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Deadline nears for state waterfowl stamp contest

Deadline nears for state waterfowl stamp contest

Deadline nears for state waterfowl stamp contest

Allie Prater
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
OKLAHOMA CITY — Artists have only a few weeks left to enter the 45th annual Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp Design Competition.Artwork must be delivered to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation headquarters in Oklahoma City by 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, or shipped with a postmark no later than...
Ryker Jones

Ryker Jones

Jones rules the clay as the micros fight it out at Port City

J. D. Meisner
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Sand Springs driver wins Restrictor feature; Mannford and Cushing racers grind through crowded Saturday program By the time the feature races rolled onto the dirt Saturday night, Port City Raceway had become its own small, roaring universe.Engines snapped against the humid August air.
Duncan

Duncan

Traffic Stop becomes trafficking case

Patti Weaver
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Front-seat passenger accused of possessing 30 grams of methamphetamine STILLWATER — A 50-yearold man, who was a frontseat passenger in a car during an early morning traffic stop at Main and Little Streets in Cushing, has been jailed on $50,000 bond pending his arraignment this week on charges of...
Giblet

Giblet

110 mph chase through Cushing

News Staff
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
STILLWATER — A 57-year-old Cushing man, who was convicted of endangering others while eluding an Agra police officer at 100 mph in a pickup in 2016, has been charged with endangering others while eluding a Payne County sheriff's deputy at 110 mph in a motorcycle -- until he crashed out eight...

Cushing Police Department earns Lexipol Elite recognition

Deanna Maddox
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
CUSHING — The Cushing Police Department has earned Lexipol Elite recognition, a designation that reflects the department's commitment to professional standards, ongoing training and accountability.According to City Manager Ryan Ochsner, the recognition highlights the department's emphasis on...

Voter Info for August

News Staff
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
• August 10 is Absentee Ballot Deadline for upcoming election• August 19 is due date for resolution publication for November 3 special elections • August 20-22 is Early voting for upcoming election• August 25 is Runoff Primary Election and Special Elections• August 30 is last day to begin special...
Before starting preschool at Oak Grove, Jack McDougal was at Memorial Park this Tuesday to conquer the monkey bars; a feat his granny and gramps said every young boy needed to achieve. He managed a jump and catch of the bar and even a bit of a swing. His sister had her own version — running under the bars with her hands raised. Photo by DeAnna Maddox

Before starting preschool at Oak Grove, Jack McDougal was at Memorial Park this Tuesday to conquer the monkey bars; a feat his granny and gramps said every young boy needed to achieve. He managed a jump and catch of the bar and even a bit of a swing. His sister had her own version — running under the bars with her hands raised. Photo by DeAnna Maddox

Monkey Business

News Staff
Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Cushing band invites community to preview ‘If I Only…’

Allie Prater
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
CUSHING — The Cushing High School marching band is preparing to follow the Yellow Brick Road, and the community is invited along for the journey.The band will offer a first look at its 2026 program, “If I Only…,” during a preview performance at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, at the CHS Field House.Told...
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