Payne County, OK

This article is the third in a series highlighting the 22 nonprofit partner agencies supported by the United Way of Payne County. The United Way is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals in Payne County by investing donated dollars in nonprofits that focus on promoting education, improving health and reducing poverty.

(Stillwater, Okla.) — A 36-year-old Stillwater woman has been placed on probation with extensive conditions for exploiting an elderly blind woman with whom she lived — by illegally obtaining her cell phone, bank card, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program card. Stephanie Michelle Wisler, who had been free on...

(Stillwater, Okla.) — A 50-year-old Stillwater man, who was given a jury-recommended 10-year prison term last week for possessing child pornography, plans to live with a woman in Perkins on his release from incarceration, according to a pre-sentencing investigation. For distributing child pornography, Donald Eugene Lett was also given...

(Stillwater, Okla.) — A former Stillwater man — sought for a year and a half before being arrested in Palm Beach, Fla. on April Fool’s Day — pleaded guilty Friday to failing to provide necessary medical attention, shots, food and water to two dogs found in a wire crate in his apartment.

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Pawnee County Sheriff's Office arrested a man they say burglarized and then set fire to his former step-father's home. Deputies say the incident happened on June 14, and it was determined the victim's former step-son, Alvin Andrews, was a person of interest during the investigation.

This article is the third in a series highlighting the 22 nonprofit partner agencies supported by the United Way of Payne County. The United Way is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals in Payne County by investing donated dollars in nonprofits that focus on promoting education, improving health and reducing poverty. This week’s partner agency spotlight is CASA for Kids, Inc. …

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Pawnee County Sheriff's Office arrested a man they say burglarized and then set fire to his former step-father's home. Deputies say the incident happened on June 14, and it was determined the victim's former step-son, Alvin Andrews, was a person of interest during the investigation.

This article is the third in a series highlighting the 22 nonprofit partner agencies supported by the United Way of Payne County. The United Way is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals in Payne County by investing donated dollars in nonprofits that focus on promoting education, improving health and reducing poverty.

STILLWATER, Okla. — Authorities are investigating after someone struck a Payne County deputy's vehicle while responding to a call in Stillwater. The deputy was heading to assist the Oklahoma Highway Patrol with a crash on State Highway 51 when authorities said a white pickup truck driving through the intersection hit his vehicle. The deputy had his lights and sirens on.

A probationary volunteer firefighter with the Payne Fire Department was charged June 1 in McClain County District Court with embezzlement, a misdemeanor. A security camera at the station showed Cody Murphy filling personal vehicles with the diesel and unleaded fuel intended for department vehicles. Fire Chief David Miller reported the...

This article is the first in a series highlighting the 22 nonprofit partner agencies supported by the United Way of Payne County. The United Way is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals in Payne County by investing donated dollars in nonprofits that focus on promoting education, improving health and reducing poverty.

Stillwater police are investigating after a Payne County Deputy cruiser was hit while responding to a crash. According to police, a call came in just after 4:30 p.m. about a crash in the area of 6th Street and Perkins Road. The deputy was on his way to assist in a...

This article is the second in a series highlighting the 22 nonprofit partner agencies supported by the United Way of Payne County. The United Way is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals in Payne County by investing donated dollars in nonprofits that focus on promoting education, improving health and reducing poverty.