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Education and personalized care are central to visits in the cardiology clinic, where the care team helps patients better understand their heart health.

Education and personalized care are central to visits in the cardiology clinic, where the care team helps patients better understand their heart health.

Education That Saves Lives

Katon Lunsford
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
How One Patient’s Commitment Changed Everything STILLWATER — When Justin Cuskey arrived at Stillwater Medical Center’s emergency department, he believed he was facing a lung problem.
Cushing Fire Captain Tyler Morris, among the first to arrive at the scene, takes an assessment to help plan his department’s attack strategy. Photo by J. D. Meisner

Cushing Fire Captain Tyler Morris, among the first to arrive at the scene, takes an assessment to help plan his department’s attack strategy. Photo by J. D. Meisner

Main St. fire photos

News Staff
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
LARRY TATE, 29, Stillwater — Flight to avoid, Howell County MO.

LARRY TATE, 29, Stillwater — Flight to avoid, Howell County MO.

Payne County Arrests

News Staff
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
The following were booked into Payne County Jail from Feb. 5 to Feb. 12. All Subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.LARRY TATE, 29, Stillwater — Flight to avoid, Howell County MO.JAMES JACKSON, 51, Stillwater — Possession of controlled substance.

Area fishing report

News Staff
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Grand: February 7. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 41°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, points, and shorelines. Blue catfish good on chicken liver and cut bait around docks and main lake.
A Cushing firefighter sprays water from the top of the ladder of Truck-1, while another directs a stream of water from Engine 2 during the later phases of the firefight at the abandoned laundromat at 409 E. Main. The structure was destroyed, and no injuries were reported. More fire photos inside. Photo by J. D. Meisner

A Cushing firefighter sprays water from the top of the ladder of Truck-1, while another directs a stream of water from Engine 2 during the later phases of the firefight at the abandoned laundromat at 409 E. Main. The structure was destroyed, and no injuries were reported. More fire photos inside. Photo by J. D. Meisner

Vacant laundromat destroye

J. D. Meisner
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Neighboring businesses saved CUSHING — Black smoke was already pushing into the Sunday afternoon sky when a call came into the Cushing Fire Department about a possible fire in the area of the H&R Block building. The call came in at 4:13 p.m.. The first firefighter arrived at 4:14 p.m. at 409 E.

E-911 director allegedly embezzles

Allie Prater
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
$CHANDLER — A forensic audit by the Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector found a former director of the Lincoln County E-911 Trust Authority received more than $34,000 in improper compensation over several years while payroll oversight failures left the agency behind on tens of thousands of dollars...
Xander Williams

Xander Williams

Academic All-Stater

News Staff
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
CUSHING — Cushing High School senior Xander Williams was recently selected as an Oklahoma Academic All-Stater, one of the highest honors a public high school student can receive in the state.
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