The Stillwater League of Women Voters and Stillwater Public Library will host the Stillwater Board of Education candidates’ Virtual Forum at 5:30-6:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 28. The Stillwater Public Library is providing the Zoom meeting and people can access it through the Stillwater Public L…

Outdated materials on the Oklahoma State Election Board website during the most recent candidate filing period have caused some confusion about upcoming school board elections.

Johnny Lee Graham was sentenced to 25 years for the charge of lewd molestation in which he inappropriately touched a child in 2018.

Thursday morning Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and several state officials were in Stillwater for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to announce the Oklahoma Pandemic Center for Innovation and Excellence and relocated Public Health Lab.

The Stillwater Board of Realtors continues to support the community with needed fundraising events that contribute to local nonprofit agencies. Of course, the pandemic put a damper on social events, but by following the distancing and mask guidelines, the Realtors were still able to give in …

President Joe Biden has expressed many ideas to help reform the criminal justice system, including how police departments should operate.

February trials have been postponed due to the coronavirus, causing a backlog of cases needing trial dates to be set.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health has reported two deaths due to COVID-19 in Stillwater since the end of last week.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Even as Oklahoma City Public Schools announced plans Tuesday to hold a vaccination clinic for school staff, state health officials said it’s too soon to know when COVID-19 vaccines will be widely available to all educators.

Jeff Nett has been a business owner in Stillwater for more than 20 years and is now overseeing one of the newest locally owned businesses in town, Trax Discount Depot. 

Oklahoma State University is warning students of spoof calls claiming to be the campus police.

The early morning wintry chill improves to some degree shortly after 8 a.m. Approaching The Lowlands while seeking Heron Cove, we note at least one, perhaps two gaggles of Canada Geese. 

Some elected officials may now find themselves at a crossroads of how best to navigating distancing themselves from a reckoning about allegations of election fraud that essentially led to the Capitol riots.

A local middle school student created a fundraiser for her birthday in hopes to raise money for the Humane Society of Stillwater.

Our shelter is imposing new policies during Stillwater’s state of emergency. Until all City of Stillwater restrictions have been lifted we will not be taking owned pets except for in emergency situations. We will be taking in found pets from inside the City limits of Stillwater.  Please call…

Lt. Col., USAF, Ret. Charles C. Russell turned 100-years-old on Jan. 10, and his family only had one wish, for the community to send Russell birthday cards.

U.S. Sen. James Lankford has written a letter apologizing to Black voters in North Tulsa for his decision to question the results of the 2020 presidential election and acknowledged that it has harmed race relations in the state.

The state health department on Thursday announced the new director of the Oklahoma Pandemic Center of Innovation and Excellence and Public Health Lab as Dr. Michael Kayser, a D.O. who has worked on both the clinical and research sides of the medical field.

The Payne County Board of County Commissioners has scheduled a Feb. 8 election for three positions on the Payne County Fair Board, one for each of the three commission districts. 

OKLAHOMA CITY — State health officials are hopeful that the federal government will start allocating Oklahoma additional COVID-19 vaccine doses in the coming weeks as demand continues to exceed supply.

The Stillwater Fire Department was dispatched Thursday at 12:16 p.m. to 2617 N. Jardot Rd. for a grass fire that was approaching the street.

UPDATE: Via Twitter, Norman Police say they have located the three children, they are safe and have been returned to their custodial guardian.

President Donald Trump, impeached for a second time Wednesday, still has plenty of support in north central Oklahoma.

The McKnight Center for the Performing Arts’ postponed 2020-2021 Season will begin in March 2021, with additional revisions to the event calendar and added health and safety precautions.

Guy Allison Jones, 37, of Stillwater, was charged with third-degree arson Dec. 29.

Stillwater Public Library has received $9,000 to provide programming addressing ways to reduce stress. 

A teenager was recently charged in Payne County with robbery by use of a firearm.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol listed speed as the cause of a fatality wreck over the weekend in Cushing.

The garden at Stillwater's Our Daily Bread Food and Resource Center is a complement, a complement to the community service organization’s usual operations and an additional source of fresh fruit and vegetables.

Nathan Leon Langley, 33, of Weatherford, was charged with possession of a firearm after former conviction of a felony.

Stillwater Community United is planning a relay march through town on Monday, Jan 18, in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and to show support for racial unity within the community. Due to public health concerns, the celebration will not be in a large, indoor gathering, as it has b…

Aaron Deshawn Christopher, 28, of Stillwater, was charged with several felonies in Payne County.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Close to 1,000 Trump supporters gathered largely peacefully Wednesday outside the state Capitol to protest results of the presidential election. Unlike Washington, D.C., lawmakers were not in session at the state Capitol.

Stillwater Medical Foundation’s First Friday presentation this month is titled “Emotional PPE: Managing Physical, Mental and Emotional Health.”