SWAG delayed, but not denied
Carl Albert High students raise more than $36k for local girl By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Students at Carl Albert High School were ready to kick off their annual SWAG Week last year when the coronavirus pandemic stopped everything. Plans to help a local girl, who is battling a rare genetic disorder, during the…
Read MoreDel City High School students to perform Puffs May 6-8
By Tonya Little Contributing Writer The Del City High School Theater Group will be performing “Puffs: or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic,” written by Matt Cox on May 6-8. They will be the third high school in Oklahoma to perform this particular show, and they are looking forward…
Read MoreTitans share title at 5A Championship Tournament
Carl Albert girls finish third By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The Carl Albert tennis teams held their own last weekend against some of the top public schools in the state. The boys tied for first place last Saturday at the 5A Championship Tournament in Duncan, and the girls team finished in third place. Carl…
Read MoreIrvin’s blast elevates Bombers to 89er Invitational title
Midwest City overcomes five-run deficit to beat Kingfisher By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon DeAngelo Irvin Jr. picked a good time for his first high school home run. Midwest City was trailing Kingfisher by two runs in the top of the seventh inning in the championship of the Guthrie 89er Invitational Tournament. The sophomore stepped…
Read MoreGirls Golf: Titans make statement at 5A State Preview
Zuniga, Ashley go one and two in final regular season tournament By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon If last week’s 5A State Championship Preview Tournament is any indication, the Carl Albert girls golf team could be primed for a big postseason. The Titans won the team title and had the top two individuals in Kamryn…
Read MoreEastern Oklahoma County could gain House seat under state redistricting plan
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Oklahoma lawmakers last week unveiled their proposed state legislative redistricting plans. And some big changes are in store for eastern Oklahoma County. One of the biggest differences is plans for an additional House District in the area. Under the plan, House District 36, which covers parts of Tulsa and…
Read MoreDel City pursuing TIF for proposed development
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Plans for a mixed-use development on Del City’s west side gained support of city leaders. The city council last week laid the groundwork for using public dollars towards the nearly 140-acre development. That support would come in the form of a tax increment district and would be used for…
Read MoreTinker salutes community partners
Mike and Pam Kloiber celebrated for support of young airmen By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Several military heroes are honored at Tinker Air Force Base. The installation is dedicated to Maj. Gen. Clarence L. Tinker, the highest ranking Native American officer to serve in the military. Several gates are named after military leaders such…
Read MoreOpinion: Restaurants are in an employment crisis
By Steve Coulter Co-Publisher Have you noticed all the help wanted signs lately? Just about every restaurant is short staffed and hiring for several or all positions. A spokesperson for a national restaurant chain told me we are in an employment crisis. They said every restaurant is hiring and having problems finding workers. There is…
Read MoreSaturday marks start of mandatory 10 digit dialing in 405 area code
Businesses and residents who have not yet prepared for 10-digit dialing of local calls within the 405 area code should do so now. Saturday, April 24, is the day when 10-digit dialing for local 405 calls becomes mandatory, ending the period when local calls could be completed either with 7 digits or 10 digits (405…
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