Mustang Times Breaking News
Dental Depot open to Mustang community
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Just north of Mustang city limits on Mustang Road is now home to a new dental care option for those living in the Mustang area. That comes through Dental Depot, which held a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mustang’s Chamber of Commerce Jan. 21 at the facility. Jim Vidmar, the Director of Marketing…
Read MoreMustang BOE approves softball facility certificate of substantial completion
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Mustang’s new softball hitting facility was a topic of conversation when members of the Mustang Board of Education met at the Mustang Educational Resource Center on Jan. 13. Charles Bradley, the Mustang Public Schools Superintendent, spoke to the approval of a certificate of substantial completion for the facility when the board…
Read MoreMPS Intermediate, Middle Schools to see boundary realignment
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Mustang students in Intermediate and Middle Schools throughout the district may be realigned ahead of the 2025-26 school year. The Mustang Board of Education discussed the possibility as a way to prevent schools from getting overcrowded based on the projected growth the district is seeing. Mustang is set to add Elementary…
Read MoreCity Council hears audit findings
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Mustang city officials accepted an annual comprehensive financial report, along with a report on internal controls and compliance with government auditing standards for Fiscal Year 2024 ending June 30 when they met at City Hall Jan. 7. An audit of the financial statements occurred for the entities including the City of…
Read MoreCanadian County Sheriff’s Department arrests man for illegal drug trafficking
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] A man was arrested by the Canadian County Sheriff’s Department for illegal drug trafficking and possession of drug paraphernalia on Nov. 21 near the 2200 block of S Country Club Rd in El Reno. According to an affidavit from the incident, deputies initiated a traffic stop on a red Chevy Silverado…
Read MoreMustang Police Department holds annual shop with an officer event
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Mustang’s Police Department were out in full force to give back to the community this past weekend. That came through Shop with an Officer, an annual event where children get to go shopping for Christmas gifts with a local police officer. Mike Wallace, Mustang’s Chief of Police, shared his thoughts on…
Read MoreThursday Night Cruisers make donation for delinquent school lunches
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] The Thursday Night Cruisers recently made a donation to Mustang Public Schools for the benefit of families who may have negative lunch account balances with the school district. The donation, which amounts to $920.26 going to Mustang Public Schools, and an identical amount going to Yukon Public Schools, was motivated through…
Read MoreBrian Hill holds discussions with Justice Action Network on restorative workforce
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Brian Hill, Representative for House District 47 in Oklahoma, recently spent some time chatting with multiple groups on subjects he has spent time working on during his time representing the community at the Capitol. One of those groups was the Justice Action Network, where Hill spoke with representatives from the group…
Read MoreMPS partners with MFD for Santa’s Toy Shoppe donations
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Members of the Mustang Fire Department and Mustang Public Schools joined forces to brighten the holiday spirit in Eastern Canadian County homes through the Fill the Bus event to benefit Santa’s Toy Shoppe. Students from across the district have been raising donations of toys for the event, culminating in the Fill…
Read MorePrairie View Elementary teacher honored for Americanism
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Prairie View Elementary teacher Cathy Brown was honored by American Legion Post 353 members at a recent meeting for her work promoting Americanism and patriotism in her classroom. Mickey White, a member of the American Legion Post 353, said the Legion put it on themselves to continue promoting the concepts. In…
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