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All Stars team to host Granny Basketball event By Traci Chapman It’s not your average basketball team, but the love of the game, deep sense of camaraderie and drive to win remain – and players with a new team are looking for more individuals to join the squad. The sport is Granny Basketball. Open to…
Read MoreBroncos win Mustang Holiday Classic title
Mustang girls fall to Edmond North in championship By Kale Fouts Mustang Times The Mustang Holiday Classic Tournament ended with the Mustang Broncos boys’ team being named champions and the girls’ team claiming the second place trophy. The boys played in a back and forth game with the Putnam City North Panthers. The Broncos ultimately…
Read MoreRecent fires prompt fire safety concerns
By Traci Chapman Mustang Times After two separate fatality house fires in Yukon and a massive grass fire that swept across parts of western Canadian County in November, officials are urging caution both inside and outside their homes. “It’s kind of a double problem – we have extremely dry conditions with intermittent high winds and…
Read MoreLions tame the Broncos in a wild finish
By Stan Moss Mustang Times If ever a football game resembled a ping pong game, it was last Friday night as the Moore Lions defeated the Mustang Broncos 44-41 on a Liam Evans 25-yard field goal with four seconds remaining. The teams traded body shots the whole night, the game producing seven lead changes and…
Read MoreTornado in Mustang ripped roofs off houses, overturned vehicle
A tornado in Mustang early Wednesday morning ripped the roof off two homes in the Mustang Ridge housing addition. Adding to the tornado’s toll, a pickup truck belonging to Steve and Brandee Yates was turned over on its side in the family’s front yard. A portapotty from a nearby worksite was also flung into their…
Read MoreMustang native hiking Appalachian Trail
By Van Mitchell Mustang Times The COVID-19 pandemic changed many people’s lives personally and professionally. For Ali Sylvester, the pandemic provided an opportunity to achieve her goal of traveling to new places, and meeting new friends along the way. The 2014 Mustang High School graduate is walking the Appalachian Trail which extends 14 states from…
Read MoreRaising awareness, spreading support
Mustang’s Cook family personifies hope in summer trip By Traci Chapman It was about nine years ago the Cook family of Mustang welcomed their youngest son, Matthew – and little did they know that milestone would mark a change in their lives forever. It’s a change that’s both helped define and determine a path for…
Read MoreMustang to gain three buses thanks to DEQ-administered grant
By Traci Chapman Mustang Public School District will have three new buses in the coming school year, thanks in part to a grant made available by Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. The $71,124 grant would fund three 2018 or newer school buses certified by the Environmental Protection Agency. According to DEQ, those buses would replace…
Read MoreMustang 2021 summer reading program kicks off with record participation
By Traci Chapman Staff Writer Editor’s Note: This is the last of three installments detailing the return of Mustang Public Library’s full scale summer reading program, after an abbreviated 2020 event necessitated by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Mustang’s 2021 Summer Reading Program’s June 6 kickoff celebration was just that – as the municipal library even…
Read MoreMcNeil retires from MPD after 26 years
By Traci Chapman Staff Writer One of Mustang Police Department’s most highly decorated and longest serving officers has retired, remembered for her selfless community spirit and dedication to those she never forgot to lend a helping hand. That would be the legacy of Lt. Camie McNeil, Deputy Chief Mike Wallace said during a June 3…
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