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Devastating Wildfires Steal March Headlines

News Staff
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Most months, nearly breaking an all-time tornado record would dominate Oklahoma’s weather headlines. However, March 2025 will be remembered for a different kind of disaster—one of the worst wildfire outbreaks in state history, overshadowing all else.

Stillwater Arrests

News Staff
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
The following were arrested by Stillwater PD from March 30 to April 5. All subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
City of Cushing Arrests

City of Cushing Arrests

City of Cushing Arrests

News Staff
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
The following were arrested by Cushing PD from March 24 to April 7. All subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Payne County Arrests

Payne County Arrests

Payne County Arrests

News Staff
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
The following were booked into Payne County Jail from March 24 to March 30. All subjects are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Newly retired Cushing Fire Department Captain Justin Menser displays a golden axe given to him to commemorate 25 years of service.

Newly retired Cushing Fire Department Captain Justin Menser displays a golden axe given to him to commemorate 25 years of service.

Cushing Fire Captain retires

Deanna Maddox
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
CUSHING — After a quarter of a century, Cushing Fire Department Captain Justin Menser officially retired this past Monday, March 31. He was honored with a retirement ceremony hosted by fellow department members and a plaque of recognition that displayed his captain’s patch and a golden axe.
The color guard posted the American Legion and United States flag side by side at the commencement of the commemoration event that was hosted by Post 108 this past Saturday on March 29. Photo by DeAnna Maddox

The color guard posted the American Legion and United States flag side by side at the commencement of the commemoration event that was hosted by Post 108 this past Saturday on March 29. Photo by DeAnna Maddox

Cushing-Drumright American Legion Post 108 host commemoration ceremony

Deanna Maddox
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
CUSHING — The Donaldson-Walker American Legion Post 108 for the Cushing and Drumright area held a commemoration ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War on Saturday, March 29.
A century of Oklahoma’s State Flag

A century of Oklahoma’s State Flag

A century of Oklahoma’s State Flag

Allie Prater
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Oklahoma did not adopt a state flag upon joining the Union on Nov. 16, 1907. Instead, Gov. Charles N. Haskell commissioned 92 women from across the state, including First Lady Lillian Elizabeth Haskell, to sew a U.S. flag with 46 stars to commemorate statehood.
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