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Oakwood Bowl adds bumper cars, large arcade space
ENID, Okla. — A huge, bright arcade and flashing, twisting bumper cars are two of the newest additions to Oakwood Bowl’s family fun center. The historic bowling alley renovated several spaces, transforming the building into an even bigger attraction. Owners Jim and...
Vance class sets record with 8 female pilots
VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — Vance Air Force Base set a new record Dec. 3 as eight of the student pilots graduating in Class 22-03 were women. That broke the previous record of seven women graduating with Class 17-06 in March 2017. The eight women and 22 men in Class...
New mill provides flour from all-local grain
ENID, Okla. — A new “farm-to-table” business is rising in Enid. Brady Sidwell and Graison Gill partnered up to open Chisholm Trail Milling, which produces stone-milled flour from 100% local grain. Gill, owner of Bellegarde Bakery in New Orleans, had been buying wheat...
2nd Stonebridge neighborhood subdivision nearing start of building
ENID, Okla. — A planned back half of the Stonebridge Addition’s residential neighborhood would triple the number of homes in the recently developed area. Forty-five more lots intended for single-family homes are located in the second subdivision of the Stonebridge...
Local boutiques to host Shop Local event next weekend
ENID, Okla. — Several Enid boutiques have banded together to encourage residents to shop locally ahead of Black Friday. Shop Small First on Pink Friday, Nov. 19, will feature 14 boutiques with sales, food and prizes for shoppers. With each purchase, shoppers will...
Men’s consignment store opens downtown
ENID, Okla. — A men’s clothing and accessories store opened Nov. 1, becoming the only retail store catering solely to men in Enid. Wilson’s Haberdashery, located at 121 E. Broadway, is a consignment shop that sells suits, sports coats, polos, button downs, slacks,...
Key piece of Kaw Lake water project ushering in wave of construction plans
ENID, Okla. — With ceremonial shovels in hand, city officials and project engineers struck gold Tuesday as they broke ground on the site of Enid’s future wastewater treatment plant. Construction on the treatment plant buildings, to be located on 40 acres on West...
Luckinbill honored as an outstanding business leader in Oklahoma
ENID, Okla. — Outstanding leadership and dedication to Oklahoma’s workforce system are among some of the qualities describing Dennis Luckinbill, of Luckinbill Inc., recipient of the 2021 Oklahoma Workforce Development Business Champion Award. The Enid native was...
Rotarian Paul Allen talks about a lifetime of ‘God interventions’
There are many keys to success, but for longtime Enid business icon and philanthropist Paul Allen, two main ingredients in his success have been good parenting and a trust in God. The 86-year-old Allen, who started Advance Food Co. in the early 1970s in Enid, said...
City of Enid Achieves Oklahoma Film Friendly Community Certification
The Oklahoma Film + Music Office (OF+MO), in conjunction with Visit Enid, is proud to announce the City of Enid has achieved ‘film friendly’ certification after completing the requirements for OF+MO’s Oklahoma Film Friendly Community Program. “From national...