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The Weekend Briefing is The Stillwegian's flagship weekend newsletter for paid subscribers. It combines editorial voice with pre-decision journalism — flagging upcoming public meetings and agenda items before votes happen, so readers can still weigh in. Each issue covers what's on the agenda locally, what's worth reading elsewhere, and more. Available exclusively to paid members.

Weekend Brief

The Weekend Briefing is The Stillwegian's flagship weekend newsletter for paid subscribers. It combines editorial voice with pre-decision journalism — flagging upcoming public meetings and agenda items before votes happen, so readers can still weigh in. Each issue covers what's on the agenda locally, what's worth reading elsewhere, and more. Available exclusively to paid members.

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.

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.

Cartoon illustration of a caped OSU football player in orange armor beside a steam train and gilded coach climbing a mountain, cheered by fans in orange holding signs.
Editor's Advance   -   Sep 28, 2026 All aboard the Cowboys hype train

Winning is good for Stillwater. This week: the Parkview entrance, Visit Stillwater's finances, the Lake Carl Blackwell Dam and Dear Evan Hansen at Town & Gown.

by Chris Peters
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2026 Elections   -   Oct 07, 2026 Voter registration closes Friday. Plus how to be part of our election coverage
Six side-by-side photos of Oklahoma House candidates, from left: Andy Brown, Jim Shaw, Trish Ranson, Aaron Means, Max Burchett Jr. and Molly Jenkins. Three hold microphones.

Candidate questionnaires are out, and reader endorsement letters are open through Oct. 23.

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Editor's Advance   -   Sep 28, 2026 All aboard the Cowboys hype train
Cartoon illustration of a caped OSU football player in orange armor beside a steam train and gilded coach climbing a mountain, cheered by fans in orange holding signs.

Winning is good for Stillwater. This week: the Parkview entrance, Visit Stillwater's finances, the Lake Carl Blackwell Dam and Dear Evan Hansen at Town & Gown.

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
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
Weekend Brief   -   Aug 23, 2026 The Next Leg Begins for Air Travel in Stillwater
A display board inside Stillwater Regional Airport's new terminal shows historical photos of the airport, including a 1951 black-and-white photo.

New airport terminal is proof of what town and gown can build when they run the same race together.

by Chris Peters
Weekend Brief   -   Aug 09, 2026 Seven things on the new DA's to-do list
District Attorney Jeremiah Gregory speaks at a podium beside a Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club banner on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Stillwater.

Plus: 17 of 22 officials told me how they'll vote on SQ 844 and 846

by Chris Peters
Weekend Brief   -   Aug 02, 2026 The new DA isn't waiting
District Attorney Jeremiah Gregory, holding a stack of files, smiles while talking with a man outside the district courtroom after his swearing-in July 31, 2026, at the Payne County Courthous

Why I won't report on court cases — and who could

by Chris Peters
Weekend Brief   -   Jul 26, 2026 Vote early: SQ 844 and 846 Poll 📊
Vote early: SQ 844 and 846 Poll 📊

Plus: I built the poll with AI as the coder. Claude explains how we work together.

by Chris Peters
Weekend Brief   -   Jul 19, 2026 You have until 9 PM tonight. Also: an Iranian missile strike and a $4B Oklahoma bet on aluminum
A crystal lens ball on a rock reflects turquoise water and snow-capped mountains at Moraine Lake in Banff National Park, taken by photographer Justin Eubanks.

Stillwater's about to get $1.3 million in federal security funding — plus annexation, rural water tower plans and airport rate study

by Chris Peters
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