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Stillwater man gets 18-year prison term for 3 meth trafficking charges

Friday, December 16 by Molly Payne

By Patti Weaver (Stillwater, Okla.) -- An ex-convict has been given an 18-year prison term for trafficking a large amount of methamphetamine on three different occasions in Stillwater since his release from prison in... Read More.

United Way of Payne County reaches fundraising goal

Thursday, December 15 by Molly Payne

Media release (STILLWATER, OKLA. / Dec. 15, 2022) – There is more to celebrate this holiday season as United Way of Payne County announces it has reached its annual fundraising goal of $1,000,000. In the organization’s seventy-year... Read More.

Former Payne County prosecutor seeks reduction of $500,000 bail

Thursday, December 15 by Molly Payne

Patti Weaver (Stillwater, Okla.) -- Former Payne and Logan County First Assistant District Attorney Kevin Etherington, who has been accused of possessing more than 100 videos or images of child pornography, is seeking a... Read More.

Yale woman jailed on marijuana trafficking charge

Tuesday, December 13 by Molly Payne

By Patti Weaver (Stillwater, Okla.) -- A 41-year-old Yale woman jailed on $75,000 bail has been ordered to appear in court on Jan. 11 for a preliminary hearing on a charge of trafficking... Read More.

BOGUS ACTIVE SHOOTER THREAT AT STILLWATER JUNIOR HIGH

Thursday, December 8 by Molly Payne

Stillwater Police Department media release (Stillwater, Okla) – On Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at approximately 10:16 a.m., Stillwater Police Department (SPD) received a call of an active shooter situation at the Stillwater Junior High. An... Read More.

Former Payne County prosecutor jailed on $500,000 bail on child porn possession charges

Thursday, December 8 by Molly Payne

By Patti Weaver (Stillwater, Okla.) -- Former First Assistant District Attorney Kevin Etherington, 53, of Stillwater, who has been accused of possessing more than 100 videos or images of child pornography, has been... Read More.

64-Year-old Stillwater man gets 3-year prison term for rape

Wednesday, December 7 by Molly Payne

By Patti Weaver (Stillwater, Okla.) -- A 64-year-old Stillwater man was given a three-year prison term Tuesday followed by four years of probation for raping his female roommate while she was unconscious due to... Read More.

Stroud man gets 8-year prison term for Cushing attack

Wednesday, December 7 by Molly Payne

By Patti Weaver (Stillwater, Okla.) -- A Stroud man, who had been released from prison in May of 2021, was given an eight-year prison term on Tuesday for severely injuring a man at a... Read More.

Truck driver acquitted of manslaughter in Cushing businessman’s death

Monday, December 5 by Molly Payne

By Patti Weaver (Stillwater, Okla.) -- A Drumright man was acquitted Monday of first-degree manslaughter in the accidental death of Cushing body shop owner Curtis Sams, who was killed by a truck veering... Read More.

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