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Cowboy Football   -   Sep 12, 2026 Seven Days After Tulsa, 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
Stillwater Public Schools   -   Sep 07, 2026 Stillwater schools cut student access to Gemini AI, citing new state law
Stillwater Public Schools Superintendent Tyler Bridges speaks into a microphone during a panel discussion on classroom technology Aug. 27, 2026, at the Stillwater Public Library.

Superintendent says the district is now drafting broader AI policies required by 2027-28 school year

by Chris Peters
Sponsored   -   Sep 07, 2026 Red Dirt Rangers, Mike McClure Band and The Smokin' Oaks play Block 34 Friday
A poster for Red Dirt Roots Fest lists the Red Dirt Rangers, Mike McClure Band and The Smokin' Oaks, with festival details for Friday, Sept. 11, 6 p.m. at Block 34 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Red Dirt Roots Fest brings three generations of the scene's music downtown for a free concert

by The Stillwegian
District Attorney   -   Sep 01, 2026 New DA wants out-of-state prosecutors to review Payne County justice system
The entrance to Courtroom 307, the district courtroom on the third floor of the Payne County Courthouse in Stillwater. A frosted-glass transom reads "District Court Room."

Residents who sought a grand jury welcome the offer but say it is no substitute for their own

by Chris Peters
Obituaries   -   Sep 01, 2026 September 2026 Deaths
September 2026 Deaths

Death Notices and Obituary Links

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Pioneer Football   -   Aug 31, 2026 Pioneer Defense Smothers Fayetteville in 23-3 Opener
Stillwater senior Dian Fix (16) celebrates with teammates after his interception return for a touchdown against Fayetteville on Aug. 28, 2026, at Pioneer Stadium in Stillwater.

Stillwater forces four interceptions and seven sacks, holding the 2023 Arkansas 7A champion to a field goal.

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.
Cowboy Football   -   Sep 12, 2026 Seven Days After Tulsa, OSU Takes Down No. 6 Oregon 39-31 — Cowboys Make FBS History in Morris' Home Debut

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 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.
Stillwater Public Schools   -   Sep 07, 2026 Stillwater schools cut student access to Gemini AI, citing new state law by Chris Peters
Stillwater Public Schools Superintendent Tyler Bridges speaks into a microphone during a panel discussion on classroom technology Aug. 27, 2026, at the Stillwater Public Library.
Sponsored   -   Sep 07, 2026 Red Dirt Rangers, Mike McClure Band and The Smokin' Oaks play Block 34 Friday by The Stillwegian
A poster for Red Dirt Roots Fest lists the Red Dirt Rangers, Mike McClure Band and The Smokin' Oaks, with festival details for Friday, Sept. 11, 6 p.m. at Block 34 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
District Attorney   -   Sep 01, 2026 New DA wants out-of-state prosecutors to review Payne County justice system by Chris Peters
The entrance to Courtroom 307, the district courtroom on the third floor of the Payne County Courthouse in Stillwater. A frosted-glass transom reads "District Court Room."
Obituaries   -   Sep 01, 2026 September 2026 Deaths by The Stillwegian
September 2026 Deaths
Pioneer Football   -   Aug 31, 2026 Pioneer Defense Smothers Fayetteville in 23-3 Opener by Chris Peters
Stillwater senior Dian Fix (16) celebrates with teammates after his interception return for a touchdown against Fayetteville on Aug. 28, 2026, at Pioneer Stadium in Stillwater.
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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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2026 Elections   -   Aug 17, 2026 Local officials line up against SQ 844. Stillwegian readers reject both state questions
AI-generated illustration of a hand holding a blue pen over a paper ballot reading "State Question," with unmarked boxes next to "Yes" and "No."

Nineteen elected officials and three candidates answered The Stillwegian's survey ahead of the Aug. 25 runoff. Readers, polled separately, opposed 844 and 846 alike.

by Chris Peters
Sports   -   Aug 11, 2026 International Shipping Delays Strickland Turf, Fall Leagues Relocate
Empty concrete infield pad at a Strickland Park ballfield in Stillwater, with dugouts, light poles and a chain-link fence in the foreground.

Youth teams will play at the Sanborn softball fields instead, while adult fall leagues are put on hold

by Chris Peters
Weekend Brief   -   Aug 09, 2026 Seven things on the new DA's to-do list
District Attorney Jeremiah Gregory speaks at a podium beside a Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club banner on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Stillwater.

Plus: 17 of 22 officials told me how they'll vote on SQ 844 and 846

by Chris Peters
Stillwater City Council   -   Aug 06, 2026 Stillwater proclaims Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month, advances rewritten noise ordinance
Mayor Will Joyce hands Allie Williams, who uses a power wheelchair, a proclamation for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month in front of a Stillwater, Oklahoma backdrop.

New noise permit rules, and a renewed a call for citizen board volunteers

by Chris Peters
Stillwater Utilities Authority   -   Aug 05, 2026 SUA approves Boomer Lake Station demolition contract, new energy credit rate
Exterior view of the vacant Boomer Lake Station power plant, a decommissioned natural gas-fired steam turbine facility, showing its rusted smokestacks and blue sign in Stillwater.

Trustees hired an engineering firm to plan the plant's removal and approved a program letting large customers buy renewable energy certificates through GRDA

by Chris Peters
Nonprofits   -   Aug 04, 2026 63% of Payne County foster children are placed outside the county. A Stillwater nonprofit is trying to change that.
A modern, single-story building with a dark facade and a blue "Lions Meadows of Hope" sign above the entrance, photographed at dusk with a clear blue sky.

Lions Meadows of Hope is one of five agencies statewide selected to participate in Oklahoma's new Kinship Navigation Program

by Chris Peters
Community   -   Aug 03, 2026 Stillwater's P.E.O. sisterhood steps into the open with inaugural community walk
Participants in P.E.O.'s Walk Today for Women Tomorrow walk past route markers at Block 34 in Stillwater on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, with the Block 34 sign visible in the background.

Six local chapters took to downtown streets Saturday in the inaugural Walk Today for Women Tomorrow

by Chris Peters
Weekend Brief   -   Aug 02, 2026 The new DA isn't waiting
District Attorney Jeremiah Gregory, holding a stack of files, smiles while talking with a man outside the district courtroom after his swearing-in July 31, 2026, at the Payne County Courthous

Why I won't report on court cases — and who could

by Chris Peters
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