September 2021

Orb-weaver spiders are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields and forests. This creature was found in the backyard of Tribune graphic artist Lyndsay Bayne.  

Editor’s Note: This is the second story in a two-part series about illegal marijuana grow operations occurring across rural Oklahoma. The series explores operation details, legislation to address the issue and more.

Gov. Kevin Stitt has requested that the Oklahoma Auditor and Inspector’s Office conduct a full audit of the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE).

A court hearing is set Oct. 22 on the city of Yukon’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a recent city council decision to deny a property rezoning request on State Highway 66.

Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor has joined 22 other state attorneys general in vowing to fight in court a proposed law promoted by congressional Democrats that would significantly federalize elections.

LAWSUITS Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Yue Zhao for $3,225.63 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Richard Usher for $9,678.79 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Norma Faye Andrews was called home to her savior on Sept. 14, 2021. She was brought into this world on July 31, 1946, to Mary Jane and Wallace Henry Smith in Jasper, Mo. In her early years she attended Bass Chapel Church and was baptized there in the nearby river.

Memorial graveside services for Rose Marilyn Little, former Minco resident, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Evergreen Cemetery in Minco. Services are under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home. Marilyn died Sept. 15, 2021, at her home in Yukon.

Graveside services for Michael G. Toahty Sr. were held Saturday at the Sunset Cemetery in Geary with Rev. Gerald Panana officiating. Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

From the outside, one might think a three-week break would be a good thing for El Reno High School’s football team to get rested up and prepared for the start of District 5A-1 play. It’s been just the opposite for the Indians.