Midwest City, school district call elections
Candidate filing period planned for Dec. 4-6 By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The City of Midwest City and Mid-Del School District have scheduled elections for early next year. The primary election is set for Feb. 13 with a general election, if necessary, on April 2. Midwest City will have city council elections for Ward…
Read MoreEpperly Heights wins Mid-Del Brain Bowl
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Students put on their thinking caps last Thursday for the Mid-Del Elementary Brain Bowl. Teams competed against district elementary schools in the competition. Students used logic and creative thinking to solve riddles, word play and math puzzles. Epperly Heights won the competition with 320 points. The team included Jaydalee…
Read MoreMid-Del School board approves raise for superintendent
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Mid-Del Schools Superintendent Rick Cobb will receive a pay raise. The school board last week approved a $15,000 salary boost and increase in benefits for Cobb who has led the district since 2015. Under the new agreement, Cobb’s base salary will increase by $15,000 to $200,551.14 annually. The board…
Read MorePolice upgrading records and dispatch system
By Lea Terry Midwest City Beacon The Del City Police Department hopes a new records management and dispatch system will help decrease emergency call response times and increase the amount of time officers can spend in the field instead of at the station. According to Del City Police Chief LLoyd Berger, the current records management…
Read MoreCarl Albert marches past Collinsville on way to semis
By Jacob Sturm Midwest City Beacon Waves of fans had plenty to cheer about when Carl Albert faced off with Collinsville on Friday night with a trip to the 5A Semifinals on the line. In a 52-14 rout, Carl Albert took care of business. That started early, when Kevin Sperry Jr connected with Christian Oku…
Read MoreEagles soar to 5A state semifinals
Del City routs Guthrie 47-17 in quarterfinal matchup By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Del City hosted Guthrie Friday night in what was supposed to be a matchup between two title contenders. The Eagles quickly proved there was only one contender at Robert Kalsu Stadium. Del City (11-0) dominated Guthrie (10-2) in all phases of…
Read MoreCarl Albert boys win Booker T. Washington meet
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Mid-Del swimmers made a couple of trips to the Tulsa area last week. They traveled to Bartlesville on Nov. 14 and Booker T. Washington last Thursday for a couple of meets. “These last two meets at Bartlesville and Booker T. were two great tests of our team’s ability to…
Read MoreMidwest Boulevard repaving project planned
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Midwest Boulevard will get a little TLC. The Oklahoma Transportation Commission approved a nearly $5.5 million resurfacing project on Midwest Blvd. that will repave three miles of roadway, improve drainage and create ADA compliant sidewalks. The project includes Midwest Blvd. between SE 29th and NE 10th streets. Crews will…
Read MoreDel City Councilman resigns to take city post
By Lea Terry Midwest City Beacon After three years representing Ward 4 on the Del City City Council, Kyle Gandy is using this experience to take on another goal: helping to guide the city into the future as its new Director of Economic Development. Gandy resigned his position on the council to take the job,…
Read MoreMidwest City Starbucks employees unionize
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Employees at a Starbucks in Midwest City voted to unionize last week. Union organizers asked for higher wages, better working conditions and consistent working hours. Following a 13-3 vote, the store at 7203 SE 29th St. will join the Starbucks Workers United. It is the fourth store in the…
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