Mustang Times Area News
Mustang athletes make difference at Regional Food bank of Oklahoma
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] The Bronco Athletic Council, which consists of student-athletes representing each sport in MPS, packed boxes for those in need at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Oct. 22. The opportunity has been a goal of Mustang Public Schools leadership. Kirk Wilson, the Director of Communications for Mustang Public Schools, spoke to…
Read MoreBronco Family Night proves successful for MPS
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Over 250 families took advantage of an opportunity through Mustang Public Schools during Bronco Family Night at Mustang High School recently. The event included a come-and-go community resource fair, family breakout sessions with the intent to help support student learning while they are at home and an Internet Safety Presentation from…
Read MoreCentral Oklahoma Weeklies purchases The Blanchard News
By Tony Strickland Longtime Blanchard News owner/editor Ross Coyle announced the sale of the paper this week to Central Oklahoma Weeklies, the Mustang-based owner and publisher of the Mustang Times, the Tuttle Times, the Choctaw Times, Minco-Union City Times and the Midwest City Beacon. Coyle has owned and run The Blanchard News since 1972, when…
Read MoreElementary No.9 named Sunset Hill Elementary School
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Official action to name Mustang Public Schools latest site has officially passed through the Board of Education. Mustang Elementary No. 9, a project that has been in the works since the bond was passed by Mustang voters this past year, will take the name Sunset Hill Elementary School following unanimous approval…
Read MoreSpooktacular scheduled for Oct. 26
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] The largest special event the City of Mustang puts on is scheduled for Oct. 26 between 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. The event, widely known as Spooktacular, is a free community event at Town Center with over 50 carnival games on hand. The event has inflatables, a life-sized monopoly board for…
Read MoreShip It Sooner offers services to Mustang residents
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] A convenient solution for shipping needs for Mustang residents is open and ready for business inside city limits. Nicklas Maniord, the owner of Ship It Sooner, got out of active duty in 2018 and went to the reserves and eventually found his way to the private sector for work. “(I) knew…
Read MoreCampground Collective offers unique experience
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Just off Interstate 40 on Mustang Road, Campground Collective is well on the way to offering an accommodating experience for RV owners. Robert Floyd, the co-owner of Campground Collective, used to own two RV dealerships before selling them in 2022. Floyd said the plan for the nearly seven acres of land…
Read MoreCity makes decision on East Charlotte Terrace drainage project
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] A small project for the City of Mustang got a decision made during the monthly city council meeting at Mustang City Hall Oct. 1. East Charlotte Terrace has a drainage project the city has been aware of for the past six-to- seven months, as drainage water has been coming onto Charlotte…
Read MoreGirl Scout Troop 164 produces Pet Pantry for silver award
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] An underserved group will be benefiting from the recent work of Girl Scouts Troop 164 through their Silver Award project. Lara Haney, Troop leader for Girl Scouts Troop 164, said her girls involved with the project (Claire Burton, Ria Mangiliman, Nora Haney, Charlotte Maki, Emma Penwright and MaCalla Cerney) have always…
Read MoreChick-Fil-A coming to Mustang
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Chick-Fil-A has plans to come to Mustang, after upwards of two years of communication between a developer and the company. The plans were confirmed from a social media post from Mustang Mayor Brian Grider on Sept. 17. The post read as follows: “Thank you so much to the City Staff at…
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