September 2021

Body Last week, Speaker Nancy Pelosi called members of the U.S. House of Representatives back from their August district work for an emergency session.

Body If you were paid $218,250 for a relatively light workload compared to your peers, how would you respond? University of Oklahoma Professor Suzette Grillot opted for insubordination and filing lawsuits filled with inflammatory allegations against her employer.

Body Union City High School’s softball team won the first round of the Canadian County Bedlam Series with Calumet last week before dropping a two-run game to Class B’s fifth-ranked Lookeba-Sickles in a triangular with both schools.

Body CALUMET – After being held to two hits by Jaxon Olive in a 9-0 shutout loss to Class B’s fourth-ranked Fort-Cobb/Broxton a day earlier, Calumet High School’s baseball team snapped a three-game losing steak with a 12-2 win over Verden.

Body Redlands Community College’s soccer team is still searching for its first win of the 2021 season after a 14-1 road loss to Seminole State College. The loss dropped the Cougars to 0-2 on the season and in the NJCAA Region 2 standings.

Body El Reno High School’s football program has canceled its last two non-district games due to COVID-19 exposure stemming from the season-opener last week in Cache and a subsequent positive test among one of its own players.