The names of two Enid leaders have been added to the walls of Stride Bank Center, the latest in a long line of plaques stretching across the west lobby and hallway honoring many who have made a difference in Enid. Doug Frantz and the late Bob Dense, 2026 Enid Walk of Fame recipients, were honored during a ceremony Sunday afternoon in front of families, friends and other leaders and Enid residents. “It is such a [...]

ENID, Okla. — Local backers of Project Thunderbird, a data center and power corridor infrastructure initiative planned for the Enid area, will have an open house Sept. 24, 2026, to discuss the project. The public meeting will be 5-7 p.m. in the Enid High School gymnasium. Chad Dillingham, one of four Enid natives who make up Plainsmen Holdings, LLC, which has put the proposal together, said the event will give members of the public a chance to [...]

ENID, Okla. — Enid Regional Development Alliance members voted to sponsor two shade structures in the downtown park planned by the city of Enid. In a unanimous vote Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, board members decided to pay $10,000 each for the structures, with the costs payable over two years. The park is planned on city-owned land south of Stride Bank Center, between Grand and Independence. “They need to have the commitments by September the 30th,” Marcie Mack, [...]

ENID, Okla. — Plainsmen Holdings, LLC, a partnership comprised of four Enid natives, has announced plans to develop Project Thunderbird, a data center and power corridor infrastructure initiative. The announcement Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, for the project created a stir in Enid — from those in favor and those opposed. “There is a lot of buzz around our country and around our state with this type of a development we have now, and I understand why some [...]

The Enid community celebrated 10 professionals Tuesday at the Enid Young Professionals’ annual 10 Under 40 Awards. “These people are leading, volunteering, mentoring, building businesses and making Enid stronger,” said Meredith Wright, Enid Regional Development Alliance’s director of marketing and Enid Young Professionals adviser. “They’ve chosen to invest their time and talent right here in our community, and that is important.” Recipients of the 10 Under 40 Award were: Cristal Pryor, of No Man’s Land Foods. [...]

ENID, Okla. — “When you don’t have power, that’s all that matters.” Those words from Nicki Fuller hit home to many attending Enid Regional Development Authority’s quarterly luncheon Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, at Oakwood Country Club. Fuller is the general manager/CEO for the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives and spoke about the industry and the future of ensuring the flow of electricity across the nation and, specifically from her perspective, in Oklahoma. There are not many in [...]