Mustang Times Area News
Opinion: Who wants to be a substitute?
By Steve Coulter Co-Publisher There’s another shortage due to the coronavirus pandemic and it’s one you’re probably not thinking about. School has started and we have a nationwide substitute teacher shortage. And it’s happening right now in Oklahoma. Substitute teachers are needed to work in classrooms usually because somebody’s sick. Who’s going to…
Read MoreOPINION: What in the world is that?
By Steve Coulter Co-Publisher There’s an unusual looking vehicle popping up in communities like Tuttle, Mustang, Choctaw and Midwest City. It’s not a police car and it’s not a storm chaser. These vehicles are small SUV’s with an odd looking black device mounted on top. The bizarre looking vehicles are parked in random towns all…
Read MoreOpinion: ‘Just what the Dr. ordered!’
By Steve Coulter Co-Publisher “I’m a pepper, he’s a pepper, she’s a pepper, we’re a pepper, wouldn’t you like to be a pepper too?” That’s a great slogan and apparently everyone wants to be a pepper these days. According to Dr Pepper they can’t keep the the product on the shelves and there is now…
Read MoreJeepers Back the Blue
All-Jeep convoy rolls through communities in support of law enforcement officers By Steve Coulter Co-Publisher A local group of Jeep enthusiasts are rolling through towns honking horns and waving flags in support of law enforcement. Jeepers Back the Blue is a an organization of multiple Jeep clubs that get together to support…
Read MoreContact tracing accelerates in Oklahoma
By Steve Coulter Co-Publisher The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is ramping up contact tracing efforts with a new COVID-19 contact tracing and case investigation call center in Oklahoma City. The purpose of contact tracing is to find the known active COVID-19 cases and quickly get in touch with exposed individuals to ask that…
Read MoreOpinion: The growing number of food recalls
By Steve Coulter Co-Publisher According to Food Safety Magazine there were 337 food recalls issued last year. That’s a huge number and it can be very serious. The CDC estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) gets sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases. Here are…
Read MoreCoulter: Save our restaurants before it’s too late
By Steve Coulter Co-Publisher A brand new national Yelp survey isn’t very good news for the restaurant industry. Sixty percent of restaurants that shut down because of the pandemic are not coming back. Nearly 16,000 U.S. restaurants have closed permanently. Local restaurants employ your neighbors, so supporting a nearby restaurant can strengthen the local economy…
Read MoreMustang grad heads to Mrs. Oklahoma pageant
By Traci Chapman Staff Writer If you take a look at Candice Faerber’s teacher page at Moore Public School District’s Red Oak Elementary, it gives you a glimpse into who she is and how she wants the world to be. “Nothing is impossible – the word itself says, ‘I’m possible.’” Faerber says on that webpage.…
Read MoreOklahoma Ranks 10th in the Nation for Suicide
By Steve Coulter Co-Publisher More people are seeking services for mental health in Oklahoma during the COVID-19 pandemic. Oklahomans can receive help at Mental Health Association Oklahoma. It’s an organization that works to promote mental health, suicide prevention, criminal justice reform and ending homelessness. “COVID right now is a very highly focused disease process that…
Read MoreCity issues Aug. 1 partial face mask mandate
Face coverings required at all city meetings, library By Traci Chapman Although officials have not followed the lead of Mustang’s biggest neighbor in implementing a citywide face mask mandate, anyone wishing to attend city council meetings – and one of its busiest facilities – will now be required to wear one. Mustang City Manager Tim…
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