Truity Credit Union and Bartlesville Radio would like to thank TJ Magana for being today's Hometown Hero.
TJ is the Manager of the Eastside Lot A Burger and he has been working six days a week, keeping the drive-through running smoothly and keeping his customers happy. TJ is a hard worker who goes above and beyond what it takes to satisfy his customers. Truity Credit Union and Bartlesville Radio thank TJ Magana for being today's Hometown Hero. If you would like to submit a Hometown Hero, go to Bartlesvilleradio.com and click on the Hometown Hero link. The Board of Osage County Commissioners made the decision to keep the courthouse, along with all other county-owned buildings closed for one more week at Monday morning's meeting. On Friday, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has opted to begin opening certain non-essential businesses such as restaurants, gyms and churches. Emergency Manager Jerry Roberts believes the commissioners are doing the right thing by keeping the buildings closed, but he says they will be prepared once they open back up.
All public events scheduled to take place on county-owned property are will continue to be canceled or postponed for the time being. District One Commissioner Randall Jones did say that when the events do begin to take place, the commissioners will need to draft some guidelines so that social distancing standards can still be followed. As things begin to open back up across Osage County, the Sheriff's Office, along with area police chiefs are looking to begin making arrests on non-violent offenders once again. To assist with this, Osage County District Attorney Mike Fisher was requesting that the
Fisher's office is on the third floor of the Whiting Building, a county-owned building. The commissioners approved Fisher's request with a 3-0 vote. The Board of Osage County Commissioners met for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds in Pawhuska Monday morning and decided it would be best to keep the courthouse and all other county-owned buildings closed for at least one more week. The commissioners will also continue canceling and postponing all public events taking place on county-owned property.
The commissioners did allow Osage County District Attorney Mike Fisher to open his office to the public in the third floor of the Whiting Building as he sees fit. This will take some pressure off of the police department and the Osage County Sheriff’s Department as things begin opening up in the coming weeks. Emergency Manager Jerry Roberts let the commissioners know that there had been an increase in seven positive COVID-19 cases in Osage County from a week ago with no additional deaths. The commissioners also signed a contract with AT&T to allow for telephone services at $38 per line. The commissioners will meet at the fairgrounds next Monday for its next regularly scheduled meeting beginning at 10 a.m. Police officers arrested a man late Thursday evening on domestic abuse charges.
According to a court affidavit, deputies were dispatched to the Skyline Motel where they made contact with the defendant, Matthew Rice, along with the female victim. The two had been drinking and were arguing about something, but Rice nor the victim were clear as to what the argument was about because they were highly intoxicated. The affidavit goes on to say that Rice was outside speaking with officers saying they had just been arguing and drinking, but everything was fine. Officers noticed bleeding scratch marks on the defendant’s face and neck. Rice said the victim had scratched him, but refused to elaborate. Furthermore, the affidavit states that officers noticed the victim’s right eye was beginning to swell and she had scratch marks on her forehead. She also had bruises on her right wrist, but couldn’t explain where they came from. The victim did say that Rice struck her in the face in the right eye. After hearing these statements, officers believed Rice to be the primary aggressor in the situation. Bond for Rice was set at $25,000 on the condition that he has no contact with the alleged victim. He is due back in court on Friday, May 8th at 9 a.m. Pawhuska’s graduation was scheduled to take place on Friday, May 15th, but COVID-19 has put a wrench on when and how the Class of 2020 will get recognized for their achievements. Superintendent David Cash has a strong desire to hold the graduation so that his students can get honored.
Cash has been speaking with the families of some of the seniors who are graduating this year to see what they feel would be best. On Wednesday, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt also layed out a three-phase plan to begin re-opening the state. Cash said public health concerns is the top priority for the district when making the decision. The Osage County Health Department has announced that they are scheduling curbside testing for COVID-19 in Hominy on Thursday, April 30th. Testing is being done by appointment only.
Testing will take place at 219 W. 1st Street in Hominy and you must call the Osage County Health Department at 918-287-3740 to confirm your appointment. Testing is free, but in order to get tested you must be experiencing one of the following symptoms: a fever, cough, shortness of breath or have had direct contact with someone who tested positive for the virus. The Board of Osage County Commissioners will meet for a regularly scheduled meeting at the fairgrounds Monday morning.
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt layed out a three-phase plan to begin re-opening the state this week. The commissioners will talk about the possibility of opening the courthouse, along with all other county-owned buildings. They will also talk about what they should do with public events taking place on county-owned property. The commissioners will consider authorizing the Osage County District Attorney to open his office to the general public, as he deems it appropriate, in complying with the governor’s directive. The commissioners will also consider signing a contract with AT&T for telephone services at $38 per line. The meeting begins at 10 a.m. for those interested in attending. Truity Credit Union and Bartlesville Radio would like to thank Nurse Practitioner Janice Shippy for being today’s Hometown Hero.
Janice has been serving the Bartlesville community as an instructor for the BSN program at Oklahoma Wesleyan University since 2008. Truity Credit Union and Bartlesville Radio thank Janice Shippy for being today’s Hometown Hero. If you would like to submit a Hometown Hero, go to Bartlesvilleradio.com and click on the Hometown Hero link. The Osage Nation held a drive-through testing clinic on Wednesday and reports indicate that a large number of people made it out to the testing site.
If you were unable to make it this week, they will be holding the test next Wednesday as well. The testing will start at 9 a.m. at 715 Grandview Ave. in Pawhuska. We will have more information to follow regarding Wednesday's test results. |
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