Judge Stephen Kistler’s courtroom was filled with family and friends of Christopher Tucker and the late Phyllis Sams as everyone gathered for a sentencing hearing.

The Board of Education for Stillwater Public Schools will hold a special meeting at noon Friday to hear from Superintendent Marc Moore about plans for the upcoming school year.

The Saville Center for Child Advocacy hosted a cookout fundraiser Thursday to go toward paying off the new medical cottage. The cookout had a variety of foods served by employees of the Saville Center, and the Payne County Sheriff’s Office helped host the event located at 606 S. Husband Street.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The number of reported coronavirus cases in Oklahoma increased by 80% during the week ending July 17 and the seven-day average number number of cases has nearly tripled in the past two weeks, health officials reported.

The Stillwater Arts & Humanities Council along with the City of Stillwater are reimagining the northeast corner of Sixth and Western with public art. This week the team received a grant of $25,000 toward the project. 

Rep. Ross Ford (R-Broken Arrow), released a statement disapproving of the plea agreement given to a former Stillwater Junior High teacher accused of having sexual relations with a former student and sending explicit messages to another.

Nam Huu Nguyen is charged with three counts of sexual battery after being accused of assaulting two women and a minor while he was an employee at a local nail salon.

Kennedy Arthur, a Payne County 9-year-old, has grown up around cattle for as long as she can remember, and showing cattle has been a tradition in her family.

The Payne County Pride Association has announced its plans to host a pride festival in Stillwater on October 9. The theme for the festival, Pride Uncaged, is reflective of the pandemic’s confining effect on everyone as pride festivals were canceled across the globe last year.

Stillwater Public Schools and several other school districts in the area will have additional counseling services for their students thanks to funding from the Oklahoma State Department of Education as part of the School Counselor Corps Grant program.

Payne County youth dreaming of one day seeing their name in lights, or those just looking to learn some new dance moves, will have the opportunity to work with Broadway dancer Robin Campbell in Stillwater Public Library’s (SPL) final summer reading workshops. 

Oklahoma State University Police Officer Leah Storm used one of her hobbies to help raise money through open wheeling, an off-road sport of rock crawling involving a variety of vehicles with the primary goal of having fun.

Tragedy struck Morrison after three people were injured and another lost her life in June in Noble County when they were hit head-on by a man later arrested for suspicion of DUI. 

The Stillwater Farmers Market is celebrating their 35th anniversary Saturday with tons of activities for the community to enjoy.

Aerosol sunscreens are being pulled from the shelves at retailers nationwide after Johnson & Johnson issued a voluntary recall because internal testing found benzene in some samples of the products.

Thursday night is the community's chance to turn out and support a piece of  Oklahoma history while enjoying dessert. The Cherokee Home and Community Education group is hosting an ice cream social fundraiser Thursday to support the operation and maintenance of Cottonwood Community Center.

Stillwater’s Altrusa International chapter has resumed its back to school Backpack Buddies giveaway after taking a year off in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Just because Pfizer wants to offer COVID-19 vaccine boosters doesn't mean people will be lining up anytime soon -- U.S. and international health authorities say that for now, the fully vaccinated seem well protected.

NEW YORK (AP) — Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday.

Project Heart, Stillwater’s senior lunch program, was set to open its dining room this coming Monday after having it closed for more than a year. But that much-anticipated re-opening has been delayed until next month.

A Guthrie man was arrested by Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents for allegedly committing first-degree rape in Perkins.

With long-awaited proposals for new business development beginning to flow, city staff is looking at ways to encourage growth while protecting the City of Stillwater’s financial stability.

The Oxford House Pioneer Lane lies off the corner of Washington Street and appears to be like any other house in the neighborhood. There’s a well-maintained lawn, a spacious driveway and a porch that welcomes all who visit.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Public school teachers in Oklahoma could have their teaching licenses suspended for teaching certain concepts about race and racism under new rules approved Monday by the State Board of Education.

Two Stillwater residents were involved in a one-vehicle wreck Sunday evening two miles north of Ripley. 

A severe storm with intense rain, lightning and high winds moved across the state Saturday, causing widespread power outages and property damage.

Through the tireless efforts of countless volunteers, Our Daily Bread Food & Resource Center provides a wide variety of services to the entirety of Payne County. And those volunteers are always on the task of providing as many services to their clients as possible. That effort has recent…

The race is on, as an ol’ country/western band once loudly sang to its audiences. 

Payne County rare birds for the week include the Tree Swallow at Lake Carl Blackwell on June 30 and an adult and juvenile Cave Swallow on Bethel Rd. July 4.

State health officials provided an update Friday on Oklahoma’s situation as COVID-19 case counts creep up and the more easily transmitted Delta variant becomes the predominant form of the virus.