Mustang officials are worried residents setting New Year’s fireworks could spark a grass fire reminiscent of the blaze which consumed several homes a year ago.

Atkins, Cecil G.
Minton, Montford
Ramey, Dorothy Jean

Five Mustang-area teens are aiming for fame, but need the community’s help to make their dreams a reality.

Todd Frizzell’s quick sideways glance while driving a familiar stretch of Morgan Road last week may have saved a local woman’s life.

Tina Merry calls Mustang Valley Elementary her second home. An alum herself, the mother of six raised five children through the school with the sixth about to enter fifth-grade. But under the Mustang School District’s proposed elementary redistricting plan, Merry’s youngest would finish elementary school at Mustang Elementary.

Supporting a grant application for a fairgrounds exhibit building was put on temporary hold after commissioners heard a presentation from the county fair board last week.

When the final bells ring at the close of 2006, Mustang will surely have a story to tell about a year lived fully — for good or for bad.

With Christmas hams costing about $11 to $12 each, Kiwanian Glen Muse said nearly $800 in donations will be a big help in meeting the needs of local families.

Barry, Prestin
Logan, Michael
Stafford, Mary Elizabeth

Scrooges targeted a Mustang church parking lot Sunday morning while children inside performed “Christmas Bah Humbug” for families.