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Pioneer Marching Band   -   Jul 29, 2026 Pioneer Marching Band to debut largest show in school history Aug. 6
Director of Bands Kevin Zamborsky oversees Pioneer Marching Band members during physical training on the first day of Band Camp, July 27, 2026, at Pioneer Stadium in Stillwater.

The program's largest-ever roster opens its first season in the new high school performing arts wing

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Stillwater City Council   -   Jul 28, 2026 Airport rate study recommends fee hikes across the board
An American Eagle regional jet taxis behind a general aviation plane and two people preparing it on the tarmac at Stillwater Regional Airport on Nov. 7, 2025.

Stillwater City Council adopts higher landing, hangar and parking rates in the airport's first fee overhaul in years

by Chris Peters
2026 Elections   -   Jul 26, 2026 Cast your vote: Where do you stand on SQ 844 and SQ 846?
Cast your vote: Where do you stand on SQ 844 and SQ 846?

The Stillwegian's reader poll is open now through Aug. 16 — anonymous, one vote per signed-in reader.

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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
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
Director of Bands Kevin Zamborsky oversees Pioneer Marching Band members during physical training on the first day of Band Camp, July 27, 2026, at Pioneer Stadium in Stillwater.
Pioneer Marching Band   -   Jul 29, 2026 Pioneer Marching Band to debut largest show in school history Aug. 6

The program's largest-ever roster opens its first season in the new high school performing arts wing

by Submitted
Stillwater City Council   -   Jul 28, 2026 Airport rate study recommends fee hikes across the board by Chris Peters
An American Eagle regional jet taxis behind a general aviation plane and two people preparing it on the tarmac at Stillwater Regional Airport on Nov. 7, 2025.
2026 Elections   -   Jul 26, 2026 Cast your vote: Where do you stand on SQ 844 and SQ 846? by The Stillwegian
Cast your vote: Where do you stand on SQ 844 and SQ 846?
2026 Elections   -   Jul 24, 2026 Fact-Checked: What Cyndi Munson told the Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club by Chris Peters
Cyndi Munson, wearing a green dress, gestures while speaking to the Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club on July 23, 2026.
Stillwater Pioneer Athletics   -   Jul 23, 2026 Golf tournament raises $42,000 for Stillwater Pioneer athletics by Chris Peters
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.
Business   -   Jul 22, 2026 Iron Monk Lands Official OSU Watch Party Status Amid Sale to Enid Brewing Owner by Chris Peters
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.
Stillwater Public Library   -   Jul 21, 2026 Stillwater library seeks book nominations for 2126 time capsule by Chris Peters
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.
2026 Elections   -   Jul 17, 2026 Fact-checked: What Gentner Drummond told the Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club by Chris Peters
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.
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2026 Elections   -   Jul 26, 2026 Cast your vote: Where do you stand on SQ 844 and SQ 846?
Cast your vote: Where do you stand on SQ 844 and SQ 846?

The Stillwegian's reader poll is open now through Aug. 16 — anonymous, one vote per signed-in reader.

Editorial   -   Apr 23, 2026 No more paywall. Here's the honest reason why.
No more paywall. Here's the honest reason why.

Sixteen months in, I'm opening up all reporting, restructuring reader support, and sharing the numbers I need to hit to make The Stillwegian last.

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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
2026 Elections   -   Jul 14, 2026 On the Aug. 25 runoff ballot: What SQ 844 and SQ 846 actually do
A "Vote Here" sign with an American flag graphic and red arrow stands roadside near a Payne County polling location.

Oklahoma voters will decide two constitutional questions — one on tax reimbursement, one on voter identification — during the Aug. 25 primary runoff election.

by Chris Peters
Cowboy Baseball   -   Jul 13, 2026 Ritchie Announces Return to OSU for 2027 Season
OSU junior centerfielder Kollin Ritchie (13) celebrates with teammates after a home run against Vanderbilt on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, at O'Brate Stadium in Stillwater.

The All-America slugger fell to the 20th round of the MLB Draft before deciding to bolster his stock in Stillwater.

by Daniel Allen
2026 Elections   -   Jul 11, 2026 Fact-checked: What Mike Mazzei told the Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Mazzei speaks to the Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at the Best Western Plus Cimarron Hotel & Suites in Stillwater.

Republican gubernatorial candidate fields questions on taxes, reading scores, marijuana enforcement and rural hospital funding

by Chris Peters
Stillwater Planning Commission   -   Jul 09, 2026 Neighbors raise flooding, traffic concerns as Planning Commission backs Mercury Avenue duplex rezoning
Aerial map showing the 799 E. Mercury Ave. property outlined in pink, bordered by Mercury Avenue to the north and Lakeview Ridge neighborhood to the south.

Commissioners also recommend annexing 33 acres to expand Golden Oaks Village, on the the city's southwest edge

by Chris Peters
Stillwater City Council   -   Jul 08, 2026 Council OKs eminent domain push for Lake McMurtry pipeline
A wayfinding sign with an arrow points visitors toward the City Council chambers at Stillwater City Hall.

The resolutions are the first legal step toward acquiring the land needed for a pipeline meant to end Stillwater's reliance on a single aging water line

by Chris Peters
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