Mustang Times Area News
Mustang’s Great Toy Giveaway is Sunday
By Van Mitchell Contributing Writer The Great Toy Giveaway will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6 at the Mustang Flowers and Gifts, Inc., located at 208 E. Highway 152 in Mustang. Organizers of the event said they will have all the toys organized and ready to be chosen. Any family, who needs…
Read MoreThe Aesthetics Place MedSpa expands services
Last spring, Tanja Pittman, a Nurse Practitioner, was like other businesses owners across Oklahoma facing uncertainty due to the COVID-19 shutdown. She followed recommendations from the CDC and closed her business as it was determined to be “non-essential”. Not knowing what to expect or how long her business would be affected, she and her staff…
Read MoreConflicting reports concerning Canadian County COVID-19 status
Area districts report move to red status, while OSDH reports level unchanged from orange, due to differing report measurements Mustang officials – no changes to district protocols at this time By Traci Chapman Mustang was one of at least two area school districts that late Friday announced a change in Canadian County’s COVID-19 reporting level,…
Read MoreOpinion: Election Anxiety
By Steve Coulter Co-Publisher The presidential election is less than 2 weeks away and anxiety is running extremely high. The term “election stress disorder” is being thrown around to describe how people are feeling about the upcoming election. A new survey conducted by the American Psychological Association found that 68 percent of Americans said…
Read MoreOpinion: Haunted Oklahoma
By Steve Coulter Co-Publisher Warning! Please don’t read any further if you’re afraid of ghost, ghouls, strange noises or bizarre occurrences. This column is not about fun Halloween entertainment. It’s about investigating real life paranormal activity in Oklahoma. Do not read anymore if that type of subject matter could disturb you. At first…
Read MoreState audit adds concerns about Epic Charter Schools
Byrd: Epic owes the State of Oklahoma $8.9 million By Ryan Horton Managing Editor The Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector’s much-anticipated investigative audit of Epic Charter Schools has finally been released. The release found that Epic sends about one in four taxpayer dollars it receives, as a public school, to its co-founders’ for-profit company.…
Read MoreBeware of the Benadryl challenge
By Steve Coulter Co-Publisher There’s a disturbing new challenge that’s sending teenagers to the emergency room and even to the funeral home. The “Benadryl Challenge” has users intentionally overdosing on Benadryl to induce hallucinations. The challenge has been posted on the video-sharing app TikTok. It involves taking a dozen or more pills of Benadryl to…
Read MoreGrant injects HOPE into library resources
By Traci Chapman Staff Writer In a year that’s brought with it more than its share of challenges, Mustang Public Library recently received a little injection of hope that helped fill in blanks caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Inspiration came through Oklahoma H.O.P.E. – Humanities Organizations Pandemic Emergency – a $10,000 grant that allowed…
Read MoreOpinion: Women make great judges
By Steve Coulter Co-Publisher What you are about to witness is real. The participants are not actors. They are actual litigants with a case pending in civil court. Both parties have agreed to drop their claims and have their cases settled here, before Judge Marilyn Milian, in our forum: The People’s Court. That’s the opening…
Read MoreNational Paintless Dent Repair testing and certification coming to state
By Van Mitchell Mark Wright, who has over 40 years of experience in the auto body repair business, says when Oklahoma gets hit by hail storms, out-of-state Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) technicians come to town setting up temporary shops, with little to no oversight. He says there needs to be a national certification for all…
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