Grapplers earn decisive district victory
By ANTHONY MELLENDORF For The Yukon Review The Yukon wrestling team picked up a pivotal victory Thursday night over division rival Deer Creek, 49-22, improving to 7 and 1 on the season. The victory has given the Millers a commanding lead in their division having already picked up a close victory over Edmond Mem-orial a…
Read MoreYukon resident is named an ‘Outstanding Mentor’
Twenty-two outstanding Oklahoma mentors are being recognized by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence and their community mentoring organizations during National Mentor Month in January. Among those is Kathy Hill, a sign language interpreter from Yukon. She is the outstanding mentor for House of Healing. The honored mentors were submitted by their respective mentoring organizations across…
Read MoreSunday alcohol sales petition fails to gather enough signatures
By SHANE SMITH For The Mustang News It’s been a long journey for Trey Bishop and his associates. A member of Canadian County’s Libertarian party, Bishop has spent the last few months seeking signatures for a petition regarding Sunday alcohol sales. The aim of the petition was for bars and restaurants in Canadian County to…
Read MoreHealth care workers are first in county to receive the COVID-19 vaccine
The first doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine were administered in Canadian County on Thursday at health care sites in Yukon, El Reno and Mustang. “We are excited and hope this will be getting back to some normalcy. This is the first step in dealing with this virus. I see this as a privilege to…
Read MoreObituaries – Roger Dennis Patterson; Doris (Dee) Diane Stickley
Roger Dennis Patterson, 76, died Monday Dec. 7, 2020, at VA Regional Hospital in Oklahoma City after a short illness. He was born Sept. 13, 1944, in Sayre to Jack Dale and Virginia Mae (Walker) Patterson. He grew up in western Oklahoma, western Texas, and Wyoming, and was a 1962 graduate of Olustee High School.…
Read MoreObituaries – John Albert Knuppel – John Mauldin – Dr. Hugh Griffith McClure
John Albert Knuppel, 93, passed away Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, at Mercy Health Center in Oklahoma City due to complications of COVID-19 pneumonia. He was born July 9, 1927, in Oklahoma City. After the death of his mother, he and his siblings were raised by his step-mother, Ruby Bruce Knuppel. The second of twin boys,…
Read MoreCommissioners discuss social media monitoring, disagree about its use
By SHANE SMITH For The Yukon Review Canadian County Commissioners have social media on their minds. At a meeting on Monday, they discussed potentially working with a company called Zencity. Recently, this group reached out and offered their services to both Canadian County and the sheriff’s office. According to their website, Zencity has an AI-driven…
Read MoreObituaries – William “Bill” Max Kerr; Mary Jo Phenis Parker; Joah Gayle Patzack
Bill Kerr was born in Cherokee to William E. and Mary (Anderson) Kerr on Jan. 9, 1942. He attended first grade in Cherokee before his family moved to Enid. Bill graduated from Enid High School in 1960. He lettered two years in football. After a year at Cameron University, he continued his education at the…
Read MoreObituary – Shellie Wolf
Shellie Mae (Shipp) Wolf passed away into the arms of Jesus on Oct. 17, 2020, at the age of 77, after a period of declining health. She was born March 4, 1943 in Crocket, Texas to James & Julia Goldman Shipp. Shellie grew up in East Texas, graduating from Lufkin High School. She married Cecil…
Read MoreObituary – Leona Alexander
Mary Leona (Blodgett) Alexander, age 94, peacefully stepped into glory with her Lord and Savior on Oct. 17 at her home in Gladstone, Missouri. She was born the first child of Orley Walter Blodgett and Lois Lebearden (Rowland) Blodgett in Cedaredge, Colorado, on July 24, 1926. Leona’s education spanned from Colorado to Idaho, leading to…
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