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Davis swears in as District 1 Commissioner

The Board of the Grady County Commissioners met Tuesday, and preceding the meeting, new county officials were sworn in by Oklahoma District 6 Judge Kory Kirkland. The newly-elected officials included Grady County Assessor Bari Firestone, District 3 County Commissioner Gary Bray, and District 1 County Commissioner Zac Davis, who will represent Tuttle, Minco, and the…

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Two charged with intending to distribute dangerous substances

By Jacob Sturm news@mustangpaper.com The Union City Police Department charged two people with possession of a controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute stemming from a case on July 19. Ja’Linda Lorraine Rex-Dean and Jamiriam Elida Miranda-Dean received the charge when they were found to have possession of methamphetamine and marijuana (both controlled substances…

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Northern District Fair August 19 & 20 in Tuttle

The 2022 Northern District Fair will be held in the huddle Friday and Saturday, August 19 and 20th, featuring livestock shows, the Miss Northern District contest, the little Miss northern district contest, a pet show, a cake contest, a parade, a cornhole tournament, and more. The Little Miss Northern District contest will be held at…

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R&M Arms in Minco a friendly source for firepower

R&M Arms in Minco started as a hobby for Mindy and Ronnie Porter in August of 2020. After opening their first storefront in Minco, business was booming, and they were able to move to a bigger and better location at 208 West Main Street in Minco. Mindy spoke Monday morning about how the business came…

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Times newspapers honored by Oklahoma Press Association

The Mustang Times, Tuttle Times and Minco-Union City Times received several honors last weekend at the Oklahoma Press Association’s annual convention and awards banquet at the Sheraton Hotel in Oklahoma City. The papers won a total of 14 awards in the 2020 Better Newspaper Contest which recognizes outstanding work in reporting, photography, advertising, and design.…

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County workers asking drivers for patience this coming roads season

By Jayson Knight Managing Editor   Grady County District 1 workers are gearing up for roads season, when county workers put a focus on repairing roads while weather conditions allow it. Grady County Dist. 1 First Deputy Jeff Autry and Grady County Dist. 1 Office Manager Janna Titler spoke last week with the Times about…

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Minco Chamber of Commerce announces Farmers Market and Townwide garage sale

By Jayson Knight Managing Editor Minco’s Chamber of Commerce has stayed quite busy over the last year, helping to orchestrate the Honey Festival, keeping area businesses involved in community projects, and seeing to the proper deconstruction of the American Legion building which stood in Minco for many decades. They did this all in the face…

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Union City Methodist starts up food pantry

Union City United Methodist Church began serving those in need of food April 1 out of their new food pantry. Levi Duggan started as the pastor for the church last year, in January of 2020. He said Monday that the first thing he did was see what needs the community had, and try to address…

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