Mustang Times Breaking News

By Jacob Sturm Mustang Times Members of the American Legion, alongside Police Chief Rob Groseclose, Fire Chief Craig Carruth and Julie Slupe helped present the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, Firefighter of the Year and the City Employee of the Year at the Mustang City Council meeting. Deputy Chief Mike Wallace received the Law…

By Jacob Sturm John Cady really wanted to break through the toughest of walls when he took the ACT test for the fourth time in his high school career. Cady estimated the dates of his three previous attempts to being April 2020, October 2020 and then once over the summer of 2021. High scores are…

By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Jack Stewart is running for the new State Senate seat coming to Yukon, and that started to impact his work as a County Commissioner on May 9. When Stewart filed for state office, he could not also retain his seat Canadian County Board of Commissioners. Now, he is running into problems…

By Jacob Sturm [email protected] A former Mustang Public Schools employee is accused of stealing more than $416,000 from the district over a five-year-period, police say. Kim Weinrich allegedly embezzled the funds while she worked as the payroll supervisor, according to preliminary findings. Mustang Public Schools Superintendent, Charles Bradley, had suspended Weinrich with pay on April…

By Jacob Sturm Karl Mengers made his way up to the stage deep inside the interior of The Venue, part of the Bridge Church setup as the host of the 2022 Chamber Banquet. He had just been named the newest member of the Mustang Hall of Fame and was surprised to be the inductee. Canadian…

  By Jacob Sturm Awards, scholarships and recognition of the good deeds done by Mustang residents became prevalent at the Chamber Banquet on April 28. Speakers of notoriety within the Mustang Community and the Mustang Chamber presented the awards to the recipients in front of a sold-out crowd at The Venue at the Bridge. Presenters…

By Jacob Sturm Homeland located near the corner of Mustang Road and Reno Ave. is closing on May 14, but the employees will not be out of jobs. In fact, the closing is more of a move for the company. Craig Nelson, the Chief Operating Officer at Homeland, provided the outlook of the closing location…

By Jacob Sturm A longtime Mustang resident is in need of a kidney transplant, and is looking for help from the community. Brian Douglas “Doug” Cloar grew up in Mustang and graduated from Mustang High School. His mother taught at the middle school and his father was a teacher, coach and then principal for Mustang…

By Jacob Sturm A new housing development is in progress just south of the train tracks on Mustang Road. In the latest Mustang City Manager Report (April 1), the development on the corner of S. Mustang Road and SW. 89th Street had an update for the public to access. Gabe’s Crossing Addition will contain 27…

By Jacob Sturm Cross Country distance runners from Mustang High School participated in the OKC Kids Marathon on Saturday, April 23 as helpers for the younger runners in the Oklahoma City area. “The kids run 25 miles, about a mile a day, for the last month getting ready for the marathon,” McGarry said. “And then…