The Tuttle Times Area News
American Legion hosting Purple Heart ceremony Thursday at 7pm
The City of Tuttle will be hosting a Purple Heart ceremony Thursday, October 28 at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, located at 101 South Cimarron Road. The Purple Heart Medal is awarded to members of the armed forces of the U.S. who are wounded by an instrument of war in the hands of…
Read MoreTuttle School Bond Passes 394-194
Tuttle Public Schools made a step forward on Tuesday with the help of the community and the philanthropy of the Chad Richison Family Foundation. With the 4.75 million dollar bond proposal passing 394 votes to 194, Chad Richison, CEO of Paycom and Tuttle native, will be donating 9 million dollars. With this donation, money saved,…
Read MoreNational Mustang show heads back to city
Great Mustang Round Up set for Labor Day weekend By Traci Chapman Mustang will once again be home to a national car show gathering hundreds of participants from across the country – and time is running short for those who want to participate to register. The Great Mustang Round Up is a Mustang Club of…
Read MoreSearching for bluebirds
By Ryan Horton Choctaw Times An estimated 80 percent of Oklahoma’s eastern bluebird population perished this year Local bird watchers may have noticed less bluebirds this year. Hundreds of thousands of eastern bluebirds died in February during harsh winter weather throughout southern states. A long stretch of snow, ice and freezing temperatures killed bluebirds…
Read MoreLegislators tour Army’s Fort Leonard Wood
OKLAHOMA CITY – Reps. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon, Brian Hill, R-Mustang, Dick Lowe, R-Amber, and Tammy West, R-Oklahoma City, last week took part in an educational tour of U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri led by the Oklahoma Recruiting Battalion. The tour focused on job creation and educational opportunities available to Oklahoma youth that are…
Read MoreTimes newspapers honored by Oklahoma Press Association
The Mustang Times, Tuttle Times and Minco-Union City Times received several honors last weekend at the Oklahoma Press Association’s annual convention and awards banquet at the Sheraton Hotel in Oklahoma City. The papers won a total of 14 awards in the 2020 Better Newspaper Contest which recognizes outstanding work in reporting, photography, advertising, and design.…
Read MoreBobcat problems reported locally, Dept of Wildlife furbearer breaks down how to handle big cats
By Jayson Knight Some local homeowners have been facing off with bobcats recently. The City of Tuttle received a report earlier this month about a potential big cat sighting at the Tuttle Soccer Complex, which includes a wooded walking track that was opened within the last few years. Grady County Game Warden Michael Zimmerman follows up on…
Read MoreTuttle homeowners suggest compromise at planning commission special meeting
The Tuttle Planning Commission handled several items Monday, June 7 before finding contention with a request from Citizen Energy for a specific use permit to drill five oil wells, to be located near several homes along East Silver City Ridge and Sara Road. More than a half dozen citizens spoke against the SUP at the…
Read MoreTPD Officer’s family fighting cancer
During the winter ice storm in late February earlier this year, an 8-year-old boy, Micheal Dixon Jr., was rushed to the emergency room in pain and without the ability to walk. Almost two weeks later, it was determined that Micheal had b-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The doctor informed Micheal’s mother, Chaundra Dixon, that she would…
Read MoreTuttle homeowners ‘very unhappy’ with Citizen Energy SUP
The Tuttle Planning Commission handled several items Monday before finding contention with a request from Citizen Energy for a specific use permit to drill five oil wells, to be located at the southeast corner of the intersection located at East Silver City Ridge and North Sara Road. More than a half dozen citizens spoke against…
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