Enid Man Dies of Accidental Gunshot Wound

Posted Wednesday evening

At 9:39 am this morning the Enid Police were called about a person who had a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The man was a 31-year-old and it is believed that he accidentally shot himself in the leg. Enid Police were on the scene to secure the […]

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Northern Oklahoma College Earns Wind Energy Grant

Posted Wednesday morning

On Tuesday, May 24 Northern Oklahoma College announced that they were the recipients of a wind energy grant from FedEx that will give the college a wind turbine. The turbine will be used for the college’s wind energy program. Students in the wind energy and […]

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Dump Truck Forced to Unload Trash in Parking Lot After it Catches Fire

Posted Tuesday afternoon

On Tuesday, May 24 at 11:00 am at 5501 Sooner Trend RD a dump truck was forced to pull over and dump its trash pile into an empty parking lot after it caught fire. The Enid Fire Department was quickly on the scene and proceeded […]

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Road Closure on Van Buren and Phillips Due to Waterline Construction

Posted Tuesday morning

On Monday, May 24 the City of Enid announced that the intersection of Van Buren, and Phillips would be closed due to waterline construction. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of the day on Wednesday, May 25. The waterline construction is part […]

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City Officials Announce Water Outage and Road Closure in Downtown Enid

Posted about a week ago

City of Enid officials announced earlier today that there is an emergency water outage in downtown Enid. The outage is along North Washington St from West Randolph Ave to West Oklahoma Ave. An outage occurred due to a broken water valve and services are expected […]

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Enid Police Warns Panhandlers Could Be Prosecuted

Posted about a week ago

We have all seen panhandlers when they hold signs outside the businesses we frequent. The Enid Police Department said recently in a Facebook post that they have received a plethora of complaints from local businesses about panhandlers. A panhandler is someone who solicits money outside […]

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Road Closure on West Elm Avenue Begins Today

Posted about a week ago

Today construction began on a water main causing a road closure on West Elm Avenue and North Madison St. Although part of the intersection of West Elm and North Madison will be closed, west elm will be open to through traffic. The duration of the […]

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Enid Church Celebrates 120 Years of Ministry

Posted about a week ago

On Sunday, May 22nd Willowview United Methodists Church will celebrate 120 years of ministry. The church came into being in 1902 when 30 people gathered in the Garfield County Courthouse, the church now has almost 500 members in a building constructed in 1982 and added […]

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4 Enid Businesses Announced as Recipients of Government Economic Award

Posted about a week ago

4 Enid businesses have been named as the recipients of the Oklahoma Innovation Expansion Program award. The award is given out by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and ranges from $25,000 to $125,000. Enid recipients of the award include Wako, Parrish Enterprises, No Man’s Land […]

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Garfield County Jail Admin goes Back and Forth with City Council Over Potential Sales Tax Increase

Posted about a week ago

At yesterday’s Enid Mayor and City Commissioner Study Session, Garfield County Jail Administrator Ben Crooks presented his pitch to the city council for a .3% sales tax increase that would go towards expanding the jail which crooks says is overcrowded. While the sales tax increase […]

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Chisholm Public Schools Announces Class of 2022 Received Over 1 Million Dollars in Scholarships

Posted about a week ago

Yesterday Chisholm Public Schools announced that the graduating class of Chisholm High School has received over 1 million dollars in scholarships. The scholarships were announced during the annual High School awards ceremony on May 13th. 76 scholarships were divided amongst 47 seniors. Awarding the scholarships […]

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City of Enid Approves New Budget For 2022-2023 Year

Posted about a week ago

Last night the City of Enid approved the budget for the 2022-2023 year. The budget for the 2022-2023 year which is from Jun 30, 2022-Jun 30, 2023, totals 188.9 million dollars while the city’s revenue is projected to be about $184.3 million dollars. So the […]

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Enid County Commissioner Meeting Preview

Posted about a week ago

The Mayor Board of Commissioners Study Session and Regular Meeting is tonight, the study session starts at 5:00 pm while the regular meeting begins at 6:30 pm. During the study important issues like a potential county sales tax increase to renovate the county jail and […]

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Enid Public Schools Chooses Angela Rhoades to Replace Dudley Darrow as Assistant Superintendent

Posted about a week ago

Enid Public Schools had chosen Angela Rhoades to replace Dr.Dudley Darrow as the Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education. Darrow will be leaving the district to take the job as the new Chisholm Public Schools Superintendent across town. Rhodes will begin her new duties starting Jul.1, […]

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NWOSU Names Dr. Bo Hannaford as the 20th President of the University

Posted about three weeks ago

Northwestern Oklahoma State University has named Dr. Bo Hannaford as the next president of the university. The current president of the university Janet Cunningham will retire on Jun. 30 from the position. Before being hired as the new president, Hannaford previously served as the Vice […]

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Enid School Board Will Discuss Possible Hiring of Angela Rhoades as New Assistant Super Intendent of Secondary Education

Posted about three weeks ago

Enid Public Schools is holding a school board meeting tonight on Monday, May 16. One of the key items on the agenda will be whether or not the school board will hire Angela Rhoades as the new Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education. If hired Rhoades […]

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ERDA Executive Director Lisa Murkowski Reveals that Retail Developers are back at the Negotiating Table Following Covid-19 Pandemic

Posted about three weeks ago

Enid Regional Development Alliance Director Lisa Murkowski has revealed that retail developers are back at the negotiating table following the Covid-19 pandemic. Murkowski revealed that discussions were ongoing with retail and entertainment developers until the start of the pandemic threw a wrench into any plans. […]

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Amidst National Baby Formula Shortage, Oklahoma WIC’s Program Offers Advice to Find Baby Formula

Posted about three weeks ago

Amidst high inflation and supply chain problems, the nation is currently under a nationwide baby formula shortage. Oklahoma families have been affected as well. In response, the Oklahoma Women Infants and Children Program posted some advice on their Facebook page for those struggling to find […]

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Future CPS Superintendent, and current EPS Assistant Superintendent Dudley Darrow Named Administrator of the year

Posted about three weeks ago

The Oklahoma Association of School Administrators announced future Chisholm Public Schools Superintendent and current Enid Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Dr. Dudley Darrow as the District 3 Assistant Superintendent of the year. Recipients of the award are chosen by their peers, CCOSA/OASA Executive Director Dr. Pam […]

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Enid SPCA Closed for 2 Weeks due to Animal Virus Outbreaks

Posted about three weeks ago

Earlier today on Wednesday, May 11th, the Enid SPCA Enid’s no-kill animal shelter announced that it will be closed to the public for the next 2 weeks due to a virus outbreak amongst the animals. The shelter is currently battling two virus outbreaks. Those outbreaks […]

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