Mustang Times Area News

By Jacob Sturm [email protected] A man has been arrested after he took more than $4,000 worth of store merchandise from Family Dollar in El Reno. The embezzlement, occurring in March of 2022, was discovered after a customer told the store manager that Beau Alex Coody, who was the assistant manager at the time, was stealing…

By Jacob Sturm [email protected] A prime space for commercial business just became available following the deconstruction of a vacant building that didn’t meet safety requirements on State Highway 152. The property, located at 826 S. Lewis Lane next to Mustang Flowers and Gifts, has been vacant for quite some time. The last business to be…

By Jacob Sturm [email protected]   Grady County, along with myriad other counties, officially got approval to share Canadian County resources for juvenile detention. Canadian County Commissioners met and approved the contracts for Fiscal Year 2022-23 during a meeting on June 27. There was discussion between the Canadian County Commissioners over the operations serving multiple counties.…

By Jacob Sturm [email protected] The future of the Canadian County Health Department took another step toward reality when the Canadian County Commissioners approved of the purchase of a new building for the department on June 27. Located at 6100 E Highway 66, the building is fully built and is not far from the Canadian County…

By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Sometimes it just takes looking for opportunities to define a successful career. For Mustang’s new Parks and Recreation Director, Nic Bailey, that started through his interest in sports. Bailey, who graduated from East Central University in Ada and played for the school’s Golf team before serving as the coach for the…

By Jacob Sturm [email protected] A man was arrested and charged with arson and domestic assault and battery charges following a dispute on May 4. According to the information sheet for the incident provided at the Canadian County Courthouse, Riley Lloyd Myers is said to have committed arson to the first degree by “willfully and maliciously…

By Jacob Sturm [email protected] The primary election is almost here and certain Oklahoma City and Canadian County residents will have a new decision to make. Oklahoma State Senate Seat 18 is moving from the East side of Oklahoma to encompass a significant amount of Yukon, Portions of Oklahoma City and citizens in Bethany. This, in…

By Jacob Sturm [email protected] A woman faces Grand Larceny and Conspiracy charges in the aftermath of a 2021 incident at the Mustang Lowe’s. Heather Desirae Short was identified as the suspect in a larceny at Mustang Lowe’s by an Asset Protection Associate after the larceny that took place on Sunday, Aug. 15. In a Police…

By Jacob Sturm [email protected] A man was arrested on May 28 for Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon and Reckless Conduct with a Firearm at the Crest located at 715 N. Czech Hall Road in Oklahoma City. Responding officers made contact with a victim who mentioned Sheldon Scott Allen had been inside the crest…

By Jacob Sturm [email protected] There will be a future property of the Mustang Public School district following a special meeting by the Mustang Public Schools Board of Education on May 27. The property, located on 120 West Chisholm Trail Way in Canadian County and inside the City of Mustang, was put up to a motion…