Mustang Times Area News
Commercial development planned near Lowe’s
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Behind the Lowe’s, there is a new development coming to Mustang set to include office spaces, a warehouse and retail developments. That is due to Denny Hight’s decision to assess the type of development that would thrive in the rapidly growing area. “What we’re looking at right now, of course we…
Read MoreSchools seeking $180M bond issue
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Feb. 14 of next year will be a critical moment for the voters of Mustang. Following a discussion at the Mustang Board of Education meeting, members of the board agreed to send the Momentum23 School Bond issue to a vote set for Feb. 14 of 2023. The investment program will cost…
Read MoreOklahoma Guard Field Artillery Unit deploys
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] The Headquarters Battery, 45th Field Artillery Brigade, of the Oklahoma Army National Guard participated in a ceremony recognizing their deployment Saturday morning. As part of the ceremony, nearly 50 Oklahoma Army National Guardsman were recognized ahead of being deployed to help with the operations in the U.S. Central Command’s area of…
Read MoreWoman receives multiple charges in arrest
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] On Nov. 8, Melissa Lee Kono received four charges stemming from a Nov. 2 encounter with a member of the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office. The officer noticed a truck waiting to turn left to travel east on Highway 66. The tag lights of the truck were not working and the driver’s…
Read MoreMustang FFA students and chapter receive national recognition
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Mustang FFA received its first National 3-Star Chapter award based off the program of activities students complete throughout the school year. As part of the application to qualify for the award, the chapter had to list 15 different types of activities, how the chapter promotes agriculture within the community, how they…
Read MoreGas Leak impacts Mustang Horizon Intermediate School pickup
MHI Families, As you know, earlier this afternoon Mustang Public Schools was notified that a gas line was breached at the corner of Linden Dr. and Heights Dr. MHI evacuated to Mustang “South” Middle School, and we have now been notified that we will be unable to return to MHI for several hours as this…
Read MoreMustang resident shines on ‘The Voice’
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Mustang is full of an immense amount of talent that is put on display at every turn. That talent has made its way to one of the biggest stages in the country. Kate Kalvach, a Mustang resident, is finding success on NBC’s show ‘The Voice’ and has made it to the…
Read MoreChanging the narrative: Hill authored bill signed by Gov. Stitt
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Gov. Kevin Stitt, Rep. Brian Hill and a large crowd convened around the Department of Corrections facility for a monumental day for criminal justice in Oklahoma. Following the signing of a bill impacting incarcerated individuals on Oct. 5, handshakes and pictures became the common theme at the DOC facility. Doug Eckert and…
Read MoreOKC Train show comes to State Fair Nov. 5-6
The OKC Train Show will be pulling into the station at The Pavilion on the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds Nov. 5-6. Try a train simulator and kids switching puzzle. Enter to win prizes given away throughout the show. The show will run Saturday, Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 6 from…
Read MoreLaw enforcement investigating MPS firearm incident
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Administrators at Mustang North Middle School received notification from a student that another student had a possible weapon on campus as the final bell for the school day rang Friday afternoon. A quick investigation proved the allegation to be true as the administrative team intervened with the situation. The school district…
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