Midwest City gets REAL ID
By Jeff Harrison Managing Editor The long wait for REAL ID is over in Midwest City and Del City. Local tag agencies started issuing the new identification cards last week. The Department of Public Safety began issuing REAL ID to the public on June 29 at select locations. The agency is gradually expanding availability with…
Read MoreNew businesses headed to Del City
By Jeff Harrison Managing Editor A few new businesses are coming to Del City. Starbucks is nearing completion of a new store near Sooner Rd. and Tinker Diagonal, while an eye care center and dialysis facility are both on the horizon, according to city officials. The new Starbucks will be in the parking lot of…
Read MoreBlack Community Discussions returns July 31
Representatives of the Black community in Midwest City will hold a panel discussion about race issues in the community on July 31. The Black Community Discussions Part 2 is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at 321 ENT CCC Computers Coffee and Chill, 1401 S. Midwest Blvd. The event will be streamed live on Facebook Live and…
Read MoreLocal baseball standouts help West rally for All-State win
Estes drives in game-winning run By Jeff Harrison Managing Editor OKLAHOMA CITY – Jake Estes made sure his last at bat in a Carl Albert uniform was a good one. The recent graduate drove in the go ahead run in the top of the seventh inning to give the Large West squad a 10-9 comeback…
Read MoreHoly Spirit Catholic Church celebrates sanctuary more than 30 years in the making
By Traci Chapman Staff Writer They prayed and sacrificed, donated and persevered – and the end result is a sanctuary that embodies all that Mustang’s Holy Spirit Catholic Church represents to those who worship there, they say. It was a sanctuary they waited more than three decades for – a new building that dwarfs the…
Read MoreOpinion: Pandemic preparedness plan for fall
By Rep. Kelly Albright State House District 95 The Mid-Del School Board has introduced their pandemic preparedness plan for this fall. As other school districts’ plans have trickled in, I observed mostly criticism. Some say a district’s plans don’t go far enough to mitigate risk, while others say they go too far. It reminds me…
Read MoreMustang United Methodist Church hosting concert
Free outdoor concert slated for Thursday By Traci Chapman Staff Writer Music will come to Mustang United Methodist Church Thursday in a free community-wide summer concert. That concert will feature Stars Go Dim and special guest JJ Weeks and was conceived as a way to pull the community together as COVID-19 continues to cause worries…
Read MoreDon’t go crazy, just get Grazey with Graze Craze
Graze Craze is America’s leader in graze-style charcuterie eating. Graze Craze now has its newest location to serve all the fine folks of west OKC, Yukon, Mustang and El Reno. It is conveniently located, just south of I-40, at 501 S. Mustang Rd where you will find one of the newest food trends gaining popularity…
Read MoreSt. Anthony Healthplex offering testing
By Steve Coulter Co-Publisher COVID-19 testing is available through two clinics at SSM Health St. Anthony Healthplex located at 201 S Sara Rd in Mustang. “We have two different ways of getting tested. One is what we call the broad base testing clinic. That’s for people who maybe aren’t showing signs or symptoms but need…
Read MoreMid-Del middle schools on the move
School district opening new additions at Midwest City and Del City middle schools By Jeff Harrison Managing Editor A new classroom addition at Del City Middle School is starting to feel like home. Construction of the new 35,000-square-foot building wrapped up last month and crews have been moving in furniture and equipment. “We’re slowly moving…
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