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Firefighters’ efforts to revive heart attack victims draws praise
By CHRIS EVERSOLE newseditor@mustangnews.info February is American Heart Month, and it took on special meaning for the Mustang Fire Department this year. Rescue crews from the department saved the lives of two Mustang women in their 50s, an accomplishment that earned them the department’s Life Saving Award. City Manager Timothy Rooney presented the awards at…
Read MoreYukon files suit against property owners
By TERRY GROOVER tgroover@theyukonreview.com The City of Yukon wasted little time Wednesday filing condemnation lawsuits against two property owners and an outdoor advertising company. The city is seeking to obtain the property for rights-of-way needed for a major road project to move forward The lawsuits, which claim eminent domain, were approved Tuesday by the Yukon…
Read MoreCouncil rejects OKC service request that would lead to large development
By Chris Eversole The Mustang City Council didn’t take long to unanimously reject a request from Oklahoma City that Mustang provide services to land south of the city limits. “We don’t need to take on that customer,” Mayor Jess Schweinberg said. At issue is the development of two square miles directly south of the city…
Read MoreDivided council approves multiple tattoo parlors
By Chris Eversole The Mustang City Council decided Tuesday to not draw the line on tattoo parlors. The majority of council members approved special use permits for two proposed tattoo parlors on West State Highway 152. The first tattoo parlor the council considered was at 236 W. State Highway 152. Council members Darrell Noblitt and…
Read MoreThree newcomers win council seats
By Chris Eversole The Mustang City Council will have two new faces as a result of Tuesday’s election – and one member who just started. In Ward 2 race, Keith Teeples defeated incumbent Josh Leete by 54 to 41 votes, or 57 percent. In the Ward 6 race, Nathan Sholund defeated David Harper by 65…
Read MoreMustang city council gets sticker shock from animal shelter proposed cost
By Chris Eversole Mustang City Council members expressed surprise Tuesday about an increase in the budget for upgrading the city’s animal shelter. In the year that city staff has been working on the project, the estimated cost has grown from the original $250,000. Now, the cost for the building’s shell is estimated at $421,000, and…
Read More2018 in Review Part 2
By Chris Eversole The months of April through August in the Mustang area were highlighted by a teachers’ walkout that led to pay raises, the Oklahoma Supreme court siding with the city council in its restrictions on two proposed oil and gas wells and the school superintendent leaving to head Oklahoma City Schools. In…
Read MoreOil and gas company brings 35 jobs
By Chris Eversole The once outdated office building that housed Tate Publishing has become a hub of activity for Roan Resources, an oil and natural gas exploration and production company. No longer is the building, 127 E. Trade Center Terrace, serving as a sales and editorial center for a company that allegedly bilked thousands of…
Read MoreHill claims HD-47 legislative seat
By Terry Groover/Chris Eversole Republican Brian Hill won the House District 47 seat over Democrat Sarah Carnes by a two-to-one margin during Tuesday’s election. Hill, from Mustang received 10,237 votes compared to 5,095 for Carnes. “I’m very grateful for the opportunity to serve the district,” Hill, 41, said. Hill, a businessman, said he appreciated the…
Read MoreNIGHTMARE ON ELDER
By Brody Feldmann A local family is going through an extended nightmare after their house went up in flames early April 9. “Our community has taken what was a really poor situation, I was starting to lose faith in humanity, and they have really helped restore it,” said Stephanie Gibson, victim of a house fire…
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