By Traci Chapman
Published on August 28, 2008

David Anderson won Tuesday’s District 2 County Commissioner runoff election after capturing more than 60 percent of the vote.

Anderson defeated Richard Engle 1,397 to 926 votes. A Mustang contractor, Anderson emerged on top of a field of five candidates in the July 29 primary with 1,042 votes, followed by 908 ballots cast for Engle.

By Carolyn Cole
Published on August 28, 2008

Steve Russell called increasing the state income tax credit related to children one of his top priorities when he joins lawmakers in the Oklahoma Senate this February.

By Carolyn Cole
Published on August 28, 2008

A Nicaraguan man told Mustang’s Haley Grant he would never forget seeing the women of his village dressed in black and crying.

As a toddler he witnessed shootings and bombings, his uncles leaving for war and the women around him crying, sick with grief.

“Most of the men in his family went to war and never came back,” Grant said.

By Traci Chapman
Published on August 28, 2008

Charlotte Holder has a dream — to see light rail service across Canadian County. She appeared before County Commissioners Monday as a first step in making that dream a reality.