Payne County Arrests

The following were booked into Payne county Jail from June 9 to June 15.

City of Stillwater Arrests

The following were arrested by Stillwater PD from June 9 to June 15.

Stillwater man accused of raping unconscious teen

STILLWATER – A Stillwater man, whose wife allegedly witnessed him sexually assaulting his unconscious juvenile relative, has been jailed on $50,000 bond pending a July 7 court appearance at which he can seek a preliminary hearing.Braeden Lee Newell, 23, could be given a prison term ranging from one...

Former Cushing teacher gets 8-year prison term after probation violation in 2018 sexting case

STILLWATER – Former Cushing teacher Seth Robert Swaim, now 31, who said he lived in Union City when he was ordered held in the Payne County Jail last week, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for violating the probation he was given in 2019 for sexting a 13-year-old female student in 2018,...

Wildlife Commission Passes Rules for Nonresident Hunters, Public Hunting Lands

New emergency rules and resolutions for public hunting lands were approved Monday by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.Commissioners approved emergency rules adding requirements for nonresident game bird hunters, banning the use of seasonlong duck blinds on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

County employees paid for nothing

Payne County environmental employees overpaid thousands for unworked hours, personal use of county vehicles STILLWATER — A forensic audit of the Payne County Environmental Enforcement Office revealed that three employees were overpaid thousands of dollars for time not worked and for using county...

Bulletin Board

Cushing, Drumright, Mannford, Yale, Agra, Oilton, Olive, Jennings, Ripley, Glencoe and surrounding areas… If your school, church, club, sports team, association, organization or non-profit group is holding an event, fundraiser, or even just a regular meeting, let us know so we can let everyone else...