Stillwater NewsPress

1 week ago | stwnewspress.com | Barbara Hoberock

OKLAHOMA CITY — Lawmakers overnight Thursday, May 29, 2025, voted to fire the state’s embattled mental health commissioner. Saying that they had “lost confidence” in Allie Friesen’s ability to lead the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, legislators voted overwhelmingly to remove her effective immediately. kAmxE >2C<65 E96 7:CDE E:>6 :? C646?E 9:DE@CJ E92E =2H>2<6CD 925 E2<6?

1 week ago | stwnewspress.com | Cathy Spaulding

Efforts to move the USS Batfish to Three Forks Harbor got a $4 million boost from the Oklahoma Legislature. The state Legislature approved the allocation and sent it to Gov. Kevin Stitt last week. The bill became law Thursday without the governor's signature, according to the Oklahoma State Legislature website. kAmQxV> C62==J 6I4:E65[Q D2:5 y2>6D vF==6J[ 492:C>2?

1 week ago | stwnewspress.com | Janelle Stecklein

In February, my health care provider reached out with some bad news — my annual mammogram had an “area of concern,” that required me to return for additional screening. An abnormal test result is always terrifying, but somehow Oklahoma’s health care system made the uncertainty infinitely worse. I found out it would be 54 days between receiving my results and the first available appointment at Mercy’s renown breast center in Oklahoma City.

1 week ago | stwnewspress.com | Nuria Martinez-Keel

OKLAHOMA CITY – Frustrated with religious content and polarizing language added to Oklahoma academic standards, some parents say they plan to opt their children out of “ideologically charged” social studies lessons in public schools. Families and liberal advocates across the state, relying on parental rights laws that Republicans championed, are drafting letters to exempt their children from new social studies content that conservative leaders enacted this year.

1 week ago | stwnewspress.com | Marcus Trevino

A 54th banner will hang in Gallagher-Iba Arena, courtesy of the Cowboy golf team. Oklahoma State beat Virginia, 4-1, Wednesday at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, winning the team national championship for the 12th time in school history and second under coach Alan Bratton. kAm~$& D@A9@>@C6 tC:4 {66 3C@<6 2 E:6 H:E9 ':C8:?:2 D@A9@>@C6 y@D9 sF2?8>2?66 H:E9 2 ad\7@@E 3:C5:6 AFEE @? 9@=6 }@] `f] {66 E96? 49:AA65 2 D9@E @FE @7 E96 C@F89 @?