Drumright student earns degree from university of Maryland global campus

ADELPHI, MD — Chelsey Constance Maratita Murphy of Drumright, earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from University of Maryland Global Campus in spring 2025.Murphy was one of 6,770 students worldwide who earned degrees from UMGC in the spring 2025 term.

Final voting now open for Best of Cimarron Valley Readers’ Choice Awards

CIMARRON VALLEY — The ballots are set, the categories are locked in, and now it’s up to the people. Final voting is officially underway for the Fourth Annual Best of Cimarron Valley Readers’ Choice Awards.

Plate readers coming soon

CUSHING — A new community-led safety initiative that looks to enhance neighborhood security by utilizing license plate recognition (LPR) technology through Flock Safety camera systems has been made available to the Cushing Police Department.

Perkins man sent to rehab before sentencing

STILLWATER -- A Perkins man, who admitted he maintained a house where drugs were kept in 2023, 2024 and 2025, has been released from the Payne County Jail where he was held on $100,000 bail to go into a residential drug treatment program pending his sentencing on Oct. 10.

10-year-old Jaxon Bell leads pollinator garden project

CUSHING — If you strolled through Cushing Memorial Park recently you may have noticed a significant change to one of the flower beds decorating the pathways — this transition is thanks to a 10-year-old named Jaxon Bell and a generous team of local volunteers and donating businesses.

Central Tech Explorer Program expands after pilot success

CENTRAL OKLAHOMA — An overwhelming response to Central Tech’s pilot Middle School Explorer Program in Mannford and Ripley last school year has spurred expansion into five additional partner schools for 2025–2026.

Drummond fights to protect Oklahoma's energy industry from out-of-state lawsuits

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond is fighting to protect Oklahoma's vital energy sector and economic sovereignty from overreaching lawsuits.

FBI needs your help

The FBI is seeking the public’s help in the homicide investigation of Warren William 'Thomas' Fultz. He went missing from his home in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, on Sept 29, 2021. On Oct 16, 2021, his remains were located in a wooded area in Boynton, Oklahoma.

Twice burned: Police say ex-con torched apartment office — twice

STILLWATER — An exconvict has been accused of setting fire on two different occasions to the unoccupied leasing office of a Stillwater apartment complex, which his girlfriend reportedly had been told to vacate by the end of July, according to court records.