EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final story in a series on child sexual abuse. The topic may be too sensitive for some readers. The survivors have given the News Press permission to use their identities.

Downtown Stillwater is host to one of the world’s most popular gravel cycling events, The Mid South. Next year's event will be March 10-12. Riders and runners from around the globe will descend on Stillwater to test their mettle and have a good time doing it.

 The Stillwater Public Education Foundation has created a new fundraising campaign called Onward Arts. They've already launched the campaign with an in-person fundraiser. We asked SPEF Executive Director Ashlee Robertson about the campaign. 

YALE – A Tulsa contractor has begun preparatory work on reconstruction of State Highway 51 between the western city limits of Yale and the junction of State Highway 18.

The Stillwater City Council has called an election for Seat 5, the council seat held by Mayor Will Joyce. Joyce was first elected to Seat 1 on the council in 2016 and became mayor in April 2018.

The crowd cheered as Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi pulled into Bud Brothers Coughy Shop dispensary in their Bluesmobile on Monday afternoon. 

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the seventh in a series on child sexual abuse. The topic may be too sensitive for some readers. The survivors have given the News Press permission to use their identities.

Ready to enjoy the cooler autumn weather? The Botanic Gardens at OSU is offering up some outdoor entertainment with FallFest, including a spookily decorated trail and hay ride. The event runs from noon to 3 p.m., on Oct. 23 at the Botanic Gardens, 3300 W. 6th Ave. To learn more about this fa…

The Payne County District Attorney’s Office has filed two separate rape charges involving minor victims. 

The Stillwater Police Department responded to a fatality collision Wednesday evening at the intersection of 32nd Avenue and Washington Street.

If anybody thinks they see Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi driving The Bluesmobile in Stillwater on Monday, no, you are not dreaming.

The story was updated with names of injured and deceased Oct. 14

A self-described hacker is claiming to have access to the websites of multiple sheriff's departments in Oklahoma. 

Turning Point Ranch is a therapeutic horsemanship center in Stillwater that serves people of all ages facing physical, mental, emotional and soci-economic challenges. 

UPDATE 4 p.m. Wednesday: SPD reports that Craig has been found safe.

Maddie Parker, a Junior at Stillwater High School and head of SMAC said she is excited Jump4SMAC has returned, since it was postponed last year due to the pandemic.

Aerospace icon Wally Funk stepped off her plane Monday at the Stillwater Airport Tarmac and was met with a cheering crowd, the OSU Band serenading her and three young girls who looked up to her.

7:23 p.m.: The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Payne County.

During the nationwide police protests, Stillwater resident Kimberlee Fields saw firsthand what police were feeling when she moved into a new neighborhood near a lieutenant with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. She said he became someone she considered a dad. 

Rep. John Talley (R-Stillwater) was one of the many representatives who participated in an Aug. 31 interim study on expungement hosted by Rep. Nicole Miller (R-Edmond).

The Stillwater City Council passed a resolution Monday night that enables the Stillwater Police Department to legally assist the Payne County Sheriff’s Office, Noble County Sheriff’s Office and Oklahoma Highway Patrol if assistance is requested.

Oklahoma State University is preparing to help with relocation efforts of Afghan refugees heading to Stillwater, including housing and language assistance, according to a university release.

Stillwater City Council authorized the City of Stillwater to apply for a $500,000 planning grant for its Kaw Pipeline Project.

CHANDLER – Not long after school began Monday, parents in Chandler frantically drove to pick up their kids as word of a bomb threat at one of the schools spread throughout the community.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth in a series on child sexual abuse. The topic may be too sensitive for some readers.

Payne County Pride has postponed its community gathering until 2022, according to a social media post.

One student was hospitalized after a Cushing school bus traveling home from a football game wrecked late Thursday. 

Some Payne County residents may have to call a different county commissioner when they have issues with their roads. The Payne County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution Wednesday that adopts new boundaries for the commissioner districts, based on the 2020 federal census.

The next three performances at the McKnight Center will all have some degree of COVID-19 precautions.

A new film contest is offering the opportunity for students to practice their film-making skills while honoring and preserving the stories of military veterans, before those stories are lost.

The Stillwater City Council got a report this week on the condition of the city’s water treatment infrastructure, including its raw water supply and delivery system.

A Cushing man accused of child sexual abuse is appearing in court for pretrial motions.

Stillwater police have arrested a man they suspect of robbing two stores with a firearm Monday evening.

With operations and maintenance costs rising, it’s time for the City of Stillwater to begin making decisions about the future of its water treatment system.

In Oklahoma, expungement reform offers a second chance for people convicted of lower level crimes, but making the expungement process easier is the first step to reform, Ryan Haynie, a Criminal Justice Reform Fellow at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs said.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The state’s top blood center announced Monday that it will resume free antibody testing on all donations effective immediately.

Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 3-9 this year. A lot of deadly and damaging house fires can be prevented with the right precautions. Stillwater Fire Department Chief Terry Essary answered our questions about Fire Prevention Week.