The Yukon's Best Flour mills in Yukon, Oklahoma, made the list of 2021's Most Endangered Places by Preservation Oklahoma. The 2021 list hadn't been posted on Preservation Oklahoma's website as of Friday afternoon. However, a mailer by the nonprofit organization announced the annual listing. Preservation Oklahoma issues the list each year to bring awareness of … Continue reading Yukon’s Best Flour mills named to Preservation Oklahoma’s Most Endangered Places list
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Online petition to prevent demolition of Yukon’s mill gains 2,200+ signatures
A native of Yukon, Oklahoma, has organized an online petition to prevent a big development from tearing down its 100-year-old grain mill and "Yukon's Best Flour" sign. The petition has drawn more than 2,200 signatures as of Monday evening. Brittany Rae Scott launched the petition on Change.org about a week ago to oppose the Yukon … Continue reading Online petition to prevent demolition of Yukon’s mill gains 2,200+ signatures
An enormous project might replace or obscure Yukon’s Best Flour sign and mill
A huge project proposed in Yukon, Oklahoma, has sparked concerns it might eliminate or cover up the large "Yukon's Best Flour" sign and its accompanying mill along Route 66 in Yukon, Oklahoma. The Yukon Technology Center project has drawn opposition from at least one business owner in Yukon who says it would change the look … Continue reading An enormous project might replace or obscure Yukon’s Best Flour sign and mill
New mural added to Yukon’s Best Flour mill in Yukon
A Costa Rican immigrant raised in Yukon, Oklahoma, recently completed a terrific-looking mural on the side of one of the buildings at the city's landmark Yukon's Best Flour mill elevator. Channel 9 in nearby Oklahoma City produced a video about the mural and its creator, Carlos Barboza. Here is more from the report: Barboza researched … Continue reading New mural added to Yukon’s Best Flour mill in Yukon