Opinion: Should you get the vaccine?
By Steve Coulter Co-Publisher The wait for a Coronavirus vaccine is almost over and now everyone must make a very important decision. Will you take the vaccine or not? About 40% of Americans say they are not willing to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Some believe the vaccine had a rushed timeline. Others want to…
Read MoreSSM Health Oklahoma to assume operations of Midwest City hospital
Midwest City’s hospital will have a new operator. SSM Health Oklahoma has reached an agreement with Community Health Systems, Inc. to assume operations of the hospital known as AllianceHealth Midwest. The hospital will be renamed SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital – Midwest. City Manager Tim Lyon signed the preliminary term sheet with SSM Health late…
Read MoreMustang girls have great expectations this season
Broncos tip off season Friday night against Edmond Santa Fe By Kale Fouts Contributing Writer Last season the Mustang girls basketball team were just nine points away from advancing to the state tournament. The Lady Broncos lost to Sapulpa 66-57. This year they again have their hopes set high, as the goal is to win…
Read MoreBroncos return talented squad
By Kale Fouts Contributing Writer High expectations abound this year for the Mustang Broncos Men’s Basketball team, after retaining much of their team back from last year. Highlighting that list of returning players are leading scorers, Ethan Scott and Jacobe Johnson. Scott averaged a team high 17.1 points per game last season, and Johnson averaged…
Read MoreChamber events see some changes due to COVID-19 surge
By Traci Chapman Staff Writer Months after the novel coronavirus pandemic caused Mustang Chamber of Commerce to cancel its signature Western Days event and reroute several others, the most recent surge of the virus has once again changed the organization’s plans. Monday’s annual holiday bowling tournament fundraiser, set for Monday, was postponed until sometime in…
Read MoreTuttle Masons donate $10K to help family of baby born with CHD
By Jayson Knight [email protected] Tuttle’s Masonic Lodge donated $10,000 to Sean and Chrystal Roberts, of Harrah, to help the couple with hospital bills that have been stacking since they found out their son Braxton Roberts had congenital heart disease. Braxton was born December 2019, and had been diagnosed with Coarctation of the Aorta before birth.…
Read MoreHearing delayed for one Mustang bomb suspect, second pleads guilty
By Traci Chapman Staff Writer The cases of two people charged with possessing a bomb in Mustang in mid-July have diverged, with one of the defendants pleading guilty and a hearing for the other delayed because of the novel coronavirus. Prosecutors and Mustang investigators alleged Richard Keith Brown, II, and Alyssa Dominique Ledford were found…
Read MoreCity water treatment plant garners statewide honor
By Traci Chapman Staff Writer Mustang’s Water Reclamation Facility established firsts for municipalities and provided an opportunity for the city to reuse water in a way unique among Oklahoma communities; now it also has another distinction – it’s an award-winning facility. Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Nov. 20 awarded the reclamation plant its 2020 Environmental Excellence Award…
Read MoreMustang Public Schools to participate in student quarantine pilot program
Option would allow students exposed to COVID-19 to return to class By Traci Chapman Staff Writer Mustang Public School District is the first across the state to approve an in-school quarantine program developed by Oklahoma State Department of Health. An Opportunity for Students Exposed to COVID-19 to Return to Campus The short-term change in the…
Read MoreCandidate filing period begins Dec. 7
Mayor, city council and school board seats up for election in 2021 By Traci Chapman Staff Writer With Mustang Mayor Jess Schweinberg electing to retire from that office at the start of his next term, candidates who wish to vie for that seats – or other offices set for 2021 city council or school board…
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