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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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Jun 11, 2026 Early voting starts today — your guide to local primary races
Graphic for The Stillwegian's 2026 Voter Guide with navy background and red border. Text reads: Know who's on your ballot. Candidate bios, questionnaire responses, reader endorsements.

In most of these local races, whoever wins June 16 wins the seat outright

by Chris Peters
Weekend Brief   -   Jun 07, 2026 Before you vote — and on Google's newfound water transparency
Polling location sign. Photo by Chris Peters

The 2026 Election Desk is live. Early voting starts Thursday. And Google would like you to know how much water it uses now.

by Chris Peters
Stillwater Board of Education   -   Jun 06, 2026 Baker's State Appointment Opens Stillwater Ward 5 Board Seat
Marshall Baker listens during a Stillwater Public Schools Board of Education meeting April 14, 2026, at the district's administration building in Stillwater.

Applications to fill the vacancy close June 25; Baker's first state board meeting is Monday

by Chris Peters
Stillwater City Council   -   Jun 04, 2026 Where your tax dollars go: Stillwater's FY2027 budgets by the numbers
The exterior of the Norman McNickle Municipal Complex at 723 S. Lewis St. in Stillwater, Oklahoma, housing Stillwater City Hall.

Sales tax drives the city's $67 million general fund, while the utilities authority manages more than $80 million in operating revenue

by Chris Peters
Stillwater City Council   -   Jun 04, 2026 Stillwater advances Optimum franchise renewal, bans handheld phones in school zones
Mayor Will Joyce speaks at the Stillwater City Council meeting on Monday, June 1, 2026, at City Hall in Stillwater.

Federal law limits what the city can demand from its only cable provider, but negotiators extracted a local office requirement and financial penalties for service failures

by Chris Peters
Jun 02, 2026 Accepting reader endorsement letters
Accepting reader endorsement letters

Registered members can submit letters supporting candidates.

by Chris Peters
Obituaries   -   Jun 01, 2026 June 2026 Deaths
June 2026 Deaths

Death Notices and Obituary Links

by The Stillwegian
Weekend Brief   -   May 31, 2026 The math that broke local advertising

Final approval on the City budget is Monday and why local businesses stopped investing in local media.

by Chris Peters
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