🌱 What Stillwater police uncovered after a rash of auto burglaries

Hello Stillwater! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What Stillwater police uncovered after a rash of auto burglaries
• How will Stillwater’s new children’s museum transform Main Street for families?
• Want to see the Stillwater-filmed Jimmy Webb concert before TV?

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 57 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 54.
• Monday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 49 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Two arrested after Stillwater auto burglaries; police seek third suspect (okcfox.com) — Stillwater police have arrested two people and are searching for a third after a string of auto burglaries near 9th Avenue and Country Club Road, where guns and other valuables were stolen from unlocked vehicles. Officers recovered multiple firearms and other suspected stolen property, and they’re urging residents to lock their cars, remove valuables, and contact law enforcement if they’re missing a firearm with a serial number.
   

2. StillWonder announces children's museum in Stillwater (newson6.com) — A new StillWonder children’s museum is coming to 615 Main Street in Stillwater, backed by $1 million raised just in September and plans for STEAM-focused exhibits. Organizers are repurposing elements from the former WONDERtorium and preparing a second fundraising phase, aiming to create a sustainable, grant-supported space where local kids can explore, play, and learn close to home.
   

3. Remembering Oklahoma concert photographer Richard Galbraith (kosu.org) — A new PBS concert special on songwriter Jimmy Webb was filmed at the McKnight Center in Stillwater and will premiere nationally on Oct. 30, with free OETA preview screenings that require advance registration. The newsletter also remembers influential Oklahoma concert photographer Richard Galbraith and shares other Oklahoma-related music news and releases that fans in Stillwater may want to explore.
   

4. 110,000 Students. 30 Campuses. Gen Z's Faith Surge Is Changing American Christianity (latinpost.com) — A national Christian campus movement recently drew about 5,500 students to Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, where 54 students were baptized after a UniteUS worship event. The article traces similar gatherings across the country and examines how this Gen Z faith surge, including events in Stillwater, is reshaping evangelical ministry and challenging Latino and bilingual congregations to support students returning home.
   

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📸 Around Stillwater

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stillwater

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 6

• OK Corral Supplier Round-Up →
  ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center, Stillwater
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday October 5

• Stillwater Economic Development Authority Meeting →
  Stillwater, Ok Calendar, 723 S. Lewis Street, Room 1122, Stillwater
  12:00 pm
• City Council Meeting →
  Stillwater, Ok Calendar
  5:30 pm
• Stillwater Utilities Authority Meeting →
  Stillwater, Ok Calendar
  5:30 pm

Tuesday October 6

• HS - Golf Boys Varsity at 6A Fall '26 East Preview
  Bailey Ranch Golf Course, 10105 Larkin Bailey Blvd, Owasso
  8:00 am
• HS - Volleyball at Sand Springs (9th 4:30 / JV 5:30 / Varsity 6:30)
  Charles Page High School, 500 N Adams Rd, Sand Springs
  4:30 pm
• JH - Football 7th at Bartlesville 7th
  Bartlesville High School, 1700 Hillcrest Dr, Bartlesville
  5:00 pm
• HS - Football 9th vs. BT Washington
  Pioneer Stadium, 1224 N Husband St, Stillwater
  6:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• HS - Volleyball at Bishop Kelley (9th 4:30 / JV 5:30 / Varsity 6:30
  Bishop Kelley High School, 3905 S Hudson Ave, Tulsa
  4:30 pm

Friday October 9

• HS - Football Varsity vs. Ponca City (Homecoming)
  Pioneer Stadium, 1224 N Husband St, Stillwater
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Bucktober - Bucking Broncs →
  The Buckin Barrel, 7221 w 116th st, perkins
  6:00 pm
• Oktoberfest →
  Block 34, 218 W 9th Ave, Stillwater
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello there!
  I go by Elisha LightAngel and I own LightAngel's Healing Arts downtown on Main Street between 11th and 12th street. Well I have been offering… (Nextdoor Southern Stillwater)
• THIS SATURDAY
  Come support local vendors and help out these Competition Dancers at the same time. Lots of Handmade items, baked goods, a slime bar, resin art, car… (Nextdoor Jardot)

• Ulta Beauty posted a job opening for Beauty Advisor in Stillwater. Apply here.
• Maurices posted a job opening for Retail Assistant Manager - Part-Time in Stillwater. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stillwater here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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