August 2023

MARRIAGE LICENSES Kekaula Damian Beck Hussey, 37; Jessica Christine Conaway, 44. Roy Lyman Headlee, 78; Dorthie F. Cummings, 76. Darren John Wheal, 52; Megan Joy Ferguson, 39. Brandon Lee McGill, 24; Savannah Elizabeth Rains, 23. Noah Lane Williams, 25; Katelin Elizabeth Hamilton, 25.

YUKON – El Reno High School coach Jason Little has been preaching execution on the little things in the game of softball and how critical they become in any ballgame.

What was slated as a road game to open up the 2023 fall season turned into an 8-0 home win for Union City High School’s baseball team over Wellston. The game was shifted back to Cecil Simmons Field after morning rains made Wellston’s field unplayable.

Several players with local ties were selected to play in the 2023 USSSA Oklahoma All-State Softball Games. The event was played at the Firelake Softball Complex in Shawnee. Presley Bilderback represented the West Yellow 14-and-under team which took runner-up honors.

Welcome to school year 2023-24! The excitement and hopeful anticipation I feel at the beginning of a new school year has never faded, even though I am about to begin my 32nd year in education.

We are expecting a fantastic year in our after-school programs! The district was able to secure special funding to offer free after-school care to students in pre-kindergarten through second grade for one more year.