Good morning, Stillwater.

Payne County youth honed livestock skills at the 2026 Youth Cattle Handling Contest hosted by Bobby and Christine Clay of Clay Ranch, where they practiced low-stress cattle handling with tasks like injections and recordkeeping.

Stillwater Public Schools Board of Education approved renovations on athletics spaces including a former wrestling building and old weight room for the larger high school sports complex.

The plan calls for electrical work, intercom wiring and drywall repair.

OSU, ranked No. 18, fell 35-32 to the No. 20 Cougars in a game that was their first conference loss and saw the team score only three points in the first half while Houston tallied five touchdown passes.

Oklahoma State raced to success at the Weis-Crockett Invitational Saturday as Gentry Turner led the Cowgirls in the women’s 6K and Henry Dover guided the Cowboys to a strong finish — setting the stage for the Big 12 Championships on Halloween at 10 a.m. in Stillwater.

The No. 18 Cowboys lost 35-32 to the Houston Cougars in their Big 12 Conference game on Saturday.

Quarterback Drew Mestemaker threw for 365 yards and three touchdowns, but early red-zone struggles cost the team their first conference loss and will lead to changes on homecoming next week.