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Mustang School District employee resigns amid embezzlement investigation
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] An employee with Mustang Public Schools resigned last week after the school district uncovered financial irregularities. According to MPS, a staff member was placed on leave and eventually resigned late this past week after district internal financial controls uncovered irregularities which pointed to potential embezzlement. Within hours of the discovery,…
Read MoreState Labor Commissioner petition finds middle ground
By Jacob Sturm [email protected] Sean Roberts will stay on the ballot for State Labor Commissioner. His nickname will not. The state election board on Monday determined that Roberts can continue his Republican bid to become the next labor commissioner, but he can’t call himself Sean “The Patriot” Roberts on the ballot. Shortly after the candidate…
Read MoreCandidates file for upcoming elections
Between April 13-15, all candidates running for county, state, legislative, judicial, district attorney and federal offices were required to file for the position they are running for in the election later this year. Here is what we know after the filing period concluded. Matt Wehmuller, a Republican, was the only person to file for Canadian…
Read MoreMustang food pantry continues to serve the community
A good deed in the Mustang community is available through the Mustang Kiwanis Club every Saturday morning. The club runs the Mustang food pantry, where families within the Mustang School District can come and get food if needed. Susan Dobbins, a Kiwanis club member who helps run the pantry, said the pantry is open…
Read MoreConstruction begins on new Waffle House
By Steve Coulter Mustang Times The area continues to grow as it has broken ground on another new local business. Construction has begun on the new Waffle House at I-40 and Mustang Road. The restaurant will be located next to the IHOP and across from the Taco Bell. “We’re really excited each time that we…
Read MoreMustang schools, police offer statements on attempted abduction
Mustang law enforcement is looking for assistance in the investigation of an attempted abduction on March 23. Here is the released statement from Mustang Public Schools to families in the Mustang School District. “Mustang Families, The safety of our students and staff is of paramount priority and we are writing today to inform you of…
Read MoreCommissioners Seeking Old County Jail Repair Proposal
By Jacob Sturm Mustang Times Canadian County’s old jail could be getting repairs soon following Monday’s Canadian County Commissioners meeting. The commissioners released Preservation El Reno from its lease, allowing the county to look for proposals to replace the roof on the historic county jail. District 2 commissioner, David Anderson, said the county budgeted $150,000…
Read MoreTexas tea concept coming to Mustang area
By Steve Coulter Co-Publisher A tea lovers paradise is opening soon at 500 S. Mustang Rd. HTeaO is a Texas based tea room that’s expanding into Oklahoma and many other states. HTeaO offers 24 flavors of fresh tea brewed hourly. They feature the best 100% broadleaf iced tea. All of their tea and water is…
Read MoreCommercial development picking up along Kilpatrick Turnpike
By Steve Coulter Co-Publisher The largest commercial development in Oklahoma City is poised for exponential growth along Mustang Road and the Kilpatrick Turnpike. The 300-acre development is underway now with big plans for restaurants, hotels, entertainment venues, business offices, retail shopping centers, major box stores, apartments, medical facilities and much more. “We just closed on…
Read More“Something Rotten” set to begin Thursday at PAC
Tickets now on sale for Mustang High School’s first musical to be held in new facility By Traci Chapman, Staff Writer “Something Rotten” is headed to Mustang Performing Arts Center, as director Emily Farnham and her students prepare for the first musical to be showcased at that facility. “We are really excited about this production…
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