Two men are arrested after Altamont Police seize more than a pound of liquid THC during a traffic stop.

Altamont Police stopped the vehicle for speeding shortly before 7:40pm Sunday night. A search uncovered marijuana, a loaded handgun and 291 packaged THC vape cartridges containing a combined 582 grams of liquid THC. Both men were taken to the Labette County Jail.

Police are requesting charges including distribution and possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and interference with law enforcement. One man could also face a firearm charge because of a prior felony conviction. The investigation remains ongoing.

Residents in Coffeyville may notice the noon siren hasn't sounded in several days.

City Manager Ben Brubaker says a software issue is causing it not to work.  Brubaker says the siren can't sound even if their were a tornado warning.

Brubaker says even though the repairs are budgeted for next year it is something they could look at getting fixed this year. Even though the area is not currently in tornado season if severe weather is to hit stay tuned to the Mighty 690 KGGF for all severe weather coverage.

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics seizes fentanyl during a search at a Tulsa home.

The seizure was made by agents from OBN’s Tulsa District Office and Marijuana Enforcement Team.  The agency says the search is part of an ongoing investigation into a drug-trafficking organization suspected of moving significant amounts of fentanyl into northeastern Oklahoma.

No arrests or additional details have been announced. Suspected drug or human-trafficking activity can be reported anonymously through a direct message to OBN’s Facebook page.

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Commission will hold a public meeting tomorrow in Pittsburg.

The Commission will hold a public hearing and final vote on several proposed changes. Among the changes up for consideration is a proposed regulation restricting nonresidents hunting migratory waterfowl and also to reestablish the fall turkey hunting season for Kansas residents. K-D-W-P Commissioners will also consider proposed increases to state park fees for both dailty vehicle permits and camping. During a workshop session, commissioners will also discuss fishing regulations, including creel, size, and possession limits.

Tomorrow's meeting will take place at the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts on the campus of Pittsburg State University. The meeting begins at noon and the public is invited to attend. For instructions on how to view the meeting online, go here.

Old Settlers' Days is coming up in Elk City in September and organizers are looking for vendors.

The community event is looking for crafters, makers and artists to set up outdoor booths in Elk City on September 11^th and 12^th. Vendors can set up for both days or just for Friday night or Saturday. Those looking sell goods such as jewelry, candles, home décor, baked goods or leather and woodworking are welcome at the event. There is no registration. Vendors can simply show up and set up their wares. Bring your own tables and tents. Spots will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Anyone with questions should contact Sydney Hawley at (620) 714-1481

The City of Coffeyville is looking for contractors interested in completing nuisance yard projects throughout the community.

The work may include mowing overgrown properties, removing weeds and brush, trimming vegetation, and completing other yard cleanup on nuisance properties. The projects are a part of the City's Neighborhood Preservation initiative.

Interested contractors can learn more and obtain information through the City of Coffeyville Community Development Department. Sealed Bids Due, September 4 at 12:00pm to City Clerk's Office.

To submit a bid, follow this link.

The Kansas Department of Transportation completes two projects on the same stretch of K-99 in Greenwood County.

KDOT has finished a chip seal surface to K-99 from the US-54/K-99 east junction, north to the Lyon County line. The other project involved replacing a box culvert bridge over the Homer Creek drainage on K-99 at the intersection of 190th Street, or about 3 miles north of US-54. The contractor created a temporary road for motorists while the culvert was replaced. Both projects were completed this month.

USD 413- Chanute Public Schools is warning district parents of scam emails circulating in the area.

School officials say the district is currently experiencing a phishing email attempt. Those with students in the Chanute school district should be aware on receiving unexpected emails from the district. Such emails appear to be from a USD 413 address and may include phrases such as “specially invited” in the subject line. These emails do not come from the Chanute schools.

The district advises anyone who receives such an email not to open it and to delete it immediately. Do not click on any links or attachments and do not provide any logins or personal information.

The USD 413 Technology Department is actively addressing the issue.

There will be a public hearing to day in Neodesha for the City's 2027 budget.

The Neodesha City Commission will hold the hearing at today's City commission meeting. The City does not plan to exceed the revenue neutral rate for 2027, with the mill levy for 2027 expected to be 63.839. The public is invited to attend the meeting to make comments on the budget and to ask questions of commissioners.

Commissioners will also consider an ordinance prohibiting motorized scooters and ATVs.

Today's meeting begins at 4pm in the Commission Room at the Neodesha City Hall. The public is invited to attend. The meeting will also be recorded for later viewing on the City of Neodesha Facebook page.

Montgomery County Public Works announces the closure of a county road northwest of Sycamore for a bridge replacement.

County Road 2957 between County Roads 6450 and 6600 about 3 ½ miles southeast of Lafontaine is currently closed to traffic as construction gets underway. The project is expected to take 8 to 10 weeks to complete, with construction expected to wrap up by the end of October or the beginning of November.

Drivers should plan to use an alternate route and use caution when traveling in the area.

Voters within the Bartlesville Public Schools boundaries pass a $40.5 million bond package with more than the 60% majority needed to be successful.

According to unofficial results from the Oklahoma Election Board, Proposition 1 totaling $38.7 million for facility upgrades, classroom resources and curriculum items passed yesterday with just over 64% of the vote. Proposition 2 totaling $2.25 million for school buses and transportation needs passed with 66% of the vote.

Bartlesville Superintendent LaDonna Chancellor says she appreciates the community's support.

The election results will be certified on Friday.

Voters in Nowata approve a change to the city charter.

According to unofficial results from the Oklahoma State Election Board, voters approved the proposed charter change yesterday by a roughly 60% to 40% margin, with 225 “yes” votes and 148 “no” votes. In total, 373 total votes were cast from residents within the City of Nowata.

The charter change will amend the city treasurer position, allowing the city to appoint a City Treasurer with accounting experience. The City Treasurer will not serve on the Board of City Commissioners. Results will be made official on Friday.

The Coffeyville City Commission approves a resolution to apply for grant flood risk management study.

City Manager Ben Brubaker says this is an effort to find other funds to do the study.  Brubaker says they need the study to be able to make improvements to the levee, which can take the east side of town out of being a flood plain.

Brubaker says the refinery and the nitrogen fertilizer plant may also contribute to the cost of the study. The commission voted unanimously to apply for the grant.

A bond issue to build a new gym for South Coffeyville students fails to gain support from voters.

According to the unofficial results, with 100% of the precincts reporting from Tuesday's runoff election, 51% of residents voted "no" on the issue with 242 votes cast over 225 "yes" votes. In order to pass, 60% of the votes would needed to have been in favor of the $5.9 million bond for the new facility and campus upgrades.

The school's previous two bond attempts have failed, and this election's turnout was greater than the 263 total "yes" and "no" votes cast in the last election.  For several years, leadership at South Coffeyville has expressed the need for a gym to accommodate activities as the school was originally built as a K-8 facility and now educates K-12 students.

Bartlesville Police are investigating the death of a two-year-old child.

Fire and ambulance crews responded to the 300 block of North Fenway Avenue shortly before 8:00am this morning following a report that the child was not breathing. BPD says the child was dead when officers arrived.

Bartlesville Police detectives are investigating with assistance from the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. No additional information about the circumstances surrounding the child’s death is available at this time.

South Coffeyville Public School receives a donation of school supplies from the Cherokee Nation.

School officials say the supplies will help provide students with the tools they need in the classroom. Cherokee Nation representatives also visited with students and administrators during the donation.

The district thanks the Cherokee Nation for its continued support of the school and community.

A Cherokee County man is arrested following a police pursuit that ended at Downstream Casino.

Galena Police responded to Casey’s around 11:45pm last night for a report of a disorderly customer who allegedly stole merchandise. GPD says the suspect drove away and refused to stop for officers. Cherokee County deputies joined the pursuit, which ended after officers blocked the vehicle in the casino parking lot. The driver, identified as David Chad Palmer, resisted arrest before being taken into custody.

Galena Police submitted requested charges including aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, fleeing or attempting to elude, reckless driving, theft, interference with law enforcement and disorderly conduct. Palmer was taken to the Cherokee County Jail.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a boil water advisory for the Wilson Co Rural Water District 4 public water supply system located in Wilson County.

The advisory took effect on August 25th and will remain in effect until the conditions that placed the system at risk of bacterial contamination are resolved. KDHE officials issued the advisory because of a loss of pressure due to repairs being done on a broken line from Public Wholesale Water Supply District 23, which supplies water to Wilson Co RWD 4.

Customers should Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation or use bottled water. Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic icemaker. If your tap water appears dirty, flush the water lines by letting the water run until it clears.

The Nowata based group "Save Our Hospital," is still working to keep a hospital within Nowata County.

In June, Ascension St. John submitted an application with the Oklahoma State Department of Health, that will then get reviewed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, to reclassify Ascension St. John Nowata from a Critical Access Hospital, to a Rural Emergency Hospital. An REH designation would eliminate in-patient services. The application is still being reviewed.

The group "Save Our Hospital" has the backing of the City of Nowata to keep a hospital in Nowata and keep in-patient services close by for county residents.

Dr. David Caughell of Nowata Family Medicine, and at Ascension in Nowata, says the in-patient services have been the difference in senior rehabilitation.

Ascension is expected to save approximately $3 million by reclassifying their Nowata hospital.

Nowata Mayor Garry Gibson has previously stated that he plans to discuss alternative options with the Cherokee Nation, as well as other medical providers to keep the hospital in Nowata.

The "Save Our Hospital" group meets every Monday evening at 6 p.m. at the Clark Event Center in downtown Nowata.

Independence Community College Trustees approve the school's 2027 budget.

At Monday's meeting, trustees voted to accept the proposed budget that will remain under the revenue neutral rate. ICC chief Financial Officer Dottie Good says the school administration has put a lot of effort into remaining revenue neutral.

The budget makes ICC one of the few taxing entities in the county that will not ask taxpayers for additional money in the coming year. Trustee Patricia Snyder says that's a big benefit to taxpayers.

No citizens spoke during the comment portion of Monday's public hearing on the budget.

The Coffeyville City Commission will meet tonight and discuss applications for two grant opportunities.

The first resolution commissioners will consider is one that would authorize the City of Coffeyville to apply for $1 million Technical Assistance Grant from the Kansas Water Office for the Coffeyville Flood Risk Management Study. The City would be asked to provide up to $500,000 in matching funds. The remainder of the funding would come from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. City Manager Ben Brubaker spoke yesterday before the Montgomery County Commission to request a letter of support to aid the City in obtaining approval of the grant application.

Commissioners will also be asked to accept a $856,000 KDOT Transportation Alternatives grant, and approve the estimated $213,000 City match. The project will construct about 2.08 miles, of sidewalk along Norwood, Highland, Edgewood, Ohio, and Northfield. It will also include ADA curb ramps, a high-visibility crosswalk at Northfield and Ohio, and a pedestrian refuge island on South Cline.

Tonight's meeting begins at 6:30pm in the Commission Room in Coffeyville's City Hall. The public is invited to attend in person or to view the meeting online via the City of Coffeyville YouTube channel.

The Wilson County Commission addresses several items of business at its most recent meeting.

Commissioners voted to approve a measure that will exempt the Cities of Fredonia and Neodesha from the County 2% transient guest tax rate. Also approved was a landfill fee waiver request of 5 tons for Fredonia Regional Hospital for a construction project and estimates for carpet replacement in the Courthouse Law Library for nearly $6,000, and for the County Attorney’s Office for just over $4,000.

In other business, Wilson County Health Department Administrator Amy Lell discussed purchasing an additional $1,500 in car seats with grant funds. She also requested to purchase two new computers using W-I-C funds for $4,000.00.

The Wilson County Commission will meet again tomorrow morning at 9am at the courthouse in Fredonia.

The City of Coffeyville asks Montgomery County for support as they pursue a grant through the Kansas Water Office.

Coffeyville City Manager Ben Brubaker was at this week's Montgomery County Commission meeting to request support. The purpose of the grant would be to help pay for the levee study by the U.S. Corps of Engineers to conduct a study on the Verdigris River levee to help prevent future flooding. Brubaker says the Water Office grant would cover about $1 million of the projected $3 million project.

Brubaker says the study will help increase protection against flooding.

The Coffeyville City Commission will vote on whether or not to approve an application for the Water Office grant at the Auguts 25 meeting.

Montgomery County prepares to set date for County Tax Sale

Montgomery County Treasurer Mandi Hargis says there is a court proceeding set for this week that will then allow the County to set a date for the property tax sale.

The final date will be announced in the coming weeks. Hargis says there will be a pre-registration process in place this year to make the process easier for buyers.

Last year’s tax sale was held at the Civic Center in Independence and the County is working on details to hold this year’s sale in the same location.

The City of Iola begins a free chlorine burn of its water distribution system.

The annual disinfection of the City's water system began this week. The burnout consists of turning off the ammonia usually used in the system and increasing the the chlorine feed in order to maintain more uniform disinfection in the water system. The process will take three to four weeks to complete. During this time, customers may notice a strong taste or odor in Iola's City water. This is a normal part of the process and the water remains safe to drink.

Anyone with questions should contact the City of Iola Water Plant at 620-365-4940