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City issues Aug. 1 partial face mask mandate
Face coverings required at all city meetings, library By Traci Chapman Although officials have not followed the lead of Mustang’s biggest neighbor in implementing a citywide face mask mandate, anyone wishing to attend city council meetings – and one of its busiest facilities – will now be required to wear one. Mustang City Manager Tim…
Read MoreMustang delays fall semester start date
Classes now begin Aug. 24 By Traci Chapman After initially delaying the first day of the fall semester to Aug. 14, Mustang Public School District officials announced Wednesday afternoon classes would now begin Aug. 24 for all students. “The decision to delay students’ start date further to Aug. 24 is based on many factors,”…
Read MoreMustang drops Nightriders marching band name
Move taken as part of district inclusivity, diversity efforts By Traci Chapman It’s been a part of Mustang High School band program history for about 40 years, but the Nightriders name is no longer a part of its future. The decision to drop the group’s long-held Nightriders nickname – most prominently used in connection…
Read MoreDistrict attorney – no wrongdoing on Mustang officers’ part in fatal June 5 shooting
Officers ‘pleaded’ with Ballard to drop firearm, witnesses said By Traci Chapman Canadian County District Attorney Mike Fields has found no wrongdoing on the part of two Mustang police officers who fatally shot a suspect during a June 5 incident. The district attorney’s findings, based upon an investigation undertaken by Oklahoma State Bureau of…
Read MoreReed Center hosting unemployment claim processing event
The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission will hold a claim processing event at the Reed Conference Center, 5800 Will Rogers Rd. in Midwest City, the next two weeks. OESC officials said the event will help claimants who have outstanding needs and require in-person meetings with staff to address more complex problems. The event will run July…
Read MoreOSU Testing New Drone Concept at Tuttle High School
OSU researchers are currently using a drone to record data for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and doing so from Tuttle High School’s backyard. The FAA has a theory that drones could make navigational aid calibrations more efficient. OSU started the Unmanned Systems Research Institute (USRI), lead by Dr. Jamey Jacob, in December 2015. A…
Read MoreDel City middle school student arrested for threat at school
A 13-year-old was arrested Wednesday for threatening to “shoot up the school,” according to the Del City Police Department. The student, who attended Del Crest Middle School, allegedly told a classmate in the cafeteria not to come to school the next day because he was going to shoot up the school, police said. Two other…
Read MoreRose State to stream panel discussion on school safety tonight
Stream Available On College YouTube Page Rose State College will provide a live stream of the School Safety Panel Discussion event slated for tonight, Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 6:30 pm. The live stream can be viewed on the Rose State College YouTube page at www.youtube.com/user/RoseStateCollegeOK. You can also monitor the Rose State Facebook and…
Read MoreChoctaw man named commissioner of public safety
Governor Mary Fallin has named Oklahoma Highway Patrol Maj. Billy D. “Rusty” Rhoades III, of Choctaw, to serve as Oklahoma’s commissioner of public safety. The announcement came Friday, Nov. 11, and his appointment takes effect Tuesday, Nov. 14. Rhoades is a 28-year veteran of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and is currently serving as zone commander…
Read MoreChoctaw’s Leathers is first female wrestling world medalist from Oklahoma
Making History Choctaw’s Becka Leathers delivered a bronze-winning performance last week at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships in Paris, France. After a successful career at Choctaw, Leathers went on to compete at Oklahoma City University, where she won a national title as a freshman. Leathers then left school to train and live at the U.S.…
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