June 2024

Body Sunny skies and triple-digit temperatures greeted thousands over the weekend to the 2024 A Small Town Weekend celebration. More coverage will appear in Saturday’s edition.

Body For the seventh consecutive year, Redlands Community College will hold the line against raising tuition rates. RCC leaders said the move was aimed at a continuing effort to support students and families facing ongoing economic challenges.

Body After hundreds of different cars raced down the wooden track, three owners were crowned winners of the 2024 A Small Town Weekend Hot Wheels Races.

Body Nick Owen cuts wheat on one of his fields west of Calumet last week as county farmers are in the middle of the wheat harvest. See story in Saturday’s edition.

Body A Canadian County jury convicted Benjamin James Shook of attempted rape in the first degree, sexual battery, domestic abuse by strangulation, kidnapping and two counts of forcible sodomy. The court action occurred last week. The jury consisted of seven men and five women.

Body Fresh Anointing Church and Mt. Zion Worship Center will host an end of school year bash on Saturday at Adams Park. The event is free and will start at 10 a.m. The day will include food, a gift and live music for children from pre-kindergarten through the 12th grade.

Body Everyone is conditioned to worry. Our conditioning begins as soon as we learn to speak. Since we see everyone around us worrying, we emulate their behavior. There are no limits to what you worry about. You worry about the past. You worry about the present.

Body A new legislator representing Oklahoma House District 60 is due to take office after November’s general election. Although the identity of that individual has not been determined, one thing is for certain - a Yukon Republican will continue to hold the seat.

Body The Oklahoma City Planning Commission has recommended approval of a resolution to annex 320 acres of unincorporated land between Yukon and El Reno for a proposed industrial mega-site development.

Body OKLAHOMA CITY — This Father’s Day, June 16, the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline encourages dads to take the first step toward a healthier life by quitting tobacco.