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The Pony Express

The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

Officer Dave Wynia monitoring the front door before lunch starts.

Police Officer Dave Wynia comes to high school

William Kane, Podcast/Distribution October 25, 2022

Officer Dave Wynia, the newest officer at the school. He took this job because he loves helping the students do the right thing and leading them to success. He attends after school activities whether...

Captain Charlie Anderson of the Minnesota National Guard reunites with his family.

Charlie Anderson steps up for his country

Abby Thibodeau, Layout Editor-in-Chief April 18, 2022

The phone rings, and just like that, Capt. Charlie Anderson of the U.S. Army National Guard has six hours to pack his bags. His unit of 400 soldiers is headed for the Hamid Karzai International Airport...

Students gathered outside of the high school to support law enforcement, while they held thin blue line flags. Counter-protesters stood across from them, and they held a flag along with cardboard signs.

Students walk out April 29 in support of law enforcement

Morgan Delaney, Online Editor May 18, 2021

Editor’s Note: As an Editorial Board, we struggled with how to approach this issue and the events that have transpired over the past month, especially as it relates to social justice and how it impacts...

Death penalty for cop murderers unjustified

Death penalty for cop murderers unjustified

Issy Boegel, Copy Editor December 20, 2018

  The United States grants certain criminals with a death sentence everyday. President Donald Trump mentioned in his 2016 election that he would sign a executive order forcing those convicted...

Police officers should be armed but not militarized

Police officers should be armed but not militarized

Sam Buckrey, Online Editor February 24, 2015

Police officers are employed to protect the people of the United States. In order to protect the people the police need weapons, mainly firearms, to carry out their job and keep people safe. However,...

Graphic by Ryan Ekstrand

Police should use body cameras for safety and complaints

Cory Spawn, Broadcast Managing Editor December 27, 2014

After the Ferguson shooting of Michael Brown, police departments are looking into purchasing body cameras to capture video of what happens away from the dash cam in the car.  There is no reason other...

Graphic by Clara Illka

Phone history checks should not require warrant

Melissa Reis February 20, 2014

Recently the United States Supreme Court has agreed to take on two cases that will answer the question of whether a warrant-less search of a cellphone in relation to a person's arrest is unconstitutional....


Police officer Chris Felsch faces danger on a daily basis to protect the Stillwater community. He has intervened in various robberies, bomb threats and potential shootings in order to create a safe environment for families 
“What I most like about this job are the different challenges each day brings and the wide variety of calls we face,” said Felsch.

Felsch maintains a safe community

Kenz Hendrickson December 8, 2013

Many people might think of heroes as the people you have seen in comic books, or maybe on the Sunday morning cartoons; but what people usually don’t think of as heroes are the true heroes that help society...

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