THE STILLWEGIAN

Local Music - Apr 13, 2026 Stillwater native Wyatt Flores honored with Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Rising Star Award

Wyatt Flores plays a sunburst guitar on stage at The Boys from Oklahoma concert at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, April 11, 2026.

Flores joins Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, and The All-American Rejects among past Rising Star honorees.

by Chris Peters

City of Stillwater - Apr 12, 2026 Three OSU students presented competing designs for final Chris Salmon Plaza mural, all honoring Kameoka sister city relationship

Four colorful student-designed murals on the exterior wall of Chris Salmon Plaza in downtown Stillwater, with a blank panel at right reserved for a new mural to be unveiled April 24.

Reveal set for April 24 as city also seats new Public Art Committee

by Chris Peters

Cowboy Baseball - Apr 12, 2026 Cowboys Squander Five-Run Lead, Fall to Kansas State 13-9

Stormy Rhodes (19) pitches during OSU's 11-3 win over Cincinnati on April 4, 2026, at O'Brate Stadium in Stillwater. Rhodes struggled in relief Saturday vs. Kansas State.

Bullpen collapse and two eighth-inning errors doom OSU in Manhattan

by Daniel Allen

Local Music - Apr 09, 2026 Rare 50-year-old album connects two generations of Stillwater music and business

Henry Ramsay and Steve Irby stand together inside Velvet Fudge, holding the Moses Live album, with records displayed on exposed brick walls behind them.

When KICKER founder Steve Irby walked into Velvet Fudge with a sealed 1974 album, two Stillwater business stories found their common soundtrack

by Chris Peters

Cowboy Baseball - Apr 09, 2026 Francisco Homers in OSU Debut, But Cowboys Drop 10-9 Thriller to ORU

OSU catcher Brady Francisco (30) rounds the bases after a two-run home run against Oral Roberts, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at O'Brate Stadium in Stillwater.

The OSU catcher's first career home run in an OSU uniform gave the Cowboys a brief lead — one they couldn't hold

by Daniel Allen

Local Music - Apr 08, 2026 The Cimarron Songbird and the Queen of Oklahoma kick off a new season of Block 34 Live

Side-by-side performance photos of Monica Taylor (left) and Carter Sampson playing guitar April 11 at Block 34 in downtown Stillwater for the Block 34 Live season opener.

Up next: Stillystock with OKC-based emo band Ben Quad

by Quincy Einstein

Cowboy Baseball - Apr 08, 2026 Notebook: Holliday defends Ritchie After All-American Snub — Cowboys sweep Cincinnati, eye postseason positioning

Oklahoma State center fielder Kollin Ritchie (13) at bat against Vanderbilt on Feb. 15, 2026, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

OSU's star center fielder ranks third nationally in home runs but was left off midseason All-American lists as the Cowboys strengthen their regional bid

by Daniel Allen

Elections - Apr 07, 2026 Dillin wins re-election to Stillwater school board in landslide

Rachel Dillin, wearing a black blazer and campaign button, sits at a table during a candidate forum. A nameplate reading "Rachel Dillin" is visible in the foreground.

Re-elected board member signals interest in endowment for Google PILOT revenue

by Chris Peters