Bartlesville - prairie frontier town
Speaking with individuals inside, police learned there had been a party at the house when a small group of people — one of whom was later identified as Morrow — showed up wearing "fitted" hats, not "snapback" hats as the rest of the party goers in the house wore, according to a witness. He told police it was then, during a fight about their wearing fitted hats, that Morrow pulled out a gun. He said at this point the group was kicked out of the house and that was when he heard the shots and the house was hit with bullets.
Eastland Shopping Center in Bartlesville celebrated the 4th on Friday evening with a fireworks display that was interrupted by a small grass fire. Officials from the fireworks company in charge of the show say a multi-shot cake malfunctioned and the shot came out the side of the tube instead of being launched into the sky.
Former U.S. Marine Lance Corporal William Ely is spending his 4th of July weekend braving the heat - and overcoming injury - to support service men and women back on the front lines. Ely injured his back and legs during training and was unable to follow his unit as they were deployed to Afghanistan. Ely started the morning collecting care packages with the Blue Star Mothers. The care packages will go to support members of his unit. Then if was off and running under the hot July sun. "He had to learn to walk again, so to be able to run and do this is pretty amazing," said Angel Barrows, President of the Bartlesville Blue Star Mothers. Ely then ran through Ochelata along U.S. Highway 75. The Marine was escorted by many veterans and Patriot Guard Riders, finishing up his run in the Ochelata 4th of July parade.
Pictures of an unhealthy horse in Bartlesville are spreading across the internet. The owner says his reputation is being ruined because people are accusing him of animal cruelty, but that's just not the case. "She got bred by an accident, she's 24 years old and now she's having to nurse a foal, and the foal is pulling her down," says Cecil Moles about the horse in question named Baby.
Thomas alleges in the lawsuit that he was advised by some superiors that the BPD was a "paramilitary organization" ...
A local woman and her 13-year-old son have been arrested in connection with an incident that allegedly has left a 5-year-old boy in critical condition.... "... alleged that a 13-year-old living in the home had picked the boy up over his head and slammed him to the ground as well as having the child fight other children." ... [Mother] was baby-sitting the victim along with four other children at the residence.... the five were in addition to her own four children... seven children total were taken into protective custody....
A Bartlesville woman died early Saturday from injuries sustained a week before in a fall near the Caney River. David Cox said his wife, Deborah Cox, 60, stepped off the Pathfinder Parkway — near a steep trail leading to the river — and tumbled down the bank onto some rocks while the couple was at the end of Delaware Avenue, south of the river, watching their grandchildren fish around 4:15 p.m. on June 3.
The caller said he was being chased by a white sport utility vehicle — adding that he himself had a flat tire put was not stopping. Police sent to the area saw an older SUV on Adams go through the intersection with Dewey Avenue and then the light at Cherokee Avenue, but saw no SUV following it or any flat tire on the vehicle. At the request of police, the RV's driver — identified as Madera — pulled over and spoke with police. According to police, they found him "confused and incoherent" and found him telling conflicting stories. He seemed extremely nervous, said police. [Meth, of course]
I recently had the opportunity to see The Tree of Life while sitting two rows in front of Terrence Malick's 99-year-old mother. The special screening took place in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, a small town north of Tulsa.
Cabler leads a team of volunteers [from Bartlesville] who use chainsaws to clear debris. He says removing downed trees typically leads to more meaningful conversations when people are in great times of need. "That's what's really saddened us a lot of times," he shares. "You'll run into people who no one has even come to check on them, or their neighbors haven't even checked on them. Neighbors don't know each other anymore a lot of times."
Cox said however six rotations or instances of wall clouds were seen in Washington County, among them being one spotted over Food Pyramid on U.S. Highway 75 south of Bartlesville, one above downtown Bartlesville, another above downtown Dewey, one north of Dewey and one north of Ramona.
Bartlesville Police Chief Tom Holland announced that local emergency personnel working in Joplin have recovered five bodies. The Fire Department located two dead and one survivor of the storm while members of the Police Department found three bodies in a nursing home.
Several crews from Washington County left Sunday night for the Joplin, Missouri area to help with the search and rescue effort after the devastating tornado hit there. Crews from Washington County Emergency Management, Bartlesville Fire Department, Bartlesville Police Department and numerous other volunteers were on site Monday morning.
Several crews from local agencies are assisting in search and rescue efforts in the Joplin, Mo., area after a devastating tornado hit the city. Crews from the Bartlesville Fire Department, Bartlesville Police Department, the Washington County Sheriff's Office and Washington County Emergency Management are all on the scene. According to BPD Capt. Jay Hastings, the department sent six or seven members of the Special Operations Team (SOT), as well as several reserves. "I'm not sure how many reserves went right now," he told the Examiner-Enterprise today. "They are going to work security." According to Washington County Undersheriff Steve Johnson, the sheriff's office has two deputies there right now.
Bartlesville police have joined other Oklahoma police departments to lend a helping hand in tornado devastated Joplin, Mo,. through which a tornado Sunday evening tore a path of destruction and left more than 100 people dead.
BARTLESVILLE, Okla. - Emergency crews from Washington County are on their way to help provide relief in Joplin, Mo., where a tornado hit and reportedly caused multiple deaths.
Love for a goofy comedy is one of many paradoxes about Malick, the film world's version of J.D. Salinger. The director dislikes being photographed, avoids public appearances - he skipped the premiere of his highly anticipated, long-delayed "Tree" last week here at the Cannes Film Festival - and turns down all interview requests (including this one), creating an impression of a cranky, precious artist.
...threatened to kill her by cutting her up and cutting up the two-year-old and a nine-month-old boy. Court records indicate [he] has at least five felony convictions and is currently on probation.
A Bartlesville man, asked to change a diaper for a 2-year-old, went into a rampage Thursday evening and threatened to "cut up" a mother and her two children ... [42yo] faces charges of domestic abuse, assault with a dangerous weapon, felony threats to kill and child abuse. ... she had asked Blakeley to change her 2-year-old daughter's diaper when he picked up the girl by the hair, threw her onto a bed, grabbed her legs and pulled her off the bed. Police examining the toddler saw fingernail marks on the upper part of her left leg. The woman reportedly proceeded to tell police that during the incident Blakeley had been making threats to kill her and her two children — the 2-year-old and a 9-month old — saying at one point he threatened to cut her up and her kids and to "pile them on top of her...."
accused of stealing two laptop computers from Walmart. ... 35-year-old... during his appearance Thursday in Washington County District Court, upon hearing the bond amount asked the judge to lower it, his reason being he had two daughters to care for. ... Associate District Judge [said] his daughters were not a reason to lower his bond, but rather would have been a good reason not to commit the crime in the first place. ...
Police now believe a man who allegedly ran down another man with a car while wearing clown-type makeup is not a "Juggalo," as initially suspected.... "We don't have any evidence to support him (Davis) being in the Juggalos," Holland said today. "We know our Juggalos here. They've always been law abiding and, for the most part, keep to themselves. We've never had problems with them in the past." Holland said the investigation indicates Davis is not a member of the local group. "There is a group of Juggalos that gets together here locally," Holland said. "As a national group, they have their own slang (and) their own signs."
The film starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain drew a scattering of harsh, prolonged boos, answered by enthusiastic applause from others at the press screening. Debuting in U.S. theaters May 27, "The Tree of Life" is only Malick's fifth film in a nearly 40-year career, and his first at Cannes since 1979's "Days of Heaven," which earned him the festival's directing prize.
Bartlesville man was arrested Sunday after police uncovered a small baggie of marijuana during a traffic stop. … After Elias was placed in handcuffs, one of the officers left Elias to go speak with the driver. According to this officer's account, he heard the other officer saying to Elias, "What are you doing? You need to wait." Looking over to see what was going on, the officer saw Elias "drop his pants and boxers to his ankles and start urinating on the ground...." [Hmmm. Bet more than pot was involved in that one.]
[Best Bartlesville headline of the year (so far, anyway)]
He says witnesses say Davis and a passenger in his car were yelling before the victim was hit and as he was being dragged. Holland says his department is still trying to figure out exactly what led up to the incident. He says there is a group of so-called "Juggalos" in Bartlesville, known to wear this type of makeup, but Holland says he hasn't encountered violence among the group. "Juggalos" are self-proclaimed fans of the band "Insane Clown Posse," and are known to wear makeup to show their allegiance to the band.
A Bartlesville man was sent to the hospital Tuesday night after a car driven by a man wearing black and white face paint struck him and dragged him for 100 feet before fleeing the scene, according to police. Police later arrested 20-year-old Andrew Joseph Davis, the alleged driver, on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and a felony count of hit and run. ... One neighbor reportedly said the two occupants in the car were yelling "Woop! Woop!" during the incident.
A visit to the Washington County Courthouse will soon be like going to the airport, thanks to a Homeland Security reimbursable grant issued to the Washington County Sheriff's Department. The Washington County Board of Commissioners during their regular meeting Monday approved the purchase of an x-ray machine to be positioned just inside the entrance of the courthouse. [THE WAR ON CIVILIZATION CONTINUES!]
He knew everyone and he knew their comings and goings, their kith and kin and the joke around town as I was growing up was that he always knew the size casket you would need. The joke never really was funny and it certainly isn't now but humor is one of the ways people deal with those who see to the end of the life needs and necessities that Arnold did for way over 50 years. And he was a handsome man right to the end; strong and well-groomed and well-informed on top of it all. I always thought he looked a bit like Omar Sharif. He had that sturdy dependable look about him all the years I remember him and never seemed to really age up until about the time of Richard Kane's funeral. That's the first hint that I had that Arnold might indeed be mortal after all when he took a fall outside the church.