Payne County, OK

(Stillwater, Okla.) — After listening to hours of extremely disturbing testimony from a young girl this week, a Payne County jury convicted her male relative of sexually abusing her from the age of 4 through the age of 9 in his home in Yale. It took the jury, which was...

(Stillwater, Okla.) — An athlete, who told police he was “OSU Football,” has been accused of assaulting a Stillwater officer, drunk driving, failing to give information at the scene of an accident at 800 E. Hall of Fame where two vehicles were hit, driving on a suspended license, and resisting arrest at 3:49 am on June 2, court records show.

STILLWATER — By upcycling unused items around the home, gardeners can prove the cliche that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure while keeping those materials out of landfills and creating whimsical, decorative features. It’s a sure bet that nearly any gardener can find some really interesting things that can...

Darrell Dougherty, a former Stillwater city councilor is suing the City of Stillwater and the Department of Human Services, claiming they failed to properly investigate charges of child abuse. He had alleged his minor child was abused by an ex-wife and a member of her family, and has named employees...

A 49-year-old Stillwater man was charged Tuesday in Payne County District Court with possession and distribution of child pornography. Stillwater police arrested Donald Eugene Lett after an investigation following a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Data System after Facebook reported prohibited activity. Detective Sherae LeJeune reported receiving the...

A current Oklahoma State football player is being accused of assaulting a Stillwater Police Officer during a June traffic stop. Trey Allan Rucker, who had recently transferred to OSU from Wake Forest, is being charged in Payne County court with the assault, DUI, failure to give information at the scene of an accident, operating a vehicle with a suspended license and resisting arrest.

The interim often proves to be just as busy as our legislative session. On Wednesday, I joined several representatives for a tour of death row at the State Penitentiary in McAlester. The tour was organized by Rep. Kevin McDugle, and several people from the Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections attended as well.

Payne County’s vaccination rate has slowed along with the rest of the state, seeing only a .9 percent increase in people 12-and-up with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine over the past two weeks. The Oklahoma State Department of Health began tracking those 12-and-up in the May 16-22...

I’ve been following a local tort claim on OSCN website, Payne County case #CJ-2021-19, involving DHS and City of Stillwater, including PD. The petitioner is a caring friend, remarkable father, highly regarded citizen, volunteer, local business owner and former civil servant. The lawsuit stems from his attempts to modify joint custody agreement after complications in seeking DHS assistance following multiple allegations of both sexual and physical abuse perpetrated by the biological mother. In attempts to protect his son, the father hit roadblocks with both OKDHS and Stillwater PD, hence this Tort claim.

(Stillwater, Okla.) — A former Drumright woman, who was employed by Elara Caring as a home health aide last year, has pleaded guilty to financially exploiting a 95-year-old woman by using the victim’s debit card to make a total of $1,533.89 of unauthorized charges at the Walmart store on N. Perkins Road in Stillwater.

STILLWATER, Okla. – By upcycling unused items around the home, gardeners can prove the cliché that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure while keeping those materials out of landfills and creating whimsical, decorative features. It’s a sure bet that nearly any gardener can find some really interesting things that...

Stillwater received approximately 1.1 inches of rain over the past seven-day period. Payne County rare birds for this week include stubborn Cedar Waxwings, who tend to stay a little later each year due to ample food sources and later breeding seasons in the north. Our migratory arrivals for the month...

(Stillwater, Okla.) — A Stillwater man was arraigned Wednesday on charges of punching a city jailer in the face and violating a protective order obtained by an older male relative — whom he had admitted punching in the face. Cory Alexander Jones, 29, remains jailed on $32,500 total bail on...