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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

Back-to-School Dates

News Staff
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Families across the area are preparing for another school year. Here is a look at first-day dates, school hours, Meet the Teacher events and Back-to-School Bashes for local districts.Agra Public Schools First day of school: Aug. 6 School hours: 7:50 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. Meet the Teacher: Aug.

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.

Local students make OSU honor roll

Allie Prater
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
STILLWATER — Students from Agra, Cushing and Ripley were among 8,907 named to Oklahoma State University’s spring 2026 honor rolls.The total included 4,176 students named to the President’s Honor Roll for earning an A in every course.

Ex-convict accused of illegally possessing gun in Cushing

Patti Weaver
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
STILLWATER — A 40-year-old former Drumright man convicted of nine burglaries in Oilton has been jailed on $7,500 bond pending an Aug. 3 court appearance at which he can seek a preliminary hearing on a Payne County charge of carrying a handgun on Main Street in Cushing.
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