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Protective order filed against Oilton Police chief
The PO was filed by Oilton Police Chief Carl Stout’s wife. According to the Oklahoma State Courts Network, the couple filed POs against each other in January of 2021, and a couple of years later, she filed two others in 2023, which were dismissed. The current protective order does not allow Stout to carry a firearm until the next hearing.
32nd annual Calf Fry gathers students, country fans alike
Most Stillwater residents know about Calf Fry, the annual outdoor country music festival. But what they might not know is that its name origins from the food item, “calf fries,” or deep fried calf testicles. Although calf fries will be available at various food trucks, the festival doesn’t...
The HUB breaks ground, set to be 'value add' to Stillwater
The HUB broke ground on Wednesday. Announced in May 2023, processes are now in motion to begin building the family entertainment center at North Perkins Road and East Airport Road. The Tonkawa Tribe is partnering with the Stillwater Chamber of Commerce to create The HUB. Alane Zannotti, president and CEO...
OU softball falls 6-3 to Oklahoma State, offense struggles in defeat
Oklahoma (45-5, 21-4 Big 12) lost to Oklahoma State (43-8, 20-5) 6-3 at Love’s Field in Norman on Friday night. Graduate transfer pitcher Kelly Maxwell’s first appearance against her former team was spoiled due to poor performances on both sides of the ball by Oklahoma. Here are the...
Bob Childers' Gypsy Café music festival brings Oklahoma songwriters together for good cause
Monica Taylor has a clear memory of just where she was when Red Dirt music pioneers Bob Childers and Jimmy LaFave bestowed on her the nickname "The Cimarron Songbird." "I had a window cleaning business for many years, so I was at the Hideaway (in Stillwater) one day, cleaning windows. I just got done, and they were walking out from having lunch together," she recalled. "We were talking ... and Bob said, 'We need to give her a nickname.'"
Oklahoma history: As anti-war protests ramped up in Washington, a music-loving crowd drove to Stillwater
Hundreds of thousands of anti-war protesters jammed the streets in April 1971 in Washington, D.C., and as the demonstration against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War heightened, more than 7,000 were arrested in one day in May. In contrast, a mostly peaceful gathering was happening in Oklahoma as 7,000 people...
Cowgirl basketball adds pair of transfers
Jacie Hoyt and the Oklahoma State Cowgirls brought in two new faces in the past week. Announced first was former Mercer forward Stacie Jones, who comes to Stillwater after splitting her first four seasons between Kennesaw State and Mercer, followed by Alexia Smith, a Virginia transfer. Jones averaged double digits...
Winning a ‘Battle of the Bands’ got this Oklahoma band a coveted slot at this years Stillwater Calf Fry Music Festival
ARDMORE, Okla. (KFOR) — It’s been six years now, and countless nights setting up, plugging in, warming up to play a couple of sets, and feeling happy that someone out there liked them enough to pay them to play. “Getting paid,” smiles Cade Roth, “That’s pretty cool. I’m...
How Oklahoma State baseball's Tommy Molsky made a mental reset with Cowboys
STILLWATER — The biggest adjustment for Tommy Molsky has been the heat. It hasn’t even gotten all that hot yet this baseball season, but the Oklahoma State relief pitcher was already noticing the difference by mid-March. ...
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