ODOT planning for traffic shift along I-40 in Mid-Del
I-40 narrowed to one lane in each direction this weekend Motorists can expect delays along I-40 in the Mid-Del area over the next couple of weeks as crews prepare to shift traffic to new lanes. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation released a tentative schedule for the next two weeks. Plans are subject to change numerous…
Read MoreUpgrades underway at Mid-Del Technology Center
Conference room improvements highlight $1.3 million project By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The Mid-Del Technology Center is getting a facelift. A $1.3 million project is underway at the building The project includes remodeling the large meeting room, main entrance, and lobby, adding an executive conference room and relocating the teachers break room. Technology will…
Read MoreJudge orders power to stay on at mall property
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon A federal judge has denied Midwest City’s request to terminate electrical services to the former Heritage Park Mall property. Midwest City Fire Marshal Duane Helmberger issued a notice of electrical service termination to 6777 and 6801 E. Reno Ave. due to “unsafe conditions.” The properties include the former mall…
Read MoreMustang native hiking Appalachian Trail
By Van Mitchell Mustang Times The COVID-19 pandemic changed many people’s lives personally and professionally. For Ali Sylvester, the pandemic provided an opportunity to achieve her goal of traveling to new places, and meeting new friends along the way. The 2014 Mustang High School graduate is walking the Appalachian Trail which extends 14 states from…
Read MoreStudy recommends school closures
Report suggests closing four elementary schools due to enrollment, building conditions By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon A recent study of Mid-Del Schools produced plenty of recommendations to improve district operations. The school performance review was completed by the Oklahoma Office of Educational Quality and Accountability. The study was funded by the state and requested…
Read MoreTurning lemons into ‘lemon aid’
Buddy’s Lemonade helping grandmother battling cancer Anthony Thomas Midwest City Beacon A quiet Del City neighborhood is home to a lemonade stand run by a teen and his family to raise money for a loved one. Andres “Buddy” Guerra-Thorton, 13, and his family have opened “Buddy’s Lemonade” to raise money for their grandmother, Frances Guerra,…
Read MoreRetired firefighter finds new way to give back
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Joel Bain has always felt a call to public service. For 17 years he fulfilled that aspiration as a Midwest City firefighter. Now he is continuing that service in a different way as executive director of the Mid-Del Group Home. “For me to have a second career where I…
Read MoreTinker expansion to close two miles of Douglas Blvd.
OKLAHOMA CITY –A two-mile stretch of Douglas Blvd. will be closing to accommodate expansion of Tinker Air Force Base. The expansion is on the southeast part of the base along Douglas Blvd. from SE 44th to SE 74th streets. A portion of SE 59th and 49th streets will also be closed just east of Douglas…
Read MoreBody found inside overturned Jeep in Crutcho Creek
Police identify the victim as 47-year-old Tracy Lesley of Midwest City By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon A Midwest City man’s body was found Sunday evening inside a vehicle that had flipped over in a creek. According to authorities, two people spotted the overturned vehicle while fishing in Crutcho Creek near NE 10th St. and…
Read MoreDel City pitches new logo and branding plan
By Anthony Thomas Midwest City Beacon Del City last week unveiled plans for a new logo and branding campaign. The new logo incorporates a modern design and the city’s aim to become the “Center of it All” for living, working, shopping, dining, and playing. “The new catchphrase ‘the center of it all’ is taking the…
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