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The Mid South   -   Mar 29, 2026 Bikes, Bands, and a Year-Delayed Music Video: The Sound of Mid South 2026
Petty Fox singer Damion Fox performs at a microphone on the KICKER Soundstage at Block 34, a large image of a hawk in flight projected on the screen behind him.

From a late night dance party to Belle & The Vertigo Waves filming 'DFL' live in the finish line chute, a first-person look at the music of The Mid South

Local Music   -   Mar 29, 2026 Stillwater's self-described red-headed stepchild found a home at Stonecloud for their album release party
Billy Bonney performs on the Stonecloud Brewing patio. The As The Canyons Roar album cover painting sits on an easel in the foreground; the band's banner hangs behind the drum kit.

Billy Bonney debuted As The Canyons Roar — recorded live in three hours at Tulsa's Church Studio — to a packed Stillwater crowd

OSU Filmmakers Association member William Mantzel films Ugly Cowboys members Ben Lokuta, Bee McAdoo and Sam Miess on a couch at Velvet Fudge.
Local Music   -   Apr 02, 2026 Before this musical moment passes, Release Radar OSU wants it on film

A Stillwater student group didn't just throw a concert — they filmed it for the future

by Quincy Einstein
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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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Local Music   -   Apr 02, 2026 Before this musical moment passes, Release Radar OSU wants it on film
OSU Filmmakers Association member William Mantzel films Ugly Cowboys members Ben Lokuta, Bee McAdoo and Sam Miess on a couch at Velvet Fudge.

A Stillwater student group didn't just throw a concert — they filmed it for the future

by Quincy Einstein
The Mid South   -   Mar 29, 2026 Bikes, Bands, and a Year-Delayed Music Video: The Sound of Mid South 2026
Petty Fox singer Damion Fox performs at a microphone on the KICKER Soundstage at Block 34, a large image of a hawk in flight projected on the screen behind him.

From a late night dance party to Belle & The Vertigo Waves filming 'DFL' live in the finish line chute, a first-person look at the music of The Mid South

by Quincy Einstein
Local Music   -   Mar 29, 2026 Stillwater's self-described red-headed stepchild found a home at Stonecloud for their album release party
Billy Bonney performs on the Stonecloud Brewing patio. The As The Canyons Roar album cover painting sits on an easel in the foreground; the band's banner hangs behind the drum kit.

Billy Bonney debuted As The Canyons Roar — recorded live in three hours at Tulsa's Church Studio — to a packed Stillwater crowd

by Quincy Einstein
The Mid South   -   Mar 10, 2026 Bobby Wintle built The Mid South around bikes. He built it around music, too.
Bobby Wintle plays a sunburst Les Paul guitar at a microphone on an outdoor stage during The Mid South 2024, with a keyboard player behind him, a packed crowd.

"Come hang out. It's gonna be so sick."

by Quincy Einstein
Local Music   -   Mar 03, 2026 Watering the garden: Album release show proves Stillwater's scene is alive and loud
A curly-haired guitarist leans toward the crowd, singing into a microphone at a packed indoor venue.

Garden Ants brought Stillwater's punk and alt community together for a full-album performance of their debut record, Workhorse.

by Quincy Einstein
Local Film   -   Feb 22, 2026 Wildfire documentary 'Together We Are Heavy' set for free Stillwater community screening
A towering column of orange and gray wildfire smoke rises behind The Mid South finish line arch in downtown Stillwater on March 14, 2025

The film, formerly titled 'What's Left Is Love,' grew from an event documentary into a portrait of resilience Stillwater showed during the March 2025 wildfires

by Chris Peters
Business   -   Feb 17, 2026 More Than Vinyl: Velvet Fudge Records Spins Up a New Community Hub in Stillwater
Record store interior with customers browsing vinyl in red crates in foreground. Owner at checkout counter in background. Brick walls with album posters, track lighting.

Building Community Beyond the Cash Register

by Quincy Einstein
Stillwater City Council   -   Feb 11, 2026 OnCue Revealed as Major Donor Behind Stillwater's New Public Art Program
Marla Ruark holds ceremonial $100,000 check from OnCue to Stillwater Public Art at city council meeting with Stillwater, Oklahoma backdrop and flags

Convenience store chain delivers on "sizable donation" city manager teased in January, establishing fund and committee for community artwork

by Chris Peters
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