Midwest City Beacon Area News
Mid-Del Tinker 100 celebrates first responders
Awards given to police, firefighter and emergency service employees of the year By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Mid-Del Tinker 100 honored local first responders and public safety officers last week at their annual awards banquet at Rose State College. The organization presented awards for firefighter and police officer of the year for Tinker Air…
Read MoreMidwest City police investigating fatal shooting
21-year-old man killed, juvenile injured in shooting at Midwest Territory Apartments By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon One person was killed, and another was injured following a shooting early Sunday morning at an apartment complex in Midwest City, police said. According to the Midwest City Police Department, about 3:31 a.m. officers responded to shots fired…
Read MoreMidwest City seeks AG opinion
City requests clarification on conflict-of-interest concerns By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The City of Midwest City is asking the state’s attorney general for help in clarifying recent conflict-of-interest concerns that have arisen regarding who can legally serve as a councilmember for the city. The city has requested an official opinion from the attorney general…
Read MoreODOT making changes to I-40 construction zone
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Big changes are coming to the Interstate 40 construction zone in Midwest City. Next week, ODOT plans to reopen the westbound I-40 off-ramp at Douglas Blvd. and permanently close the westbound off-ramp to Industrial Blvd. A temporary Texas turnaround is also being constructed at Town Center Dr./I-40 that will…
Read MorePublic hearings planned for proposed impact fees
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The City of Midwest City will hold a pair of public hearings to discuss how it will fund upgrades to the sewer system on the east side of the city. The first public hearing will take place March 11 at 5 p.m. during the planning commission meeting. The second…
Read MoreTwo arrested for skimming credit cards at gas pumps
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Midwest City police arrested two people for stealing credit card information at gas pumps in the metro area. Abel Rodriguez, 30, and Daniolgis Labanino, 41, were arrested at a home in Spencer on Feb. 6 while police executed a search warrant. According to a probable cause affidavit, Rodriguez admitted…
Read MoreCounty Commissioners select Grand Boulevard site for new jail
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Oklahoma County Commissioners on Wednesday selected 1901 E. Grand Blvd. as their preferred location for a new jail. The 2-1 vote came after hours of public comments and an executive session. Several Del City residents, elected officials and Mid-Del representatives spoke against the Grand Blvd. site, with many urging…
Read MoreCity takes deep dive into sewer moratorium
Council to consider rate increase, development impact fees to fund upgrades on east side By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Midwest City leaders last week took a deeper dive into problems with the sewer system on the east side and potential fixes. The city will need to spend more than $5.1 million on immediate upgrades…
Read MoreBridges, Favors face off in Ward 6
By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon BILL BRIDGES Bill Bridges says he doesn’t have political ambitions. He simply wants to help the citizens of Midwest City as the next Ward 6 councilmember. “If you call me and contact me, I am going to look into it,” he said. “I don’t care what ward you live…
Read MoreThompson, Timme and Wallace seeking open Ward 4 seat
MARC THOMPSON By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Marc Thompson understands the frustration of feeling like your voice isn’t being heard. And the satisfaction of reaching a compromise. Thompson and fellow residents opposed a 200-unit apartment complex planned for the Ridgecrest neighborhood. “That just seemed wrong to me that the city would rezone a single-family…
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