What’s hot and what’s not

STILLWATER – Many gardeners were surprised this summer when their jalapeño plants began producing an unidentified yellow pepper. From Michigan to Oklahoma, Facebook gardening groups flooded with hundreds of posts about the unidentified peppers that vary in flavor and heat level.

Payne County Arrests

AARON GILBERT Stillwater. Petit larceny, possession of controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia. ANASTASIA WOODS Stillwater. Fugitive from justice. BRANDON PRATHER Stillwater. Resisting executive officer, public intoxication. BRANDON THOMPSON Cushing.

City of Cushing Arrests

COURTNEY JEAN BROWN - 29 Indecent Exposure. GUNTER DWAYNE HYDE - 34 Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (Meth). Possession of Paraphernalia. Payne County Warrant. Driving Under Suspension. GILLIAN GRACE JONES - 22 EPO violation. LARRY LEE PEARSON JR. - 43 Payne County Warrant.

Area Lake Report

Birch: July 15. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Crappie fair on minnows around brush structure. Largemouth and spotted bass fair on plastic baits around creek channels and standing timber.

Bulletin Board

Cimarron Valley Best Of Bulletin Board Cushing, Drumright, Yale, Agra, Mannford, Oilton, Olive, Ripley… If your school, church, club, sports team, association, organization or non-profit group is holding an event, fundraiser, or even just a regular meeting, let us know so we can let everyone else...

Miss CrossRoads and Miss CrossRoads Teen crowned

CUSHING - Miss CrossRoads, a local preliminary competition for the Miss Oklahoma and Miss Oklahoma’s Teen took the runway on Sunday, July 23 at The Dunkin Theatre. Miss CrossRoads boasted 30 local competitors this year.

FINAL VOTING

Cushing Citizen • Keystone Gusher • Yale News Entertainment and Recreation 2. Best place to play BINGO? ☐ The Pink Frog | CUSHING ☐ Elks Lodge | CUSHING ☐ Senior Citizens Center | CUSHING 3. Best place for Live Music?

Payne County Arrests

The following Arrests were made between July 9, 2023 — July 16, 2023. All individuals are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. NATHAN SPERKA Stillwater Possession of a controlled substance(X2), Possession of paraphernalia.