By Jayson Knight editor@tuttletimes.com Laura Ridley has been the owner/operator of Laura’s Laundromat in Mustang, located at 361 North Mustang Road, for 13 years. The location was a laundromat long before, but Laura revitalized the location so that is the finest laundromat anywhere near Mustang. “Number one is definitely cleanliness,” Ridley said Thursday, October 26.…

By Jayson Knight jaysonrknight@gmail.com Grady County Courthouse will celebrate Vetrans Day in a special way starting Monday, November 6 through Sunday, November 12 with Operation Green Light. OGL is a nationwide effort uniting counties to support military veterans. Nicole Weissman is the Director of Strategic Communications for the National Association of Counties, the organization behind…

By Jayson Knight jaysonrknight@gmail.com Michael Myers, aka The Shape, was the breakout star character of John Carpenter’s 1978 “Halloween,” a movie which helped make the slasher genre so popular for 1980s horror movies. Myers is infamous for stalking his prey, including main character Laurie Strode, and Michael did so mostly by driving around in a…

By Jayson Knight jaysonrknight@gmail.com Grady County Emergency Management is responsible for several different aspects of maintaining county residents’ safety. GCEM Director Dale Thompson provides weekly updates to the Grady County Board of Commissioners about potential threats, or emergencies county personnel have had to respond to in the previous week. Another one of his duties is…

By Jacob Sturm news@mustangpaper.com Fighting crime has taken to the air, with the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office being among many law enforcement agencies involved with drone use in recent years. That’s thanks to the newer versions of drones that have made quicker deployments possible in typical instances the deputies may need aerial assistance. Jerry Dougan,…

  By Jayson Knight jaysonrknight@gmail.com Minco High School’s Computers II class has been learning to utilize some advanced technology such as drones and 3D printers. The class is led by teacher/coach Cody Schmidt who says his class has tasked itself with putting together a video promoting the positive aspects of the city. Schmidt said Friday,…

By Jayson Knight jaysonrknight@gmail.com The Oklahoma Twisters, a granny basketball team, showed up the Union City Police Department Saturday at Union City Schools, thanks largely to some handicaps against the officers, as well as some basketball proficiency on the parts of the grandmothers. One of those grannies is RaeNelle Spies, who spoke Monday about how…

By Jayson Knight jaysonrknight@gmail.com The Tuttle Wrestling team is selling Hams for the Holidays! The hams are $50 each. They are eight-to-ten-pound spiral cut hams, and they can be ordered smoked or sugared. To order a ham, please contact any high school wrestler or coach. Head Coach Bobby Williams can be contacted by email at…

By Jayson Knight jaysonrknight@gmail.com Tuttle’s Rooker-Wallace American Legion Post 176 will soon celebrate Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11. The Legion’s congregation will be putting flags out at the cemetery 9 a.m. Saturday, November 4. With most of its membership being older folks, volunteers are quite welcome. The Legion will also be meeting up the evening…

Tuttle’s Fourth Street Theatre is hosting The Great Pumpkin Parade Halloween evening, Tuesday, October 31 that will feature a costume contest at 4 p.m. at the theatre, located at 101 Southwest 4th Street in Tuttle. All ages and pets are welcome. Prizes will be awarded. Downtown trick-or-treating begins after judging.