at Catoosa No results provided. Woodland bsktball vs [...]
Ralston teen hurt in Osage County accident
A young man from Ralston was seriously injured Tuesday morning in an accident the Oklahoma Highway Patrol says was caused by the driver looking for his cell phone near the Ralston bridge on OK 18. Nathan Matthew Smith, 18, of Ralston, was driving a 2000 Mazda north on 18 at 7:05 a.m. when he looked [...]
Sports Results from Jan. 15 – Jan. 21
Results Tues., Jan. 15 Barnsdall bsktball at Copan G:64-40, Copan B: 64-37, Barnsdall Barnsdall wrestling vs Tonkawa No results provided. Hominy bsktball vs Wesleyan Christian G: 40-24, Hominy B: 44-40, Wesleyan Pawhuska bsktabll vs Blackwell G: 47-31, Blackwell B: 52-35, Blackwell Pawhuska wrestling vs Pawnee No results provided. Shidler bsktball vs Woodland G: 53-30, Shidler [...]
Woodland defeated Barnsdall at Cougar homecoming
Woodland won both their homecoming game Thursday night against the Barnsdall Panthers. See full sports results. Photos by Dr. Michael Ben
Sport Results from Jan. 8 – Jan. 14
Results Tues., Jan. 8 Barnsdall wrestling at 3A District Duals Sperry defeated Barnsdall: Logan Bryan & Caleb Hawes won their matches Pawhuska defeated Barnsdall: Logan Bryant, Chandler Bryant, Cameron Turley, Lane White and Caleb Hawes won their matches Barnsdall defeated Salina: Logan Bryant won his match Hominy bsktball vs Shidler G: 60-38, Hominy B: 55-28, [...]
Fairfax extends $6,000 advance to EMS
Victory EMS in Fairfax, a reincarnation of Pulse and Central Med EMS, is having cash flow problems, prompting the town of Fairfax to pay part of its insurance premium in exchange for a $1,000 reduction in its monthly subsidy for each of the next six months. Fairfax town trustees voted 3-0 Monday night to pay [...]
Sports Results from Jan. 1 – Jan. 7
Results Jan. 3 Woodland bsktball vs Frontier G: 70-62, Frontier B: 57-55, Woodland Jan. 4 Shidler bsktball vs Covington Douglas G: 49-33, Covington B: 56-35, Covington Jan. 5 Barnsdall wrestling at Inola Tourn 106: Logan Bryant 5th 126: Cameron Turley 4th 132: Colten Allen 4th 152: Lane White 3rd 195: Caleb Hawes 1st Pawhuska wrestling [...]
Idle No More round-dance flash mob hits Tulsa
At 1:50 p.m. Sunday, a security guard at Promenade Mall in Tulsa got on her cell phone and told a superior: “I’ve got a lot of tribal members down here right now. I’m not sure what’s going on. But something is.” A few minutes later, the sounds of drums took over the mall and, peacefully, [...]
