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Participants in the Cushing Geographic Club’s Do or Dye fundraiser color run cause a color explosion in Memorial Park Saturday, Aug. 16 following the race. Photo by Allie Prater.

Participants in the Cushing Geographic Club’s Do or Dye fundraiser color run cause a color explosion in Memorial Park Saturday, Aug. 16 following the race. Photo by Allie Prater.

Do or Dye

News Staff
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Payne County Free Fair returns Aug. 24

Allie Prater
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
112th annual event brings livestock shows, carnival rides, live music and new BBQ competition to Stillwater STILLWATER — Generations of Payne County families have spent late August beneath the lights of the county fair, showing livestock, carrying pies into exhibit halls, watching tractors rumble...

Payne County ballots include runoffs, state questions

Allie Prater
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
PAYNE COUNTY — Payne County voters will decide four Republican primary runoff races, one Democratic runoff and two proposed amendments to the Oklahoma Constitution during the Aug. 25 election.Republican voters will choose between Gentner Drummond and Mike Mazzei for governor.

SQ 844

Deanna Maddox
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Funding decisions placed in the hands of legislators OKLAHOMA — A proposed change to Oklahoma’s tax reimbursement system could have consequences reaching far beyond the businesses receiving property tax exemptions.

Man pleads guilty in fatal highway collision

Patti Weaver
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
STILLWATER — A young truck driver, who did not have a commercial driver's license, pleaded guilty Monday to firstdegree manslaughter in a 2022 fatal collision north of Cushing at the Highway 51 and Highway 18 intersection, which was under construction with marked stop signs.Andrew J.
RASHAWN ROBERT BAKER, 28 — Lewdly exposes his person or genitals in any public place, or where there are present other persons to be offended

RASHAWN ROBERT BAKER, 28 — Lewdly exposes his person or genitals in any public place, or where there are present other persons to be offended

City of Cushing Arrests

News Staff
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
RASHAWN ROBERT BAKER, 28 — Lewdly exposes his person or genitals in any public place, or where there are present other persons to be offended DIONT’E MALIK DALLAS, 27 — Assault and battery REYNIER PANEQUE REYES, 40 — Persons driving or operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol...
From 4-H member to hall of famer

From 4-H member to hall of famer

From 4-H member to hall of famer

Courtney Arnall
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
STILLWATER — For Kate Wardlaw, 4-H was never just an extracurricular activity.It was where she found her voice.It was where she found lifelong friends and a family.And, ultimately, it helped her find her path.

Regional Conditions and Fire Behavior

News Staff
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Central Oklahoma: • Rain in northern counties aids conditions; highest fire danger remains in south-central counties.Eastern Oklahoma: • Challenging initial attacks in the southeast due to terrain. Timber and pine plantations carry the highest risk for large fire occurrences.
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