By LAURA SUMMERS BARTLESVILLE -- The City Council has approved a plan designed to help provide Bartlesville and surrounding communities with an adequate water supply at the lowest cost.

By Althea Peterson, Tulsa World, Okla. Jun. 10--Tulsa is having another above-average month for precipitation, and June is only 10 days old.

By LAURA SUMMERS BARTLESVILLE -- The cost of providing water needs for the Bartlesville area in the next 50 years could range from $27.6 million to $106.5 million under scenarios provided in a recentstudy. U.S.

Swollen rivers in northeastern Oklahoma continued to recede Friday, allowing residents and officials to begin assessing damage from floodwaters.

By Roxana Hegeman COFFEYVILLE, Kan. - An oil spill added to the misery caused by widespread flooding Monday as thousands of evacuees in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas waited for water to recede from their homes.