Calumet, OK

A Yukon High School graduate has risen quickly to become a well-respected broadcast journalist and familiar face on local newscasts. Just 25, Storme Jones has taken the Oklahoma City television news market by storm as he chases stories – wherever they lead him and his viewers. “I have been...

The nation is finding out what Yukon residents have known for a while. The 73099 zip code is a hot commodity. Opendoor listed 73099 as the third-fastest growing zip code in the nation in its Mid-Year Hottest Zips of 2022. Clarksville, Tennessee was listed first, followed by Celebration, Florida. In...

A Yukon man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a baby. Alexander David Defaria, 23, entered a plea of no contest to two felony counts of lewd/indecent acts to child under 16 during a recent hearing in Canadian County District Court. Pursuant to a plea...

Oklahoma Czechs, Inc. is now sending out and accepting applications for the 2022 Oklahoma Czech-Slovak Royalty Pageant. Titles will be given for Queen (women ages 17-25), Junior Queen (girls ages 11-16), Prince (boys ages 5-10), and Princess (girls ages 5-10). Request a copy of pageant rules and guidelines and an...

A new county commissioner will take office in January 2023 representing Canadian County District 3. Republicans Robert Merrick of Yukon and Tracey Rider of El Reno are gearing up for the primary election next Tuesday, June 28 when one of them will be elected to the next four-year term. The...

Sen. Jake Merrick may be the most vulnerable member of the state Senate this election cycle. The Yukon Republican, who was elected in a special election last year, is now vying for a four-year term in the Oklahoma Legislature. But he's got competition. Merrick, 40, will face Kristen Thompson, 37,...

The 89er Theatre in Kingfisher, Oklahoma posted a warning sign of the kiss in the Pixar movie, according to NBC affiliate KFOR in Oklahoma City.

The city of Yukon unveiled a new green space for its part of the Route 66 Triple Tour Saturday. A Rockabilly concert entertained visitors who also enjoyed a car show, food trucks and activities for children. The event kicked off Saturday morning in Warr Acres and made its way to...

OKLAHOMA CITY — With gas prices as high as they are, some school districts are cutting back on transportation this upcoming school year. School districts big and small might be hitting fewer bus stops. “The price of gas is astronomical and we’re going to feel it in our budget,”...

A small-town theater in Oklahoma is catching heat after posting a sign warning moviegoers about the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it same-sex kiss scene in Pixar’s latest film Lightyear. The sign, taped to the entrance of the 89er Theater in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, population just under 5,000, read:. Attention Parents: The management of...

David Garcia signed up for the Weatherford Daily News’ big giveaway at Deer Creek Hardware in Hydro. He won more than $1,000 in items and gift certificates from local participants. Kimberly Lippencott/WDN.

An air of controversy hung over the town of Kingfisher Monday, after a sign was posted in the window of the 89-ER Movie Theater warning parents they were going to fast forward through a scene of the new animated movie “Lightyear”.

Artist Tox Murillo’s bright vision of an Oklahoma sunset along historic Route 66 is coming to life in downtown Yukon. A Yukon 66 Main Street committee selected Murillo to create and paint a 21-by-50-foot cultural mural on the east-side wall at 528 W Main. The City of Yukon-owned building houses the Yukon Main Street office.

Only a prearranged five-run scoring limit per inning kept El Reno High School’s varsity 1 baseball team from posting an even larger winning margin in last week’s home series with Putnam City. El…

While some of the names and faces may be changing from last year’s run to the Class 5A state championship game, the expectations of El Reno High School’s girls basketball program will not. “We can…

As he opened his presentation on what Sunset Drive could become, Michael Hoffner encouraged members of the El Reno City Council and Municipal Planning Commission to “think big.” By the end of the…

CALUMET – Seeing his new players in action for the first time since taking over Calumet High School’s baseball program, Cody Thiessen guided the Chieftains to a 2-1 record in a scaled-down summer…