By Patti Weaver       (Stillwater, Okla.) — An ex-convict has been jailed on $25,000 bail pending his arraignment Tuesday on a charge of breaking into a building on N. Oak Grove Road in rural Drumright — nine days after he was placed on probation for burglarizing a storage trailer at Coops Fast Lube & Tire in Cushing.     Due to his criminal record, Burl Jason Nichols, 51, of Cushing, could be given a prison term of four years to life if convicted of second-degree burglary after two or more prior felonies.     In his latest case, Nichols was arrested at ..read more

By Patti Weaver       (Stillwater, Okla.) — An ex-convict has been jailed on $25,000 bail pending his arraignment Tuesday on a charge of breaking into a building on N. Oak Grove Road in rural Drumright — nine days after he was placed on probation for burglarizing a storage trailer at Coops Fast Lube & Tire in Cushing.     Due to his criminal record, Burl Jason Nichols, 51, of Cushing, could be given a prison term of four years to life if convicted of second-degree burglary after two or more prior felonies.     In his latest case, Nichols was arrested at ..read more

Media release   (STILLWATER, OKLA.) – Local letter carriers embark on their mission to collect 15,000 lbs. of food during their route on Saturday, May 11. The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) organized the annual Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive and is the country’s largest single-day food drive.   Letter carriers in Stillwater, Cushing and Perkins will leave plastic bags in the mail prior to collection day. Residents are encouraged to fill the bags with non-perishable, unexpired food items and place near their mailboxes on Saturday.   “We’re asking tha ..read more

Media release   (STILLWATER, OKLA.) – Local letter carriers embark on their mission to collect 15,000 lbs. of food during their route on Saturday, May 11. The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) organized the annual Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive and is the country’s largest single-day food drive.   Letter carriers in Stillwater, Cushing and Perkins will leave plastic bags in the mail prior to collection day. Residents are encouraged to fill the bags with non-perishable, unexpired food items and place near their mailboxes on Saturday.   “We’re asking tha ..read more

By Patti Weaver     (Stillwater, Okla.) — A Payne County jury composed of seven men and five women deliberated for five hours before convicting a 60-year-old Cushing man of repeatedly sexually abusing a young female relative during a six-year period ending in 2019.     Jurors recommended that Jon David Wattenburger, who did not testify at his trial, be given 25 years in prison for molesting the girl between the ages of 6 and 12, and five years in prison for molesting her again when she was 13.     At the close of a three-day trial this week, District Judge Phill ..read more

By Patti Weaver     (Stillwater, Okla.) — A Payne County jury composed of seven men and five women deliberated for five hours before convicting a 60-year-old Cushing man of repeatedly sexually abusing a young female relative during a six-year period ending in 2019.     Jurors recommended that Jon David Wattenburger, who did not testify at his trial, be given 25 years in prison for molesting the girl between the ages of 6 and 12, and five years in prison for molesting her again when she was 13.     At the close of a three-day trial this week, District Judge Phill ..read more

By Patti Weaver     (Stillwater, Okla.) — A 20-year-old Stillwater man has been charged with murdering and burying the body of his teenage acquaintance, who was reportedly stabbed in the throat and hit in the head with a hammer more than a year ago.     If convicted of first-degree murder, Quinlan Matthias Phipps, who was 18 at the time of the Jan. 28, 2023, slaying of 17-year-old Teedeenae “Jackson” Yearby, could be sentenced to death or life in prison. If convicted of desecration of a human corpse, Phipps could be given a seven-year prison term.   &nbs ..read more

By Patti Weaver     (Stillwater, Okla.) — A 20-year-old Stillwater man has been charged with murdering and burying the body of his teenage acquaintance, who was reportedly stabbed in the throat and hit in the head with a hammer more than a year ago.     If convicted of first-degree murder, Quinlan Matthias Phipps, who was 18 at the time of the Jan. 28, 2023, slaying of 17-year-old Teedeenae “Jackson” Yearby, could be sentenced to death or life in prison. If convicted of desecration of a human corpse, Phipps could be given a seven-year prison term.   &nbs ..read more

Media release Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma and National Association of Letter Carriers Partner for Nation’s Largest Single-Day Food Drive (OKLAHOMA CITY) – On Saturday, May 11, letter carriers across central and western Oklahoma will collect nonperishable food donations from homes on their routes as part of the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.   Oklahomans will receive a plastic donation bag in their mailbox the week of May 6. Residents are encouraged to fill the bag, or any plastic bag, with nonperishable food and leave it by their mailbox before th ..read more

Media release Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma and National Association of Letter Carriers Partner for Nation’s Largest Single-Day Food Drive (OKLAHOMA CITY) – On Saturday, May 11, letter carriers across central and western Oklahoma will collect nonperishable food donations from homes on their routes as part of the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.   Oklahomans will receive a plastic donation bag in their mailbox the week of May 6. Residents are encouraged to fill the bag, or any plastic bag, with nonperishable food and leave it by their mailbox before th ..read more