Stillwater is like every place else. The majority of the people don't want to wear masks. When I stopped outside the Stillwater police station to get a free mask, I was disappointed there was no line other than one woman in front of me. But no wonder. With only 22 cases and no deaths, I wouldn't be surprised a lot of Stillwater people think the situation is overblown and there is no worse of a crisis going on than several years ago when an OSU professor died from the flu and nothing was shut down.
It should be pointed out that the Stillwater mayor and city manager apparently misinterpreted the court ruling in which a Guthrie citizen sued city of Guthrie for requiring masks be worn. But the the court threw it out because there was no case, due to no citation given to complainant. Stillwater city leaders apparently foolishly thought the court ruling meant Guthrie's required mask order was ruled constitutional.
Hopefully, COVID-19 cases don't go greatly up in coming weeks in Stillwater and across the state. The economy of Stillwater doesn't need OSU to change its mind and not hold classes as usual this fall. Remaining college students will be moving out by June 1, due to expired leases, so considerably fewer people will surely reduce the risk this summer.
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