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Brookstone Village community development making progress

By Jacob Sturm news@mustangpaper.com It wouldn’t be tough for Mustang residents to notice the massive amount of construction near 29th street and Mustang Road. The intersection has been a part of the large business boom of the recent months, with an INTEGRIS hospital coming up in a hurry on the Northwest Corner of the intersection along with a…

Mustang receives $2.8M for municipal water and sewer projects

By Jacob Sturm news@mustangpaper.com Representatives from different cities in Canadian County were in attendance as County Commissioners David Anderson, Tracey Rider and Tomas Manske discussed awarding American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to county municipalities Tuesday morning. Once the meeting concluded, Mustang and three other cities had a large share of distributed funding to utilize. The money awarded…

Formal charges filed against former MPS employee

By Jacob Sturm news@mustangpaper.com Formal charges have been filed against Raymond Thomas Garner, a former teacher of Mustang Public Schools alleged to have had a sexual relationship with a former student. At the time of Garner’s arrest on February 1, Mustang Police Chief Rob Groseclose and Mustang Superintendent Charles Bradley, along with OSBI public information officer Brook…

Mustang student selected as Youth Enjoy Science Oklahoma Scholar

By Jacob Sturm news@mustangpaper.com A Mustang student will get a quality experience this summer as part of the Youth Enjoy Science (YES) Oklahoma program. Avrey Frings, a sophomore at Mustang High School, was selected for the highly selective program as one of a maximum of 10 students to receive the opportunity. This program will take place on…

Chamber breaks ground on new building

By Jacob Sturm news@mustangpaper.com After 50 years serving Mustang, the Mustang’s Chamber of Commerce is seeing the steps toward its own building come to fruition. The Chamber, which had been working toward the goal of owning their own building, learned of their current space being put up for sale by their landlord in 2022, prompting the Chamber leaders…

Mustang 2023 graduates celebrate in Norman

By Jacob Sturm news@mustangpaper.com Multiple bursts of noise from the crowd of Mustang’s 2023 Senior Class’ parents and family members signified the importance of the moment in a large number of Mustang Public Schools students’ lives on Friday night. The occasion was graduation, with families traveling from Mustang city limits to the well-equipped confines of the Lloyd…

School board approves elementary boundary changes

By Jacob Sturm news@mustangpaper.com Parents of students attending Riverwood Elementary, Mustang Creek Elementary and Mustang Trails Elementary may be impacted by the Mustang Board of Education’s recent decision on 2023-24 boundary realignment. The school district is growing in areas influencing the numbers of students attending those three schools, and that makes for an unusual boundary change. Superintendent Charles…

County Sheriff’s Office commemorates fallen deputies with monument

By Jacob Sturm news@mustangpaper.com Taps rang out around the Canadian County Courthouse on Monday morning in honor of four former Canadian County deputies who lost their lives in service to the county at various points of its storied past. Numerous deputies lined up just outside the courthouse, along with a plethora of spectators and county officials to listen…

Canadian County Sheriff’s Office featured in ‘Undercover Underage’ television series

By Jacob Sturm news@mustangpaper.com Canadian County’s Sheriff’s Office is basking in the spotlight as part of Undercover Underage Season 2 airing on ID Network. Maj. Adam Flowers of the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office said the collaboration with the group filming the television series started when a predator with a history with Canadian County reached out to…

Mustang works toward pool opening

By Jacob Sturm news@mustangpaper.com One of the fun activities sure to draw the excitement out of families in Mustang is coming back soon. Summer break is rapidly approaching for students in all of Mustang’s schools, and what better way is there to enjoy those precious months than at the Mustang Aquatic Center once it opens later this month.…

Area News

Brookstone Village community development making progress

By Jacob Sturm news@mustangpaper.com It wouldn’t be tough for Mustang residents to notice the massive amount of construction near 29th street and Mustang Road. The intersection has been a part of the large business boom of the recent months, with an INTEGRIS hospital coming up in a hurry on the Northwest Corner of the intersection along with a…

Mustang receives $2.8M for municipal water and sewer projects

By Jacob Sturm news@mustangpaper.com Representatives from different cities in Canadian County were in attendance as County Commissioners David Anderson, Tracey Rider and Tomas Manske discussed awarding American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to county municipalities Tuesday morning. Once the meeting concluded, Mustang and three other cities had a large share of distributed funding to utilize. The money awarded…

Area Sports

Yukon holds off Mustang girls, 43-42

By Michael Kinney Mustang Times YUKON— After losing four starters to graduation, Mustang coach Katie Smith knew this year was going to have its ups and down. This came to the forefront in the Bronco’s season opener against rival Yukon. After falling down by double digits, they stormed back and had a chance to take…

Mustang boys take down Yukon in season opener

By Michael Kinney Mustang Times Mustang got their season off to a strong start Tuesday when they took on rival Yukon. Despite playing without senior guard Keegan Bass, who was still in street clothes, the Broncos dominated from the opening tap and never let up as they earned a 94-71 victory at Yukon.  With its…

Business

Emma Elle’s authentic Italian experience

By Jayson Knight editor@tuttletimes.com Cameron Wilson opened Emma Elle’s Italian Kitchen, located at 4401 Grant Boulevard, Suite 3 in Yukon, in August of 2022. “The idea popped in my head in May of 2021, so I’ve been working on it since then,” Cameron said Thursday. “Originally, I was thinking about franchising a restaurant, but I…

Pawlished Grooming Salon open in Mustang

Sisters Lindsay Sinnett and Mandy Clark have opened up Mustang’s newest dog-grooming studio, Pawlished Grooming Salon, at 290 East Trade Center Terrace in Mustang. The studio was opened in late October just a few months after the pair agreed to open a business. “We decided to open up a business together,” Lindsay said Wednesday, December…

Education

“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…

Mustang 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…