Chavez places first, tigers place 5th as a team in Perkins

PERKINS — Cushing Tigers Golf opened their season in Perkins at the Tussle at the Trails at Cimarron Trails Golf Course.

Stillwater teen accused of sexually assaulting two female students

STILLWATER - A Stillwater teenager has been charged as an adult with sexually assaulting and choking two girls, who told a school resource officer that he had repeatedly attacked them while they were dating, court documents allege.Jesse Mack Butler, 17, was arraigned March 6 on a 10-count charge by...

Oilton man accused of stealing more than $1,000 in items from Cushing Walmart

STILLWATER -- An Oilton man has been jailed on $10,000 bail on a Payne County felony charge alleging he stole over $1,000 worth of items including groceries, hygiene products and gorilla tape from Walmart in Cushing.Jerad Jason Christopher Stephens, 30, who had been released from prison in August...

Stillwater Arrests

The following were arrested by Stillwater PD from March 9 to March 15.

Payne County Youth Services, Inc. Celebrates National Safe Place Week

STILLWATER — National Safe Place Network (NSPN) is pleased to announce March 16-22, 2025, as National Safe Place (NSP) Week. Safe Place is operated locally by Payne County Youth Services and has Safe Place sites in 56 locations in Payne County.

Cushing man jailed on sex offender registration violation charge

STILLWATER — A 37-year-old man, who was convicted of sexual battery of a person over 16 in Cowley County, Kansas in 2007, has been charged with failing to register as a sex offender in Oklahoma while he was living in an apartment at 306 S. Timber Ridge in Cushing for about four months.Odi Ed Brown...

Commission moves forward on county-wide radio system

STILLWATER — The Payne County Board of Commissioners on Monday approved a site lease agreement between the City of Yale and the Board of Commissioners as part of the county-wide radio system.In other matters, the Commissioners approved a rental agreement for portable storage for the Health...

State officials comment on devastating fires

Hilbert — House Speaker Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, issued the following response to wildfires in his House district and statewide.'The devastation across my House district and the state is hard to put into words.

Aerospace Student of Month Program Names February Students

STATEWIDE – As part of the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics’ soaring statewide program, a new incentive for students has been instituted to highlight two Oklahoma aviation students, monthly.Exemplary students from the 117 Oklahoma high schools that currently offer Aircraft Owners...