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OKC man acquitted in Yukon bank robbery
An Oklahoma City man faces up to life in federal prison after being convicted of committing three bank robberies as part of a two-month crime spree. Dwayne Edward Rasmussen, 55, was convicted of committing robberies in Chickasha and Oklahoma City. He also was a suspect in a robbery that occurred at the RCB Bank at…
Read MoreTelevision station honors Yukon firefighter
A firefighter gets used to showing up all too often on someone’s worst day, said Yukon Fire Battalion Chief Kent Long. Then in a bad situation, getting the chance to help someone in need has been rewarding during his 28-year firefighting career in Yukon, Long said. Long, 51, who responded to the Alfred P. Murrah…
Read MoreREMEMBERING: Yukon Council honors bombing victims
Yukon Mayor Michael McEachern felt the deadly blast, and he saw and heard the glass shake in the windows about 25 miles away from the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building almost 25 years ago. On April 19, 1995, an act of domestic terrorism in Oklahoma City took 168 lives, including six people from Yukon. McEachern…
Read MoreSearch continues to fill school board seat
The search for someone to fill a seat that became vacant in November when Jeff Behymer resigned is expected to be filled at the February school board meeting. However, first someone needs to apply. Behymer resigned at the end of November after he moved outside of the zone in which he lived. State law requires…
Read MoreChiariello named Miss Mustang
Haylee Chiariello won Miss Mustang 2020, and Lexi Sendall won Outstanding Mustang Teen 2020. They were crowned Saturday by 2019 Miss Mustang Jaci Deitrick and 2019 Outstanding Mustang Teen Mackenzie Chandler during the Miss Mustang Scholarship Pageant at the Venue building of the Bridge Church. Emily Yannatone was the runner-up for Miss Mustang. More than…
Read MoreHigh bids alter animal shelter plans
City staff has adjusted its plan for a new animal shelter because bids came in above budget, the Mustang City Council learned at a special meeting Tuesday. Despite the adjustments, the project is expected to cost more than the $1.3 million staff had projected, said Police Chief Robert Groseclose, who supervises Animal Control. The new…
Read MoreObituaries — Wanda L. Crout
Wanda Laie Crout, age 90, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 20. Wanda passed into the arms of her Savior with her family at her side. She was born Sept. 4, 1929, in Electra, Texas, to Luna Lee Chester Hayes and Euzella (Mullen) Hayes. She attended Electra High School and later went to…
Read MoreFederal lawsuit challenges county detention system
The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma announced Wednesday it has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Canadian County pretrial detention system, which it claims unconstitutionally jails hundreds of prisoners annually. “The pretrial jailing of innocent people in Canadian County is a violation of the U.S. Constitution,” state ACLU Director Ryan Kiesel said at a…
Read MoreMustang couple survives Texas shooting
By CHRIS EVERSOLE newseditor@mustangnews.info Mustang resident Bradley Grimsley was a career Marine, retiring at the rank of master sergeant, yet the only life-threatening wound he ever received was at a civilian. He was among the people that a gunman shot during a mass shooting in West Texas a week and a half ago that killed…
Read MoreCity sales tax receipts rebound in July
After more than seven months of seeing its sales tax receipts take a downward trend, the city of Yukon received some good news to end the 2019 fiscal year and to start 2020. According to the Oklahoma Tax Commission’s sales tax report, Yukon received $2,011,861 in sales tax receipts for July. That is up from…
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