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Chamber breaks ground on new building
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] After 50 years serving Mustang, the Mustang’s Chamber of Commerce is seeing the steps toward its own building come to fruition. The Chamber, which had been working toward the goal of owning their own building, learned of their current space being put up for sale by their landlord in 2022, prompting the Chamber leaders…
Read MoreMustang 2023 graduates celebrate in Norman
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Multiple bursts of noise from the crowd of Mustang’s 2023 Senior Class’ parents and family members signified the importance of the moment in a large number of Mustang Public Schools students’ lives on Friday night. The occasion was graduation, with families traveling from Mustang city limits to the well-equipped confines of the Lloyd…
Read MoreSchool board approves elementary boundary changes
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Parents of students attending Riverwood Elementary, Mustang Creek Elementary and Mustang Trails Elementary may be impacted by the Mustang Board of Education’s recent decision on 2023-24 boundary realignment. The school district is growing in areas influencing the numbers of students attending those three schools, and that makes for an unusual boundary change. Superintendent Charles…
Read MoreCounty Sheriff’s Office commemorates fallen deputies with monument
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Taps rang out around the Canadian County Courthouse on Monday morning in honor of four former Canadian County deputies who lost their lives in service to the county at various points of its storied past. Numerous deputies lined up just outside the courthouse, along with a plethora of spectators and county officials to listen…
Read MoreCanadian County Sheriff’s Office featured in ‘Undercover Underage’ television series
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Canadian County’s Sheriff’s Office is basking in the spotlight as part of Undercover Underage Season 2 airing on ID Network. Maj. Adam Flowers of the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office said the collaboration with the group filming the television series started when a predator with a history with Canadian County reached out to…
Read MoreMustang works toward pool opening
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] One of the fun activities sure to draw the excitement out of families in Mustang is coming back soon. Summer break is rapidly approaching for students in all of Mustang’s schools, and what better way is there to enjoy those precious months than at the Mustang Aquatic Center once it opens later this month.…
Read MoreMustang Bands remain busy as school year nears end
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Music aficionados will have plenty of opportunities to get their money’s worth in Mustang over the next few weeks. Mustang Bands will be hosting numerous concerts at the Performing Arts Center between now and the end of the 2022-23 school year. On top of that, Middle School students in the district…
Read MoreTrader James aiming for May 6 opening
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] A convenient option for Mustang residents looking for bulk products is opening in town likely in the next few weeks. Trader James, located at 327 W. State Highway 152 Suite 103-B, is in the process of setting up for customers following submitting an application for a business license according to a recent City Manager’s…
Read MoreGardeners tend to four corners
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] The efforts of multiple groups are making a colorful impact on the intersection of Mustang Road and State Highway 152. The Mustang Garden Club and the Canadian County Master Gardeners were out planting colorful flowers at the ‘four corners’ on April 11. The group consisted of Interns and members of the…
Read MoreCounty officials assist in speeding up MPS projects
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] A contingent of Mustang Public School District officials made up part of what amounted to a crowded Canadian County courthouse as the county commissioners made a key decision for the district on Monday morning. Commissioners David Anderson, Tomas Manske and Tracey Rider authorized the incurring of indebtedness by the Trustees of the Canadian…
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