Chris Peters

Chris Peters is the founder and editor of The Stillwegian, covering Stillwater and Payne County with a mix of storytelling, photography, and local insight. A Stillwegian since 2008, he’s passionate about connecting community through local news.

Location Stillwater, OK

Number of Articles 286

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Chris Peters's Work 286 Articles

Weekend Brief - Jul 26, 2026 Vote early: SQ 844 and 846 Poll 📊

Plus: I built the poll with AI as the coder. Claude explains how we work together.

by Chris Peters

2026 Elections - Jul 24, 2026 Fact-Checked: What Cyndi Munson told the Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club

Cyndi Munson, wearing a green dress, gestures while speaking to the Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club on July 23, 2026.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate fields questions on data centers, education funding, rural hospitals and four state questions

by Chris Peters

Stillwater Pioneer Athletics - Jul 23, 2026 Golf tournament raises $42,000 for Stillwater Pioneer athletics

Former OSU football head coach Mike Gundy putts on the 13th hole during the Pioneer PlayDay golf tournament Monday, July 20, at Stillwater Country Club.

Money from the annual tournament reaches every program, from football to a girls wrestling team still finding its footing

by Chris Peters

Business - Jul 22, 2026 Iron Monk Lands Official OSU Watch Party Status Amid Sale to Enid Brewing Owner

Trenton Inselman, left, holds a can of Enid Brewing's Cowboy Blonde and Brady Sidwell holds a can of Iron Monk's Original 1890 in front of the taproom's wall of beer cans.

The beer, the name and the can wall stay the same as Iron Monk merges operations with Enid Brewing and deepens its OSU ties

by Chris Peters

Stillwater Public Library - Jul 21, 2026 Stillwater library seeks book nominations for 2126 time capsule

A display near the Stillwater Public Library's southwest entrance holds America 250 nomination narratives, a ballot box and the time capsule that will store the winning books.

Nominations close July 31, with online voting in August to narrow the field to 25 books

by Chris Peters

Weekend Brief - Jul 19, 2026 You have until 9 PM tonight. Also: an Iranian missile strike and a $4B Oklahoma bet on aluminum

A crystal lens ball on a rock reflects turquoise water and snow-capped mountains at Moraine Lake in Banff National Park, taken by photographer Justin Eubanks.

Stillwater's about to get $1.3 million in federal security funding — plus annexation, rural water tower plans and airport rate study

by Chris Peters

2026 Elections - Jul 17, 2026 Fact-checked: What Gentner Drummond told the Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club

Republican gubernatorial candidate Gentner Drummond speaks at the Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club on July 16, 2026, at the Best Western Plus Cimarron Hotel & Suites in Stillwater.

Republican gubernatorial candidate fields questions on data centers, the smelter lawsuit, a grand jury petition and Medicaid cuts

by Chris Peters

Stillwater Board of Education - Jul 14, 2026 Stillwater schools welcome new board member, two administrators

Kiah Butcher raises her right hand as Board President Gay Washington administers the oath of office during her swearing-in to the Stillwater Board of Education Tuesday, July 14, 2026.

Elders, Zimmerman hired as Butcher is sworn in to fill Ward 5 vacancy

by Chris Peters