Mustang Times Area News
Toledo’s Mexican Grill moving into Mustang Road location in coming months
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] A local favorite restaurant is moving locations within Mustang city limits. Toledo’s Mexican Grill, currently located at 32 W Armstrong Dr. in Mustang (and owned by Manuel Toledo, Antonio Toledo and Juan Garcia), will be moving across Mustang Road from the Mustang Town Center. Manuel Toledo mentioned the move has come…
Read MoreAttorney General calls for audit of Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Oklahoma Attorney General Getner Drummond has requested an investigative audit of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority. Drummond has asked state Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd conduct an investigative audit of the agency. “I have had many conversations over the past few months with legislators, community leaders, private citizens and state employees who have expressed a wide…
Read MoreDugout 152 bringing batting cages to Mustang
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] A new Mustang business is swinging for the fences with a concept sure to benefit the surrounding communities. Dugout 152, which will provide batting cages for interested parties to come utilize, is moved into a property at 320 S Symes Lane, with business underway starting this past Sunday. The group submitted…
Read MoreMustang veterinarian’s concerns prompt local water test
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] A noticeable trend is becoming a cause for a Mustang veterinarian’s concern. Cases of thyroid cancer in local dogs have skyrocketed over the past three months according to Dr. Terry Wood of the Mustang Veterinary Hospital. “It actually started about a year ago,” Wood said. “We just had a few cases,…
Read MorePanda Express coming to Mustang
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Fast food enthusiasts in Mustang are about to get an additional option to crave. Panda Express is coming to the new Mustang Marketplace development just east of the Mustang Wal-Mart on State Highway 152. According to a recent city manager’s report, the City of Mustang received the civil plans for the…
Read MoreMustang students pitch in at blood drive
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Students from Mustang High School gave blood on Wednesday, Feb. 8 and helped out the Oklahoma Blood Institute in the process. OBI representative Shannon Hogan mentioned the importance of the participation students at high schools like Mustang show. “High Schools are a huge part of our blood donation system,” Hogan said.…
Read MoreNew fire station changes approved
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Ten potential changes to the second Mustang fire station went through the City Council for approval during their monthly meeting Feb. 7. Of those changes to the project considered at the monthly meeting, six were deductions and two more were credits. The remaining two changes would offset each other. Mustang Fire…
Read MoreThompson ready for school board role
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Mustang’s board of education convened Monday evening with its newest member manning his new post. Toby Thompson, the board’s newest member, assumed the position following the resignation of the previous Ward 3 representative on Jan. 17. With the seat vacated, Thompson remained the only candidate remaining in the upcoming April election…
Read MoreMustang teacher arrested for rape
Longtime high school teacher accused of inappropriate sexual relationship with former student By Jacob Sturm [email protected] A long-time Mustang High School teacher has been arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a former student. Raymond Thomas Garner, a 33-year employee at Mustang High School, is facing charges for multiple counts of first-degree rape of…
Read MoreRecurring funds included in Momentum23 bond proposal
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Mustang Public Schools Momentum23 bond proposal vote is nearing, and those registered to vote within the 72 square-miles the District covers will have the chance to decide its fate. In previous editions of the Mustang Times, different portions of the bond proposal (Elementary No. 9, High School Expansion, HVAC and Safety…
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