By Jeff Harrison Managing Editor Midwest City residents will soon have a new place to treat themselves any time of day or night. Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins are opening a combination restaurant at 2301 S. Douglas Boulevard in Midwest City.  The restaurant will feature full menus from both brands with a host of coffee drinks,…

By Tonya Little Contributing Writer The DMC Dance Studio, located at 9110 Harmony Dr. in Midwest City, has been in business for the last 22 years here in the city. The studio has changed its name three times; Dance Masters by Christy & Co, DMC School of Dance & Music and now just DMC School…

By Jeff Harrison Managing Editor Road crews will be in Midwest City longer than expected. A metro construction company received a 45-day extension to complete work on SE 15th Street between Midwest Boulevard and Rose State College. The roadway is expected to be open to traffic by early October with peripheral work finished by the…

By Jeff Harrison Managing Editor The Midwest City softball team enjoyed its best offensive showing this season with doubleheaders sweep against Lawton and Lawton Eisenhower. The Lady Bombers beat Lawton 9-4 in the first game and finished with a 10-2 win against Lawton Eisenhower in the nightcap. Ashlynn Williams and Kayla Lane each drove in…

By Jeff Harrison Managing Editor A new delivery truck has arrived. The Mid-Del Food Pantry recently purchased a new box truck thanks to donations from across eastern Oklahoma County. Volunteers use the truck to pick up weekly donations from businesses and food drives. Mike Anderson, director of the food pantry, said it took about a…

By Jeff Harrison Managing Editor Midwest City is finally receiving some good news on the sales tax front. For the first time in more than a year, the city reported consecutive months of sales tax growth. The city took in $2,783,615 in sales taxes this month, a 3.41 percent increase from last year. In July,…

Local girl raising money for animal shelters and pet rescues By Tonya Little Contributing Writer One local little girl is showing the community that anyone can make a difference, no matter what age. Molly Haskett, who just turned 9 in July, has been working long and hard since last winter for something that she feels…

By Jared Price Contributing Writer A couple of weeks ago, Talor Gooch was not quite sure if golf was going to be sufficient enough to make ends meet, now he is headed to the Professional Golf Association Tour. The journey wasn’t quite as smooth as Gooch made it seem this last tournament. Gooch played the…

By Jeff Harrison Managing Editor People across the country stared into the sky Monday afternoon and watched as the sun slowly disappeared. For a few minutes, the moon’s orbit blocked the sun in a rare total solar eclipse. It was the first total solar eclipse visible in the continental United States in 38 years. In…

By Tonya Little Contributing Writer The City of Midwest City called a special city council meeting held on August 17 at the Charles J. Johnson building located at 8726 S.E. 15th St. The meeting was called to present and discuss the city’s proposed sales tax increase. Mayor Matt Dukes conducted the presentation for a full…