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Bartlesville, Oklahoma Patch AM: a 4 min readMorning Bartlesville! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. āļøļø
In today's newsletter:
- How Bartlesvilleās new battery line could power local jobs
- Will Bartlesville really beat Enid by two touchdowns Friday?
Also on today's calendar: PWR! MovesĀ® and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? š¤ (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 99 and low of 72 degrees. š¶ Hot!
- Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 96, low: 73.
- Saturday: Toasty conditions, with a high of 98 and low of 72 degrees.
š° News we're reading
ā¢ Blue Whale Materials completes battery recycling expansion in Bartlesville (journalrecord.com) ā Blue Whale Materials has finished the full mechanical build-out of its lithium-ion battery recycling line at its Bartlesville facility, boosting capacity to 20,000 metric tons of battery feedstock a year. Commissioning is underway now, meaning more processing, more shipments, and likely more long-term jobs tied to the growing U.S. critical minerals supply chain right here in town. 
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ā¢ The Oklahoman's 2026 Week 3 picks for every high school football game in the state (oklahoman.com) ā Bartlesville fans can look ahead to a predicted 28-14 Bruins win over Enid in this weekās statewide high school football picks from The Oklahoman. The list runs through matchups across Oklahoma, giving score predictions for dozens of Week 3 games. Ā Ā Ā
šø Around Bartlesville
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Upcoming Events in
Bartlesville
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ā Featured events ā
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Run the Streets 5K ā
Lee Lake, 2400 SE Adams Blvd., Bartlesville
8:00 am
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
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PWR! MovesĀ® ā
Elder Care, 1223 Swan Drive, Bartlesville
12:00 pm -
Caregiver Support Group ā
Elder Care, 1223 Swan Drive, Bartlesville
10:00 am -
SPEAK OUT! Group Class ā
Elder Care, 1223 Swan Drive, Bartlesville
11:15 am -
PWR! MovesĀ® ā
Elder Care, 1223 Swan Drive, Bartlesville
12:00 pm -
September 2026 Alive at 25 ā
6101 Southeast Nowata Road, Bartlesville -
Tai Chi ā
Elder Care, 1223 Swan Drive, Bartlesville
9:00 am -
Washington County Community Gathering ā
Spirit Church, 2121 S Madison Blvd, Bartlesville
10:00 am -
Bartlesville Family Support Night ā
Bartlesville First Church of the Nazarene, 3650 Southeast Adams Boulevard, Bartlesville
6:00 pm -
PWR! MovesĀ® ā
Elder Care, 1223 Swan Drive, Bartlesville
12:00 pm
Monday September 21
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
Thursday September 24
Monday September 28
š£ Bartlesville Shout Outs!
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š Events Nearby
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Nowata Community Gathering ā
Wise Beans Coffee Shop, 102 E Cherokee Ave, Nowata
1:30 pm -
SB JH @ Claremore Sequoyah ā
Collinsville Ms Collinsville, OK 74021
4:30 pm
Thursday September 17
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š¬ Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- In need of a housekeeper to clean a 500 square ft studio.
I've only been in it 3 weeks while waiting for my rental home to become available. Dust, vacuum, mop, bathroom and inside windows (there's only a fewā¦ (Nextdoor Westside Lupa) - A word of advice for people who make deliveries - food deliveries, grocery deliveries, package deliveries, etc.
When you approach a home, consider where you would want a delivery made to your own home. Do you want it left where it will be behind the externalā¦ (Nextdoor Southern Hills Estates)
- Osage Casino posted a job opening for Food Runner Part Time - Bartlesville in Bartlesville. Apply here.
- Casa de las Campanas posted a job opening for Server: includes weekend shifts in Bartlesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bartlesville here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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