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$291k price proposed for Canadian County juvenile facility upgrade

By Conrad Dudderar Staff Writer EL RENO - A needed upgrade at Canadian County’s juvenile detention facility has a hefty price tag. Jackson Mechanical has proposed performing...

Yukon Band Boosters earn top volunteer honor

By Conrad Dudderar Staff Writer A dedicated group of Yukon band parent volunteers has earned the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Eleven Yukon Band Boosters’ members were recently...

Causes selected for Yukon Route 66 car cruise

By Conrad Dudderar Staff Writer Two non-profit help causes have been selected to benefit from Yukon’s annual fall Route 66 car cruise. The Yukon Police Department’s Christmas...

Richard Allen Fitzgerald

Richard Allen Fitzgerald, Papa, went home to his loving wife, Donna Jurhee Fitzgerald, in Heaven at the age of 84. He was born in...

Yukon man convicted of assaulting officer

By Conrad Dudderar Staff Writer EL RENO - A Yukon man has been convicted of a felony for kicking a police officer at a Yukon-area restaurant. Bryan...

Dean Allan Drennon

Dean Allan Drennon, age 73, was born Aug. 27, 1949, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Lawton,...

Irene Frances (Reding) Parizek

Irene Frances (Reding) Parizek passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at her home near Yukon, Oklahoma, surrounded by loving family. Irene was born July 22,...

YHS Student Council wins Gold

By Conrad Dudderar Staff Writer They did it again. The Yukon High School Student Council has continued its long-standing tradition by being named a 2023 National Gold...

Applications accepted for OK Czech Royalty

Who will serve as the 2023-24 Oklahoma Czech-Slovak Royalty? Applications are now being accepted for the titles of Queen (women, ages 17-25), Junior Queen (girls,...

Loren Cowan Wardwell

Loren Cowan Wardwell, Jr., 81, passed away in Yukon, Oklahoma June 4, 2023. He was born in Buffalo, New York, far from La Crosse in...