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Cowboy Football   -   Oct 27, 2026 Mason Earns Bigger Role as OSU Prepares for Iowa State
OSU running back William Mason celebrates in the end zone after a touchdown run against Colorado on Oct. 24, 2026, at Boone Pickens Stadium as lineman Ashton Lepo raises his arms.

Morris says the senior running back’s special teams work opened the door, while the Cowboys sit one win from bowl eligibility.

by Bryson Thadhani
Poll   -   Oct 27, 2026 Reader poll: How will you vote on SQ 845?
Stillwegian reader poll graphic for State Question 845 over a photo of the Payne County Courthouse. Text: Changes who screens Oklahoma’s top judges. Vote by 11:59 p.m. Oct. 30.

Second of two reader polls: Read the debate over SQ 845, then vote with one click from this email.

by Chris Peters
Poll   -   Oct 27, 2026 Reader poll: How will you vote on SQ 847?
Stillwegian reader poll graphic for State Question 847 over a photo of the Payne County Administration building. Text: Lowers caps on property value growth. Vote by 11:59 p.m. Oct. 30.

First of two reader polls: Read the debate over SQ 847, then vote with one click from this email.

by Chris Peters
Cowboy Football   -   Oct 26, 2026 Cowboys Shut Out Colorado After Halftime, Roll 57-24 at Homecoming
OSU wide receiver Justin Bowick steps into the end zone on a touchdown catch as a Colorado defender dives behind him on Oct. 24, 2026, at Boone Pickens Stadium.

Oklahoma State turns a one-point deficit into 34 unanswered points, improves to 5-2, and reenters the AP Top 25.

by Chris Peters
Pioneer Football   -   Oct 25, 2026 Pioneers Hand Muskogee Third Loss With 59-6 Rout
Stillwater running back Jaedan Adams (3) carries the ball near the goal line as Muskogee defender Dredyn Spencer (17) reaches for him from the turf at Pioneer Stadium, Oct. 22, 2026.

Two defensive touchdowns and 278 rushing yards carry Stillwater to 5-2

by Chris Peters
Cowboy Football   -   Oct 23, 2026 Morris Warns Colorado Is Better Than Its 2-4 Record
OSU head coach Eric Morris walks out of the tunnel at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater before the Cowboys’ game against Oregon on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.

OSU’s head coach says the Buffaloes’ defensive front is as good as any the Cowboys have faced

by Bryson Thadhani
House District 34   -   Oct 21, 2026 Aaron R. Means
Aaron Means

Republican candidate for Oklahoma House, District 34, on the Nov. 3 ballot. A retired dentist and Air Force veteran making his third run against Trish Ranson.

by Chris Peters
House District 34   -   Oct 21, 2026 Trish Ranson
Oklahoma House District 34 Representative Trish Ranson speaks into a microphone at an meet your elected officials event

Oklahoma House, District 34. On the Nov. 3 ballot seeking a fifth term. House Democratic Caucus Chair and a former Stillwater elementary music teacher.

by Chris Peters
OSU running back William Mason celebrates in the end zone after a touchdown run against Colorado on Oct. 24, 2026, at Boone Pickens Stadium as lineman Ashton Lepo raises his arms.
Cowboy Football   -   Oct 27, 2026 Mason Earns Bigger Role as OSU Prepares for Iowa State

Morris says the senior running back’s special teams work opened the door, while the Cowboys sit one win from bowl eligibility.

by Bryson Thadhani
Poll   -   Oct 27, 2026 Reader poll: How will you vote on SQ 845? by Chris Peters
Stillwegian reader poll graphic for State Question 845 over a photo of the Payne County Courthouse. Text: Changes who screens Oklahoma’s top judges. Vote by 11:59 p.m. Oct. 30.
Poll   -   Oct 27, 2026 Reader poll: How will you vote on SQ 847? by Chris Peters
Stillwegian reader poll graphic for State Question 847 over a photo of the Payne County Administration building. Text: Lowers caps on property value growth. Vote by 11:59 p.m. Oct. 30.
Cowboy Football   -   Oct 26, 2026 Cowboys Shut Out Colorado After Halftime, Roll 57-24 at Homecoming by Chris Peters
OSU wide receiver Justin Bowick steps into the end zone on a touchdown catch as a Colorado defender dives behind him on Oct. 24, 2026, at Boone Pickens Stadium.
Pioneer Football   -   Oct 25, 2026 Pioneers Hand Muskogee Third Loss With 59-6 Rout by Chris Peters
Stillwater running back Jaedan Adams (3) carries the ball near the goal line as Muskogee defender Dredyn Spencer (17) reaches for him from the turf at Pioneer Stadium, Oct. 22, 2026.
Cowboy Football   -   Oct 23, 2026 Morris Warns Colorado Is Better Than Its 2-4 Record by Bryson Thadhani
OSU head coach Eric Morris walks out of the tunnel at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater before the Cowboys’ game against Oregon on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.
House District 34   -   Oct 21, 2026 Aaron R. Means by Chris Peters
Aaron Means
House District 34   -   Oct 21, 2026 Trish Ranson by Chris Peters
Oklahoma House District 34 Representative Trish Ranson speaks into a microphone at an meet your elected officials event
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Poll   -   Oct 27, 2026 Reader poll: How will you vote on SQ 845?
Stillwegian reader poll graphic for State Question 845 over a photo of the Payne County Courthouse. Text: Changes who screens Oklahoma’s top judges. Vote by 11:59 p.m. Oct. 30.

Second of two reader polls: Read the debate over SQ 845, then vote with one click from this email.

Poll   -   Oct 27, 2026 Reader poll: How will you vote on SQ 847?
Stillwegian reader poll graphic for State Question 847 over a photo of the Payne County Administration building. Text: Lowers caps on property value growth. Vote by 11:59 p.m. Oct. 30.

First of two reader polls: Read the debate over SQ 847, then vote with one click from this email.

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Payne County Commissioners   -   Sep 20, 2026 Tabled hazard mitigation plan returns to commissioners Monday
Cover of Payne County's draft Hazard Mitigation Action Plan Update, titled 2025 Draft, over a blue-tinted photo of the county courthouse with the county seal at lower left.

The board tabled the document Sept. 14 and directed staff to ask OSU what it has committed to do about the Lake Carl Blackwell dam

by Chris Peters
Cowboy Football   -   Sep 20, 2026 Mestemaker Breaks Two School Records as OSU Buries Murray State 59-0 — Cowboys Head to Big 12 Play at 2-1
OSU quarterback Drew Mestemaker looks downfield from the pocket against Murray State on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater.

Drew Mestemaker completed 20 of 22 passes for 324 yards and five touchdowns

by Chris Peters
Stillwater Economic Development Authority   -   Sep 18, 2026 Career Fair Draws 100 as National Standard Closure Nears
A sign reading "National Standard: Tire Bead, Industrial, and Welding Wires, A Heico Company," outside the company's Stillwater manufacturing plant.

Stillwater Chamber of Commerce organized a career fair to help affected employees find new jobs

by Chris Peters
Stillwater City Council   -   Sep 15, 2026 Stillwater to pay YMCA $50,000 a year for public pool access
A construction sign showing a rendering of the new Stillwater YMCA stands behind a chain-link fence, with steel framing of the building under construction visible in the background.

The Y's $33 million 12th Avenue facility also requires a new traffic signal at Washington Street, adding about $2 million to the project.

by Chris Peters
Cowboy Football   -   Sep 12, 2026 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
Editor's Advance   -   Sep 12, 2026 The Weekend Brief is now the Editor's Advance
Pistol Petes Pete Littlefield and Hunter Morton point skyward beside Spirit Rider Olivia Klug, kneeling with the Pistol Pete mascot head outside OSU's Agricultural Hall.

Plus seven public meetings in two days and the three Ferguson College students behind Pistol Pete and the Spirit Rider this fall.

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
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