Canadian County Sheriff Chris West said Thursday he plans to proclaim the county a Second Amendment sanctuary county. West, on the sheriff’s office Facebook page, has posted a “declaration of intent establishing Canadian County, Oklahoma, a second amendment sanctuary county.” West had announced plans to do so last week prior to the death of one…

Former Oklahoma Gov. David Walters received a warm welcome Tuesday in a return visit to Mustang. Walters, who served from 1991 through 1995, answered questions for nearly an hour at Positive Posse, an informal discussion group that meets at the Town Center. Walters has visited the Positive Posse several times in the past, and sisters…

Two Mustang High School seniors have been named National Merit Scholarship finalists, putting them in competition for more than 7,600 scholarships worth ove $31 million. Morgan Askeland and Desiree Ricketts earned the honor based on their scores on the 2018 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which they took last year as juniors. Their scores…

Aric Gilliland says that over the past few months, as he’s gone door-to-door talking to residents of his neighborhood, he’s learned one thing — people want a voice in city government. Gilliland, 41, says he plans to be that voice when he takes the oath of office to begin serving as the city council member…

A Canadian County deputy is dead and two other people were seriously injured early Friday after what appears to have been a head-on collision on Northwest Expressway. Canadian County Sheriff Chris West identified the deputy as Lt. Shirley Lanning. She had been a background investigator for the sheriff’s office, and had previously worked at that…

When Mustang High wrestles Stillwater on Friday in Class 6A Dual State, the Broncos’ John Wiley will be the healthiest he’s been since preseason. Wiley, the team’s nationally-ranked 145-pounder, has missed large chunks of the season due to two surgeries related to removal of an infected bursa sac behind his right knee. Second-seeded MHS (14-3)…

The annual wellness fair at the Mustang Town Center on Tuesday was well-attended. The 40 vendors represented an increase from the 35 last year, said Active Adult Center Director Ashley Patton. The Breast Health Network provided mobile mammograms from its vehicle parked in Wild Horse Park. Peggi Givens, a volunteer with the Medicare Assistance Program,…

Superintendent Charles Bradley used the Positive Posse as a proving grounds for his message about why Mustang Public Schools need a nearly $47 million bond issue. The informal civic discussion group, which meets every Tuesday at the Mustang Town Center, had a full house to hear about the proposal that will be on an April…

A traffic stop along Interstate 40 in Yukon Monday led to the seizure of 129 pounds of illegal drugs worth more than $1 million, and law officers have made three arrests. About noon Monday, officers and agents from the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs stopped a car that was eastbound on I-40. Law…

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation will implement a four-way stop at State Highway 66 and Banner Road in two weeks. This is a short-term measure to improve safety at the intersection where Yukon businessman Ray Davis died Nov. 24 after a semi-truck pulled onto the highway in front of his motorcycle. ODOT is still deciding…