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Two injured in crash near Glencoe

Allie Prater
Monday, October 6, 2025
GLENCOE — Two people were injured in a collision last Thursday at the intersection of Rose Road and McElroy in Payne County.The crash occurred at 3:42 p.m., according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
CHS Cheer traveled to Tulsa Saturday, Sept. 27 to compete in the OSSAA class 4A cheer state competition where they placed 8th out 15. Photo by Sylvia Danyele

CHS Cheer traveled to Tulsa Saturday, Sept. 27 to compete in the OSSAA class 4A cheer state competition where they placed 8th out 15. Photo by Sylvia Danyele

First visit to state in 10 years

News Staff
Monday, October 6, 2025
Lee

Lee

Cushing Man gets five years for sexting student

Patti Weaver
Monday, October 6, 2025
STILLWATER — A 28-year-old Cushing man has avoided a jury trial by accepting a plea agreement with the prosecution for a five-year prison term followed by five years of probation for sexting a 14-year-old student in the Perkins-Tryon School system where he was employed as a paraprofessional for...
Little

Little

Ex-convict jailed on $75,000 bond with four-count charge

Patti Weaver
Monday, October 6, 2025
STILLWATER — A Lincoln County ex-convict -- on probation for car theft in Perkins -- has been jailed on $75,000 bond pending an Oct. 6 court appearance on a four-count charge including nearly hitting a Stillwater police officer with a vehicle stolen in Stroud and accelerating through the...

Cushing couple accused of child neglect

Patti Weaver
Monday, October 6, 2025
STILLWATER – A Cushing couple have been charged with three counts of child neglect for allegedly permitting their three minor children 'to live in a home without running water, infested with pests, and in generally unsanitary conditions, while also consuming dangerous narcotics while in the...
Alston

Alston

Cushing man jailed on $25,000 bail on domestic violence charges

Patti Weaver
Monday, October 6, 2025
STILLWATER — A 41-year-old exconvict from Cushing has been jailed on $25,000 bond pending an Oct. 15 preliminary hearing on felony charges accusing him of hitting his brother in the face with a cane on Aug. 30 and knocking him to the ground on Aug. 31.Due to his criminal record, Michael Robert...
Fox

Fox

Cushing woman accused of carrying meth into Payne County Jail

Patti Weaver
Monday, October 6, 2025
STILLWATER — A woman on felony probation for carrying methamphetamine into the Cushing City Jail in 2021 has been ordered to appear in district court on Oct. 6 on a felony charge of carrying methamphetamine on Aug. 21 into the Payne County Jail where she was serving 60 days on a misdemeanor...
Present for Johnson’s ceremonial signing were, seated, from left, Richard Chavez, Amber Chavez, Cooper Johnson and Jon Johnson. Standing, John Owen, Murray State Fishing Coach. Photo by Leslie Reese Photography

Present for Johnson’s ceremonial signing were, seated, from left, Richard Chavez, Amber Chavez, Cooper Johnson and Jon Johnson. Standing, John Owen, Murray State Fishing Coach. Photo by Leslie Reese Photography

Johnson signs with Murray State on Bass Fishing Scholarship

J. D. Meisner
Monday, October 6, 2025
CUSHING — Cushing High School senior Cooper Johnson has reeled in the next step of his career.

Something chilling this way comes

News Staff
Monday, October 6, 2025
CUSHING — Shadows will stir and chills will rise as Edgar Allan Poe steps from the page to the stage in a spine-tingling theatrical event that promises to be as unforgettable as it is eerie — the Cushing Community Theatre Presentation of “Nightfall with Edgar Allan Poe” directed by Griff Schoen.
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