Del City police improving response to domestic calls
By Lea Terry Midwest City Beacon October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Oklahoma, and at the most recent Del City City Council meeting, Police Chief Lloyd Berger offered several updates about how the city’s police department is leading the way and ensuring its entire team is prepared to handle even the most challenging calls.…
Read MoreDel City looking to clean up ‘dilapidated’ properties
By Lea Terry Midwest City Beacon As Del City looks for ways to revitalize its neighborhoods, the city council last week considered the fate of three long vacant buildings: 715 S. Sunnylane Rd., 4640 SE 15 St. and 5519 SE 15 St. All three have had multiple code violations and numerous police and fire department…
Read MoreCol. Ruscetta updates retirees on growth at Tinker
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Tinker Air Force Base recently hosted a retiree appreciation day. Base leaders provided updates on happenings at Tinker and changes to missions and workloads and benefits available to the more than 66,000 retirees. Col. Abigail Ruscetta, 72nd Air Base Wing Commander, Tinker AFB, provided a brief overview of her…
Read MoreMidwest City celebrates National Night Out
By Maxine Wheelan Midwest City Beacon Midwest City Neighborhood Coordinator, Barbara Kelton, was pleased with the response for the National Night Out. A total of 21 of the 35 Neighborhood Associations held the National Night Out with picnics, bar-b-ques and in general a celebration with getting to know their neighbors. The neighborhoods participating were as…
Read MoreCarl Albert heads back to state tournament
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Carl Albert needed something to spark their offense last Wednesday. The Lady Titans trailed Duncan early in a Class 5A regional championship game. Oddly enough, the answer came from their defense. In the top of the third inning, seniors Kaylee Davis and Ausha Moore each made a diving catch…
Read MoreMidwest City falls to El Reno on homecoming
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Midwest City struggled to get their offense rolling Friday night against El Reno. The Bombers finally built some momentum with a scoring drive early in the fourth quarter. Jaylan Woody muscled his way into the end zone from three yards out to give Midwest City a 14-13 lead with…
Read MorePatience pays off for Del City in win over Sapulpa
Eagles to host Tulsa Memorial Friday for homecoming By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Del City’s offense is hard to stop. They simply have too many playmakers. Sapulpa found that out the hard way last Friday night. The Chieftains (3-3, 1-2) focused on stopping the Eagles’ ground game and deep passing attack. Del City (5-0,…
Read MoreCarl Albert shuts out Southeast, 77-0
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Carl Albert kept its perfect record intact Friday night with a 77-0 win over Southeast (2-4, 0-2). The Titans (7-0, 3-0) stormed to a 35-point point lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Trystan Haynes and Trey Washington each scored on an interception return to lead the…
Read MoreLady Bombers fall to Edmond North at regionals
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Midwest City’s softball team staved off elimination once last week at regionals. But they couldn’t pull it off a second time. After dropping their first game of the Class 6A regional tournament against Deer Creek on Oct. 4, the Lady Bombers battled back with an 8-0 win over Tulsa…
Read MoreCA’s Davison, Wagner run to all-conference honors
By John Martin Midwest City Beacon The Carl Albert Lady Titans took second place and the CA JV girls ran to the championship of the annual Suburban Conference Cross Country Meet hosted by Carl Albert on Friday. The Del City Eagles also competed in the Conference meet. The CA girls had four medal winners topped…
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