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Stillwater City Council   -   May 19, 2026 Council keeps downtown roundabout, advances rehabilitation in 4-1 vote
The downtown Stillwater roundabout at 10th Avenue and Main Street surrounded by jersey barriers and traffic cones, with the bronze bronco buster statue visible above the bare island.

Four-way stop conversion would have cost an estimated $174,000 more, according to engineer's analysis

Weekend Brief   -   May 16, 2026 Stickers, roundabouts, and a council meeting worth watching
Close-up of hands pressing an Oklahoma-shaped sticker with The Stillwegian's blackletter S onto a sticker-covered black pole in downtown Stillwater, surrounded by other local stickers

Monday's council agenda is packed. Plus: meet the artist behind the first Stillwegian Sticker Pack.

A school zone speed limit sign reading 20 mph when flashing on a Stillwater street, with stadium lights visible in the background.
Stillwater City Council   -   May 21, 2026 Stillwater moves to expand phone ban in school zones, revise camping code

The cell phone ordinance expands on state law by prohibiting simply holding a phone in school and construction zones

by Chris Peters
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Editorial   -   Apr 23, 2026 No more paywall. Here's the honest reason why.
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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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Stillwater City Council   -   May 21, 2026 Stillwater moves to expand phone ban in school zones, revise camping code
A school zone speed limit sign reading 20 mph when flashing on a Stillwater street, with stadium lights visible in the background.

The cell phone ordinance expands on state law by prohibiting simply holding a phone in school and construction zones

by Chris Peters
Stillwater City Council   -   May 19, 2026 Council keeps downtown roundabout, advances rehabilitation in 4-1 vote
The downtown Stillwater roundabout at 10th Avenue and Main Street surrounded by jersey barriers and traffic cones, with the bronze bronco buster statue visible above the bare island.

Four-way stop conversion would have cost an estimated $174,000 more, according to engineer's analysis

by Chris Peters
Weekend Brief   -   May 16, 2026 Stickers, roundabouts, and a council meeting worth watching
Close-up of hands pressing an Oklahoma-shaped sticker with The Stillwegian's blackletter S onto a sticker-covered black pole in downtown Stillwater, surrounded by other local stickers

Monday's council agenda is packed. Plus: meet the artist behind the first Stillwegian Sticker Pack.

by Chris Peters
Payne County Budget Board   -   May 14, 2026 Payne County budget board adopts new retirement rates, previews FY 2026-27 budget
The Payne County centennial clock, labeled "Payne County" and "Stillwater," stands in downtown Stillwater with a red brick county courthouse in the background.

Combined county cash accounts stand at about $84.9 million; property tax legislation adds uncertainty to future revenue

by Chris Peters
Payne County Budget Board   -   May 12, 2026 Payne County set to add second civil attorney starting July 1
North entrance of the Payne County Administration Building at 315 W. 6th Ave. in Stillwater, Oklahoma, showing glass double doors under an arched stone facade.

Incoming DA Jeremiah Gregory says two part-time attorneys give the county better coverage than one full-time hire

by Chris Peters
Stillwater City Council   -   May 05, 2026 City Council advances overhaul of Stillwater's short-term rental rules
City of Stillwater map showing 167 licensed short-term rentals as green markers concentrated near Oklahoma State University and surrounding neighborhoods.

Proposed ordinance would require licenses in all zoning districts, replace public hearings with administrative review

by Chris Peters
Oklahoma State University   -   Apr 27, 2026 The plans to fix Lake Carl Blackwell dam are ready. The $22 million to build them isn't.
Aerial photo showing Lake Carl Blackwell's earthen dam running along the shoreline, with the USDA Hydraulic Engineering Research Laboratory facility visible below the dam.

A former city manager has spent months pushing OSU and state regulators for answers.

by Chris Peters
Stillwater Police Department   -   Apr 26, 2026 Stillwater to close city jail, projects more than $1 million in annual savings under county agreement
The front entrance of the Stillwater Police Department building at 723 S. Lewis St., with a large "Police" sign above the glass doors.

Thirteen civilian positions eliminated as city transfers prisoner housing to Payne County Jail beginning July 1

by Chris Peters
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