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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.

by The Stillwegian
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   -   Jun 20, 2026 The primary's done. The Election Desk just got smarter.

New interactive district map, plus how to build a bionic brain

by Chris Peters
Stillwater City Council   -   Jun 18, 2026 Stillwater adopts new short-term rental rules with owner-occupied exemption; fee vote deferred
A map of Stillwater showing 167 active short-term rental licenses as green markers, with the heaviest concentration near OSU campus, presented to council May 4, 2026

A 20 percent block-level density cap survives, with a homestead exemption and six-month review added at the last meeting

by Chris Peters
2026 Elections   -   Jun 16, 2026 All six incumbents survive: June 16 primary results for Payne County and area state races
Composite of six June 16 Republican primary winners, from left: Zachary Cavett, Rhonda Markum, Chuck Hall, Jim Shaw, Molly Jenkins and Dillon Travis, each shown speaking into a microphone.

Markum holds District 3 by 223 votes; Travis posts identical margin to his February win; Hall turns back LeMarr in Senate District 20

by Chris Peters
Payne County District 1   -   Jun 15, 2026 Three-way race for District 1 commissioner pits Cavett's record against two challengers with different visions
From left, Zach Cavett, Ray Harper, and Jacob Presuhn stand on stage at the Payne County GOP candidate forum on June 11, 2026, at the Stillwater Community Center in Stillwater.

Harper says the county needs someone ready to work. Presuhn says it needs a plan — and a fresh set of eyes

by Chris Peters
2026 Elections   -   Jun 15, 2026 Travis runs on a short but concrete record. Wright says experience is what matters.
Rep. Dillon Travis listens as challenger Kevin Wright speaks at the Payne County GOP candidate forum on June 11, 2026, at the Stillwater Community Center in Stillwater.

The two House District 35 Republicans divide on income tax elimination and what they see as the greatest long-term threat to Payne County

by Chris Peters
2026 Elections   -   Jun 15, 2026 In District 3 commissioner race, an incumbent's record meets an insider's critique
Payne County Commissioner Rhonda Markum and challenger Clayton Estus stand on stage at the Payne County GOP candidate forum on June 11, 2026, at the Stillwater Community Center in Stillwater.

Rhonda Markum and Clayton Estus agree on most policy questions but divide on whether day-to-day maintenance has kept pace

by Chris Peters
2026 Elections   -   Jun 15, 2026 What are the HD 33 candidates actually saying to voters?
Rep. Molly Jenkins and Cushing Mayor B.J. Roberson stand on stage at the Payne County GOP candidate forum on June 11, 2026, at the Stillwater Community Center in Stillwater.

Jenkins admitted a mistake on the third-grade retention bill. Roberson wants earlier intervention. Here's where they stand ahead of Tuesday's primary.

by Chris Peters
Weekend Brief   -   Jun 14, 2026 156 Payne County voters switched parties before Tuesday. Will it matter?
156 Payne County voters switched parties before Tuesday. Will it matter?

Plus: Stillwater's short-term rental rules return to City Council Monday night.

by Chris Peters
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