Friday, January 23, 2026
Stillwater nurse arrested Caleson Coon
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A Stillwater Medical Center nurse, Daniel Boring, was arrested in his Stillwater home under allegations of being under the influence of fentanyl along with other controlled substances while on call as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). Boring was arrested on Jan. 20 at
his home in Stillwater on charges of theft of controlled substance, abuse, neglect, larceny, burglary or exploitation by caretaker after investigators received a tip, according to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics. Leading up to Boring’s arrest, the hospital worked alongside OBN to build an investigation, which began on Jan. 16. The hospital was under the assumption that Boring was taking
substances intended for patients regarding surgery, including a minor and an 84-year-old, said OBN. OBN mentioned agents on the case believe there are other circumstances and abuse of patient medication in addition to the confirmed instances. Boring was booked into Payne County Jail, but bonded out on Jan. Courtesy OBN 21, according to VINE. Daniel Boring, a nurse, is alleged to have stolen fentynal news.ed@ocolly.com from Stillwater Medical Center.
‘This is what democracy looks like’ OKC community gathers to protest current administration Bryson Thadhani
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Outside Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City on Tuesday afternoon, protesters gathered to march against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, joining a nationwide walkout and day of action. “We have over 900 walkouts across the country today,” said Rachel O’Leary Carmona, executive director of Women’s March. “What we wanted to do was send a message and test a tactic so we can continue to learn and grow to meet the political moment.” Women’s March chose Tuesday because it marked one year of President Donald Trump’s inauguration for a nonconsecutive second term. “Today is the one year anniversary of the inauguration of Donald Trump for the second time,” said Carmona. “We knew that we needed to mark this day, particularly in a week when we have an occupying force in states across the country, particularly Minnesota, and we knew that we need to have a visible stand against fascism, and also one that withdraws consent from business as usual.” The walkouts encouraged participants to step away from work, school and commerce for the day, using absence as a form of protest. Organizers said the goal was not to persuade political opponents, but to show presence — to be seen and counted at a moment when many feel unseen. For local organizers, the march was not abstract. Nicole Maldonado helped connect national organizers with Oklahoma-based groups and worked with Women’s March to coordinate the Oklahoma City event. She said immigration enforcement has created a level of fear that extends into everyday life. Megan Gibson, The O’Colly
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Oklahoma state student holds sign reading, “No one is illegal on stolen land” during the Anti-ICE student protest.
Uproar in Stillwater
Community gathers for protest, counter-protest Caleson Coon
Senior at OSU and co-chair of SSL, BB, said as a student at OSU, she can’t be silent or let OSU be a silent campus while ICE roams In front of the fountain at Edmon the streets of Stillwater. BB did Low Library, Oklahoma State not want to give their name to The University’s Student Socialist League O’Colly. (SSL) held an anti-U.S. Immigration “When things like this are and Customs Enforcement protest happening, when people are being to join the nationwide movement, terrorized, when people are being while mere feet away stood a pro-ice killed by state officials, we can’t just protest in opposition. sit around and do nothing,” BB said. ASSISTANT NEWS & LIFESTYLE EDITOR
BB said she believes that not everyone supports what is going on–whether they be republicans, democrats or independents. She believes in bringing everyone together who don’t oppose ICE and everything they are doing. The problem remains personal to BB as she has friends with differing stories and lives.
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Oklahoma City community members marching through OKC in protest of immigration enforcement.
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