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Fitting in exercise while beating the summer heat

Trisha Gedon

Thursday, July 16, 2026

STILLWATER, Okla.

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Voter deadlines coming up ahead of August elections

News Staff

Thursday, July 16, 2026

Two election deadlines are coming up in the next few weeks, related to the Aug.

Deputy Jeff Jarman (center) with his wife and son during Wednesday’s retirement reception at the Garvin County Courthouse. Photo courtesy of James Richardson

Garvin County bids farewell to 46-year law enforcement veteran

Suzanne Mackey

Thursday, July 16, 2026

A small crowd gathered in the lobby of the Garvin County Courthouse Wednesday afternoon to...

Jerry Telmen, a contracts professor at Oklahoma City University School of Law, browses a text in his office on July 7, 2026. Photo by Brent Fuchs/Oklahoma Watch

‘Where you want to put your data center is not a trade secret.’ Oklahoma’s NDA debate, explained.

Stephen Martin,

Thursday, July 16, 2026

When fast-food chicken restaurant chain Chick-fil-A began looking for a location in Claremore,...

Man drowns while attempting rescue at Longmire Lake

Suzanne Mackey

Thursday, July 16, 2026

A man who drowned at Longmire Lake near Pauls Valley Tuesday evening has been identified by...

A concerned citizen was able to corral a horse found running loose on Pauls Valley city streets in a local cemetery last week until animal welfare officials and local law enforcement could locate the owner. Photo courtesy of Pauls Valley Animal Welfare

Community works together to corral horse, find owner

Suzanne Mackey

Thursday, July 16, 2026

An emergency call about a horse running loose on South Chickasaw Street in Pauls Valley last week,...

Charlie Herbert, the 2025-2026 Wynnewood Round-Up Club Rodeo Queen, takes a spin around the arena during Saturday night’s rodeo. Courtesy photo by Don Coffey