By Traci Chapman
Published on June 21, 2008

County Commissioners took their first step to “reload and regroup” in their efforts to build a new county jail Monday.

District 1 Commissioner Phil Carson said officials needed to take a step forward in their efforts to “find an answer” to ongoing problems with the current jail, which include overcrowding and structural issues.

Tracey Lee Geringer
Memorial services for Tracey Lee Geringer, 39, were held Friday at Mustang Heights Baptist Church under direction of McNeil’s Mustang Funeral Service.

Mrs. Geringer died June 16. She was born Dec. 20, 1968, in Oklahoma City. She grew up in Mustang and graduated from Mustang High School in 1987.

She received her associate’s degree in nursing from Redlands Community College and worked almost 20 years as a nurse at Integris Baptist Hospital. She was a member of Mustang Heights Baptist Church.

By Traci Chapman
Published on June 21, 2008

Candidates vying for the District 2 County Commissioner spot are focusing on the July 29 primary, when the fate of at least some of the would-be county leaders may be determined.

The five contenders for the job — Republicans David Anderson, Richard Engle, Scott Gibson, Monty Keely and Theresa Ramsey — gave their positions recently on a variety of issues, from the future of the county jail to how to work with cities to accomplish road repairs.

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By Carolyn Cole
Published on June 21, 2008

More than 120 bicyclists will pedal out of Wild Horse Park June 28 to raise money to fight diabetes.

The 2008 Tour de Cure bikers will speed out of the Mustang park at 7:30 a.m., spreading across four courses through Canadian and Grady counties to raise money for the Oklahoma City American Diabetes Association, which supports research and education efforts.

By Carolyn Cole
Published on June 21, 2008

Mustang business owners who want to keep fireworks off their property can put up signs and tape barriers during the season, which police officials say they will enforce.

Discharging fireworks is legal in Mustang from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday through July 3 and 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. July 4. Police Capt. Willard James said business owners can “clearly mark” their property as off limits to fireworks enthusiasts, and police will issue trespassing citations.

By Carolyn Cole
Published on June 21, 2008

In five days 60 Mustang-area residents raised more than a church in the Arizona desert — they brought hope.

Bridge AG members blitz-built a 7,200-square-foot church for the Bylas Assembly of God. The foundation was already set before volunteers started work as the sun rose at 5:30 a.m. April 25.

The framing crew set to work raising walls, Melvin Masengale said, and by the next evening, the exterior was finished including the roof. Volunteers installed heating, air conditioning and electrical wiring and went home May 1.