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Payne County Commissioners   -   Sep 21, 2026 Commissioners adopt hazard mitigation plan, will ask OSU for Lake Carl Blackwell dam plans
Pierce Taylor stands at left speaking to Payne County commissioners while Zach Cavett sits at the dais reviewing a thick binder of documents at the Sept. 21, 2026, meeting in Stillwater.

Board directs emergency manager to draft a letter requesting Oklahoma State University's five- and 10-year maintenance plans for the 89-year-old dam

by Chris Peters
Payne County Commissioners   -   Sep 20, 2026 Tabled hazard mitigation plan returns to commissioners Monday
Cover of Payne County's draft Hazard Mitigation Action Plan Update, titled 2025 Draft, over a blue-tinted photo of the county courthouse with the county seal at lower left.

The board tabled the document Sept. 14 and directed staff to ask OSU what it has committed to do about the Lake Carl Blackwell dam

by Chris Peters
Cowboy Football   -   Sep 20, 2026 Mestemaker Breaks Two School Records as OSU Buries Murray State 59-0 — Cowboys Head to Big 12 Play at 2-1
OSU quarterback Drew Mestemaker looks downfield from the pocket against Murray State on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater.

Drew Mestemaker completed 20 of 22 passes for 324 yards and five touchdowns

by Chris Peters
Stillwater Economic Development Authority   -   Sep 18, 2026 Career Fair Draws 100 as National Standard Closure Nears
A sign reading "National Standard: Tire Bead, Industrial, and Welding Wires, A Heico Company," outside the company's Stillwater manufacturing plant.

Stillwater Chamber of Commerce organized a career fair to help affected employees find new jobs

by Chris Peters
Stillwater City Council   -   Sep 15, 2026 Stillwater to pay YMCA $50,000 a year for public pool access
A construction sign showing a rendering of the new Stillwater YMCA stands behind a chain-link fence, with steel framing of the building under construction visible in the background.

The Y's $33 million 12th Avenue facility also requires a new traffic signal at Washington Street, adding about $2 million to the project.

by Chris Peters
Cowboy Football   -   Sep 12, 2026 OSU Takes Down No. 6 Oregon 39-31 — Cowboys Make FBS History in Morris' Home Debut
Oklahoma State receiver Justin Bowick in orange jersey number 0 catches a football at the goal line as two Oregon defenders in white and green converge on him at Boone Pickens Stadium.

Drew Mestemaker throws for 317 yards and runs for 109 more as the Cowboys become the first FBS team to snap a double-digit losing streak against an AP top-10 opponent

by Chris Peters
Sep 10, 2026 New Lens on Cowboy Football: Meet Bryson Thadhani
Graphic reading "Gameday Stillwater Cowboys" featuring Bryson Thadhani in OSU gear holding a camera, promoting his debut as The Stillwegian's sports photographer.

A new sideline photographer joins The Stillwegian; scores and upcoming home games inside.

by Chris Peters & Bryson Thadhani
Community   -   Sep 08, 2026 Health experts talk screens, AI chatbots at Stillwater parent forum
Five panelists seated at a table on a stage during a forum on children and screen use, with one speaking into a microphone as audience members watch from the front rows.

Panel covered age guidelines, phone access in crisis care and whether gamified learning trains compulsive use

by Chris Peters
Pierce Taylor stands at left speaking to Payne County commissioners while Zach Cavett sits at the dais reviewing a thick binder of documents at the Sept. 21, 2026, meeting in Stillwater.
Payne County Commissioners   -   Sep 21, 2026 Commissioners adopt hazard mitigation plan, will ask OSU for Lake Carl Blackwell dam plans

Board directs emergency manager to draft a letter requesting Oklahoma State University's five- and 10-year maintenance plans for the 89-year-old dam

by Chris Peters
Payne County Commissioners   -   Sep 20, 2026 Tabled hazard mitigation plan returns to commissioners Monday by Chris Peters
Cover of Payne County's draft Hazard Mitigation Action Plan Update, titled 2025 Draft, over a blue-tinted photo of the county courthouse with the county seal at lower left.
Cowboy Football   -   Sep 20, 2026 Mestemaker Breaks Two School Records as OSU Buries Murray State 59-0 — Cowboys Head to Big 12 Play at 2-1 by Chris Peters
OSU quarterback Drew Mestemaker looks downfield from the pocket against Murray State on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater.
Stillwater Economic Development Authority   -   Sep 18, 2026 Career Fair Draws 100 as National Standard Closure Nears by Chris Peters
A sign reading "National Standard: Tire Bead, Industrial, and Welding Wires, A Heico Company," outside the company's Stillwater manufacturing plant.
Stillwater City Council   -   Sep 15, 2026 Stillwater to pay YMCA $50,000 a year for public pool access by Chris Peters
A construction sign showing a rendering of the new Stillwater YMCA stands behind a chain-link fence, with steel framing of the building under construction visible in the background.
Cowboy Football   -   Sep 12, 2026 OSU Takes Down No. 6 Oregon 39-31 — Cowboys Make FBS History in Morris' Home Debut by Chris Peters
Oklahoma State receiver Justin Bowick in orange jersey number 0 catches a football at the goal line as two Oregon defenders in white and green converge on him at Boone Pickens Stadium.
Sep 10, 2026 New Lens on Cowboy Football: Meet Bryson Thadhani by Chris Peters & Bryson Thadhani
Graphic reading "Gameday Stillwater Cowboys" featuring Bryson Thadhani in OSU gear holding a camera, promoting his debut as The Stillwegian's sports photographer.
Community   -   Sep 08, 2026 Health experts talk screens, AI chatbots at Stillwater parent forum by Chris Peters
Five panelists seated at a table on a stage during a forum on children and screen use, with one speaking into a microphone as audience members watch from the front rows.
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Payne County Commissioners   -   Sep 21, 2026 Commissioners adopt hazard mitigation plan, will ask OSU for Lake Carl Blackwell dam plans
Pierce Taylor stands at left speaking to Payne County commissioners while Zach Cavett sits at the dais reviewing a thick binder of documents at the Sept. 21, 2026, meeting in Stillwater.

Board directs emergency manager to draft a letter requesting Oklahoma State University's five- and 10-year maintenance plans for the 89-year-old dam

by Chris Peters
Payne County Commissioners   -   Sep 20, 2026 Tabled hazard mitigation plan returns to commissioners Monday
Cover of Payne County's draft Hazard Mitigation Action Plan Update, titled 2025 Draft, over a blue-tinted photo of the county courthouse with the county seal at lower left.

The board tabled the document Sept. 14 and directed staff to ask OSU what it has committed to do about the Lake Carl Blackwell dam

by Chris Peters
Cowboy Football   -   Sep 20, 2026 Mestemaker Breaks Two School Records as OSU Buries Murray State 59-0 — Cowboys Head to Big 12 Play at 2-1
OSU quarterback Drew Mestemaker looks downfield from the pocket against Murray State on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater.

Drew Mestemaker completed 20 of 22 passes for 324 yards and five touchdowns

by Chris Peters
Stillwater Economic Development Authority   -   Sep 18, 2026 Career Fair Draws 100 as National Standard Closure Nears
A sign reading "National Standard: Tire Bead, Industrial, and Welding Wires, A Heico Company," outside the company's Stillwater manufacturing plant.

Stillwater Chamber of Commerce organized a career fair to help affected employees find new jobs

by Chris Peters
Stillwater City Council   -   Sep 15, 2026 Stillwater to pay YMCA $50,000 a year for public pool access
A construction sign showing a rendering of the new Stillwater YMCA stands behind a chain-link fence, with steel framing of the building under construction visible in the background.

The Y's $33 million 12th Avenue facility also requires a new traffic signal at Washington Street, adding about $2 million to the project.

by Chris Peters
Cowboy Football   -   Sep 12, 2026 OSU Takes Down No. 6 Oregon 39-31 — Cowboys Make FBS History in Morris' Home Debut
Oklahoma State receiver Justin Bowick in orange jersey number 0 catches a football at the goal line as two Oregon defenders in white and green converge on him at Boone Pickens Stadium.

Drew Mestemaker throws for 317 yards and runs for 109 more as the Cowboys become the first FBS team to snap a double-digit losing streak against an AP top-10 opponent

by Chris Peters
Editor's Advance   -   Sep 12, 2026 The Weekend Brief is now the Editor's Advance
Pistol Petes Pete Littlefield and Hunter Morton point skyward beside Spirit Rider Olivia Klug, kneeling with the Pistol Pete mascot head outside OSU's Agricultural Hall.

Plus seven public meetings in two days and the three Ferguson College students behind Pistol Pete and the Spirit Rider this fall.

by Chris Peters
Sep 10, 2026 New Lens on Cowboy Football: Meet Bryson Thadhani
Graphic reading "Gameday Stillwater Cowboys" featuring Bryson Thadhani in OSU gear holding a camera, promoting his debut as The Stillwegian's sports photographer.

A new sideline photographer joins The Stillwegian; scores and upcoming home games inside.

by Chris Peters & Bryson Thadhani
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