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Stillwater Public Library   -   Aug 18, 2026 Library opens voting to pick 25 books for 2126 time capsule
Ariel Ross and her daughter Jane read handwritten book nomination narratives taped to a window beside the Stillwater Public Library's time capsule, Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

From "1776" to "The Hunger Games," 91 nominees compete for 25 spots in the time capsule

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

Editorial cartoon shows two locomotives labeled Oklahoma State Football and OSU Fan Expectations colliding as a crowd cheers and holds signs. AI-generated illustration.
Weekend Brief   -   Sep 06, 2026 Enjoy the train wreck. Seriously.

Plus: the Stillwater school board rewrites recess, naming rights and who gets called when a child is in danger.

by Chris Peters
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Sponsored   -   Sep 07, 2026 Red Dirt Rangers, Mike McClure Band and The Smokin' Oaks play Block 34 Friday
A poster for Red Dirt Roots Fest lists the Red Dirt Rangers, Mike McClure Band and The Smokin' Oaks, with festival details for Friday, Sept. 11, 6 p.m. at Block 34 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Red Dirt Roots Fest brings three generations of the scene's music downtown for a free concert

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   -   Sep 06, 2026 Enjoy the train wreck. Seriously.
Editorial cartoon shows two locomotives labeled Oklahoma State Football and OSU Fan Expectations colliding as a crowd cheers and holds signs. AI-generated illustration.

Plus: the Stillwater school board rewrites recess, naming rights and who gets called when a child is in danger.

by Chris Peters
Stillwater Public Library   -   Aug 18, 2026 Library opens voting to pick 25 books for 2126 time capsule
Ariel Ross and her daughter Jane read handwritten book nomination narratives taped to a window beside the Stillwater Public Library's time capsule, Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

From "1776" to "The Hunger Games," 91 nominees compete for 25 spots in the time capsule

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
Weekend Brief   -   May 02, 2026 Short-term rental changes, charging my EV and a golden record

A personal story about EV charging in Stillwater, new short-term rental rules headed to council, and what book you'd put in a time capsule.

by Chris Peters
Stillwater Library Board   -   May 01, 2026 You pick the books: Stillwater library plans 100-year time capsule for America 250
Bronze statue of historian Angie Debo seated outside the Stillwater Public Library on a sunny day in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Community members will nominate and vote on 25 books by American authors to be sealed until 2126

by Chris Peters
Stillwater Public Library   -   Feb 18, 2026 Library unveils digitized fire department archive online
Two white fire department pumper trucks parked outside brick Fire Station Number One building in downtown Stillwater in January 1963

Stillwater Public Library seeks feedback on newly digitized collection spanning decades of firefighting history

by Chris Peters
Stillwater City Council   -   Oct 21, 2025 Stillwater Public Library Trust to Transition Into Independent Nonprofit
Stillwater Public Library Trust to Transition Into Independent Nonprofit

Change will alleviate rigid state investment restrictions for $1 million endowment

by Chris Peters
Stillwater Library Board   -   Jun 25, 2025 Library Board Approves E-Rate Discount Amid Supreme Court Uncertainty
Library Board Approves E-Rate Discount Amid Supreme Court Uncertainty

Board accepts $9,840 federal discount for internet service as libraries nationwide await ruling that could reshape E-Rate funding program.

by Chris Peters
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