By Chris Eversole, Contributing Writer The Mustang Police and Fire Departments are moving from an obsolete, paper-intensive system for tracking calls, writing tickets and keeping records to a GIS-based system that will include a website for the public to track crime reports. The City Council unanimously approved on Tuesday a proposal from Zuercher Technologies for…

The Mustang Power Plant is getting an upgrade that’ll be in effect by the end of this year. The project, which began about a year and a half ago, includes building seven new turbines to replace the old turbines built in the 1950s. “We’re replacing the simple cycle turbines installed in the 1950s with seven…

Courage is one way to describe Erik Macke and his journey to walk again. Macke, 23, was in a motorcycle accident on July 15, 2015 that changed his life. He was riding at night on unfamiliar backroad and his tire clipped a center median. “I was going pretty fast. It was pretty bad,” Macke said.…

Mustang High School’s volleyball program welcomed their new teams on Monday, after hosting their second clinic last weekend. Last year, the varsity volleyball team was going into the season with a new coach and eight seniors with lots of experience. “Last year we had some really good players,” Head Coach Steve Hajek said. “But this…

By Michael Kinney, Contributing Writer The Mustang softball team kicked off its season Monday with a five-hour practice. With more than a dozen freshmen filling up the roster, coach Jaime Roberts needs every second to get them ready for the upcoming season. “When you add 13 freshmen to your team, they just don’t know all…

One of the state’s best high school football rivalries will hit the gridiron Sept. 1 when Yukon takes on Mustang at Bronco Stadium to open the 2017 season. Those who plan on attending the annual Bedlam clash between the two Canadian County schools will need to have more green in their wallets than in past…

The 12 finalists for Oklahoma’s next Teacher of the Year were announced Monday in a ceremony at Yukon High School during EngageOK On the Road, the summer conference of the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Mustang High School’s Chad Harper was one of the 12 finalists announced on Monday. It is the second-straight year Mustang…

City Council members received a copy of the near-completed “Imagine Mustang” comprehensive plan last week so they could give comments or ask questions about the plan during Monday’s Work Session. Imagine Mustang is about planning for what the City of Mustang’s future will look like. The comprehensive plan, done by Halff Associates and ADG, sets…

Braedon Brown, 11 but soon to be 12, is asking for something different for his birthday this year. Braedon was attending Lakeview Elementary in Yukon, but he will be going to Yukon Middle School next year. He is a three-year-attendee of Knock Out Bullying Inc. events and has been attending Fishing with Friends since the…

City officials have a plan in motion to solve the drainage issues in the city. “There are drainage channels throughout the city—usually behind residential properties there will be a drainage channel which is part of the overall drainage system for the subdivision. In order for the drainage system to work in that subdivision, those need…

The Hampton Inn and Suites being built at 1320 E. State Highway 152 is on schedule and set to open in November. In the five to seven years before Hampton Inn building, the City of Mustang officials talked to several hotel groups about Mustang. “We knew that we had a market for a hotel here,”…

By Michael Kinney, Contributing Writer For many school districts around Oklahoma and the nation, the days of the multiple sport athlete have passed on. High school athletics has turned into a specialization era where kids play or practice one sport for almost the entire year. That is not the case in Mustang. That is especially…

Local businesses and student organizations have the opportunity to show their Bronco pride for two hours before each home football game this season. The Mustang Athletic Department is introducing “Bronco Alley.” Bronco Alley is a “family-friendly, high energy, fun filled event for all Mustang Broncos fans,” a letter from Athletic Director Robert Foreman reads. The…

By Michael Kinney, Contributing Writer   For two years McKenzie Downey was on the outside looking in. She tried out to make the Oklahoma City Thunder Girls Dance team and came up just short in 2014 and 2015. Some people may have given up after one unsuccessful attempt and even more after the second but…

Christin Smith and Zach Watanabe, both of Mustang, recently got engaged after finding out each were the missing pieces to their puzzles. Smith was a freshman at Mustang Mid-High, before it became a part of the high school, and Watanabe was a junior at Mustang High School when the two met. The two met on…

Parks around the country are being celebrated this month after the U.S. House of Representatives designated July as Parks and Recreation Month. Major Jay Adams, with City Council’s approval, proclaimed July as Parks and Recreation month for the City of Mustang during Monday’s meeting. City Council meetings are usually hosted the first and third Tuesday…

The City of Mustang is moving forward on plans for multiple projects, the City Manager’s Report confirmed. There are multiple ongoing capital projects including the Wastewater Treatment Plant, South Mustang Road, the Mustang Town Center expansion, Southwest 89th Street (Highway 4 to Mustang Road), Brittany’s Play Adventure playground and the Mustang Animal Shelter. Wastewater Treatment…

EL RENO – Paul Hesse said Wednesday that he hopes to continue a strong tradition of justice in Canadian County. Surrounded by family and friends, Hesse, of Mustang, was sworn in Wednesday as Canadian County’s district judge. The oath was administered by Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Joseph M. Watt. Hesse replaces Gary Miller, who retired…

Mustang Softball Association (MSA) and Mustang Youth Baseball (MYB) are giving back to an organization that helps veterans. MSA and MYB presented a check of $13,000 to the Warriors For Freedom Foundation (WFF) during the June 20 City Council meeting. “This is my fifth year that I get to do this presentation and it’s just…