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Mid-Del Tinker 100 celebrates first responders

March 13, 2024 |

Awards given to police, firefighter and emergency service employees of the year By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Mid-Del Tinker 100 honored local first responders and public safety officers last week at their annual awards banquet at Rose State College. The organization presented awards for firefighter and police officer of the year for Tinker Air…

Bombers win state title

March 13, 2024 |

Midwest City caps incredible turnaround with win over Booker T Washington for 5A title By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon NORMAN – Torey Noel has been talking about a turnaround since the day he was hired to coach his alma mater last spring. And he didn’t aim low. Noel promised the Midwest City boys would…

Midwest City police investigating fatal shooting

March 11, 2024 |

21-year-old man killed, juvenile injured in shooting at Midwest Territory Apartments By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon One person was killed, and another was injured following a shooting early Sunday morning at an apartment complex in Midwest City, police said. According to the Midwest City Police Department, about 3:31 a.m. officers responded to shots fired…

Mid-Del educator named finalist for state teacher of the year

March 7, 2024 |

Brian Muller, a fourth-grade teacher at Parkview Elementary, has been selected as a finalist for Oklahoma Teacher of the Year. Muller was named the Mid-Del School District Teacher of the Year in 2023. He has been an educator in the district for 23 years. Muller is a Midwest City native. He and his wife have…

Midwest City seeks AG opinion

March 6, 2024 |

City requests clarification on conflict-of-interest concerns By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The City of Midwest City is asking the state’s attorney general for help in clarifying recent conflict-of-interest concerns that have arisen regarding who can legally serve as a councilmember for the city. The city has requested an official opinion from the attorney general…

Commissioner says campaign donation didn’t say vote on jail

March 6, 2024 |

By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Oklahoma County Commissioner Myles Davidson denied that his vote on the location for the new county jail was impacted by campaign donations that he received from an executive with the company that owns that property. Campaign records show that William Garrett, who listed himself as a manager with Garrett…

ODOT making changes to I-40 construction zone

March 6, 2024 |

By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Big changes are coming to the Interstate 40 construction zone in Midwest City. Next week, ODOT plans to reopen the westbound I-40 off-ramp at Douglas Blvd. and permanently close the westbound off-ramp to Industrial Blvd. A temporary Texas turnaround is also being constructed at Town Center Dr./I-40 that will…

Public hearings planned for proposed impact fees

February 28, 2024 |

By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon The City of Midwest City will hold a pair of public hearings to discuss how it will fund upgrades to the sewer system on the east side of the city. The first public hearing will take place March 11 at 5 p.m. during the planning commission meeting. The second…

County Commissioners select Grand Boulevard site for new jail

February 21, 2024 |

By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Oklahoma County Commissioners on Wednesday selected 1901 E. Grand Blvd. as their preferred location for a new jail. The 2-1 vote came after hours of public comments and an executive session. Several Del City residents, elected officials and Mid-Del representatives spoke against the Grand Blvd. site, with many urging…

City takes deep dive into sewer moratorium

February 15, 2024 |

Council to consider rate increase, development impact fees to fund upgrades on east side By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Midwest City leaders last week took a deeper dive into problems with the sewer system on the east side and potential fixes. The city will need to spend more than $5.1 million on immediate upgrades…

Area News

Mid-Del Tinker 100 celebrates first responders

Awards given to police, firefighter and emergency service employees of the year By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Mid-Del Tinker 100 honored local first responders and public safety officers last week at their annual awards banquet at Rose State College. The organization presented awards for firefighter and police officer of the year for Tinker Air…

Midwest City police investigating fatal shooting

21-year-old man killed, juvenile injured in shooting at Midwest Territory Apartments By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon One person was killed, and another was injured following a shooting early Sunday morning at an apartment complex in Midwest City, police said. According to the Midwest City Police Department, about 3:31 a.m. officers responded to shots fired…

Area Sports

Bradley captures gold ball in return to Midwest City

By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon NORMAN – Dewayne Bradley won a lot of games at Midwest City High School. A victory in the state championship game always escaped him. The Bombers finished state runner-up three times during his 12 years at the helm. Bradley retired last year after three seasons at Noble. But when…

Bombers win state title

Midwest City caps incredible turnaround with win over Booker T Washington for 5A title By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon NORMAN – Torey Noel has been talking about a turnaround since the day he was hired to coach his alma mater last spring. And he didn’t aim low. Noel promised the Midwest City boys would…

Business

Whataburger begins work on new location in Midwest City

By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Crews have started work on a new Whataburger restaurant in Midwest City. Whataburger is building a new location at 5925 SE 15th St., near the Regal Warren Theatre. The restaurant will fill the last vacant property along SE 15th St. in the Sooner Rose shopping center. “I’m glad they’re…

Midwest City Starbucks employees unionize

By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Employees at a Starbucks in Midwest City voted to unionize last week. Union organizers asked for higher wages, better working conditions and consistent working hours. Following a 13-3 vote, the store at 7203 SE 29th St. will join the Starbucks Workers United. It is the fourth store in the…

Education

Mid-Del educator named finalist for state teacher of the year

Brian Muller, a fourth-grade teacher at Parkview Elementary, has been selected as a finalist for Oklahoma Teacher of the Year. Muller was named the Mid-Del School District Teacher of the Year in 2023. He has been an educator in the district for 23 years. Muller is a Midwest City native. He and his wife have…

Students take botball challenge

By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Mid-Del Schools hosted their annual elementary school botball challenge Saturday at Soldier Creek Elementary School. More than 100 students from eight elementary schools competed in the event. The teams programed autonomous robots to complete various challenges including a bonus debugging challenge. They received a pin for each challenge they…

Photos

Photos: Mid-Del volleyball teams start practice

The Midwest City, Carl Albert and Del City volleyball teams recently started their fall practices. The OSSAA high school volleyball season officially starts Aug. 10.

Photos: Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association All-State

Midwest City’s Christian Cook and Del City’s Nate Goodlow and Demontreal Crutchfield took part in the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association’s large school all-state game Saturday at UCO’s Hamilton Fieldhouse. Cook led all scorers with 22 points but the West lost 89-84. Crutchfield finished with 7 points and Goodlow had 6 points.

Del City

Commissioner says campaign donation didn’t say vote on jail

By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Oklahoma County Commissioner Myles Davidson denied that his vote on the location for the new county jail was impacted by campaign donations that he received from an executive with the company that owns that property. Campaign records show that William Garrett, who listed himself as a manager with Garrett…

Del City planning farmers market

By Lea Terry Midwest City Beacon In the last several years, farmers markets have grown in both number and popularity across the metro area, with cities including Edmond, Yukon, Mustang and Shawnee establishing their own. At the Jan. 20 City of Del City city council meeting, members approved a resolution to create a farmers market…

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