Those living inside the Minco School District will vote Tuesday, November 14 to approve or deny a $22.53 million bond to build a track worthy of hosting major track meets at the high school, relocate its football field inside the track, improve facilities for the district’s softball and baseball programs, among other projects. More on…

By Jayson Knight [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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…