Two separate accidents on I-40 Tuesday afternoon sent one man to the hospital in critical condition, while the other closed the westbound lanes after semi trucks collided.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Gary Harold Patterson, 56, of Gresham, Ore., was taken by AirEvac to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a semi. The driver of the semi was not identified. The report said the driver was not injured.

A Yukon woman is listed as among 15 new COVID-19-related deaths reported Tuesday by the Oklahoma Department of Health.

The latest victim is also the youngest to have died in Canadian County, falling in the 18- to 35-year-old category.

She is the sixth death in the county.

According to the health department, Yukon has had 600 positive cases of coronavirus.

That is up from 487 last week, records show.

Abby Jeffrey of El Reno was recently awarded a $500 scholarship from the Canadian County Association for Oklahoma Home and Community Education to be used during her first year of college.

Jeffrey is the daughter of Peter and Kristi Jeffrey of El Reno.

Proceeds from the quilt raffle and quilt block challenge contest at the 2019 Canadian County Fair were used to help fund the scholarship.

Descendants of Elmo and Agnes Finnigan held their annual reunion recently at Roman Nose State Park.

Attending were their sons, Mike Finnigan and family, Josh Finnigan, Teagan, E.J. and Dacien Finnigan and Kaylee Finnigan; Tim and Danella Finnigan and family, Steve and Tammy Dye, Jake and Scarlett Dye, Zac Dye, John and Sally Atkins and Coy Atkins; Pat and Cheryl Finnigan and family, Carson Mahoney, Rowdie and Crete Smillie, Jerzie Finnigan, Monica Griffitts and Ryatt Griffitts.