Mustang Times Area News
WildCare helps struggling wild animals
By Steve Coulter Co-Publisher Oklahomans can get help for sick, injured or orphaned wild animals at the WildCare Foundation. They provide a place to bring struggling wildlife with the goal of releasing healthy animals back into the wild. WildCare has admitted and provided care for over 100,000 sick, injured and orphaned native wild animals. It’s…
Read MoreMustang delays fall semester start date
Classes now begin Aug. 24 By Traci Chapman After initially delaying the first day of the fall semester to Aug. 14, Mustang Public School District officials announced Wednesday afternoon classes would now begin Aug. 24 for all students. “The decision to delay students’ start date further to Aug. 24 is based on many factors,”…
Read MoreMustang drops Nightriders marching band name
Move taken as part of district inclusivity, diversity efforts By Traci Chapman It’s been a part of Mustang High School band program history for about 40 years, but the Nightriders name is no longer a part of its future. The decision to drop the group’s long-held Nightriders nickname – most prominently used in connection…
Read MoreKickapoo Turnpike expected to open first phase in September
Eastern Oklahoma County corridor to have 80 mph speed limit By Ryan Horton Managing Editor Eastern Oklahoma County’s new turnpike is expected to begin opening in coming months, and officials say that roadway will open with a speed limit of 80 miles per hour. The northern half of the new Kickapoo Turnpike, connecting I-40 and I-44…
Read MoreChamber cancels Mustang Western Days
Public safety motivating factor By Traci Chapman Mustang Chamber of Commerce late Saturday announced it would not hold Western Days, the city’s signature event. It is the first time in its 47-year history Western Days has been canceled, chamber president/CEO Renee Peerman said; the move comes as COVID-19 cases continue to spike across Oklahoma, including…
Read MoreMustang man accused of threatening to kill officer
By Traci Chapman Staff Writer A Mustang man faces potential criminal complaints, after an alleged July 12 burglary that culminated in him threatening to kill a police officer. Thirty-eight-year-old Jesse Thomas Croisant stands accused of first degree burglary, intimidating or threatening a state witness and public intoxication. Those complaints came after dispatchers directed Mustang officer…
Read MorePocket change is the new toilet paper
By Steve Coulter Co-Publisher At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic we had a shortage in toilet paper, hand sanitizer, masks, cleaning supplies and even meat. Now you can add pocket change to that list. The pandemic has created an unexpected nationwide shortage of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. Big-name retailers and fast food restaurants…
Read MoreData issue causes case reporting problems, delay
New information provided during last-minute Tuesday press briefing By Traci Chapman During a last-minute press conference Tuesday afternoon, state officials gave an update concerning Oklahoma COVID-19 case data over the last few days. Recently reported numbers revised Tuesday Interim health commissioner Lance Frye reported Oklahoma had 894 new cases reported overnight; there is also a…
Read MoreHoly Spirit Catholic Church celebrates sanctuary more than 30 years in the making
By Traci Chapman Staff Writer They prayed and sacrificed, donated and persevered – and the end result is a sanctuary that embodies all that Mustang’s Holy Spirit Catholic Church represents to those who worship there, they say. It was a sanctuary they waited more than three decades for – a new building that dwarfs the…
Read MoreMustang United Methodist Church hosting concert
Free outdoor concert slated for Thursday By Traci Chapman Staff Writer Music will come to Mustang United Methodist Church Thursday in a free community-wide summer concert. That concert will feature Stars Go Dim and special guest JJ Weeks and was conceived as a way to pull the community together as COVID-19 continues to cause worries…
Read More