ENID, Okla. — Old School Bagel Cafe, 5202 W. Garriott, will open during the week of May 8-12, with the exact day to open likely falling during the latter part of the week. Open interviews for potential employees have taken place this week, with training of those employees taking place this week and next week. After this week, the application process will be online, Angus Smith, director of training and new store opening manager for Old [...]

The city of Enid will continue to host the NJCAA Division II Baseball World Series at least through 2025. The NJCAA on Monday announced the extended contract and an expanded format – moving from 10 teams to 12 teams – for the championship tournament for two-year colleges. https://www.njcaa.org/sports/bsb/2022-23/releases/20230428ko58ys "We look forward to having this World Series in Enid once again," said Brian Luckett, NJCAA senior vice president for external affairs and development. "The city of Enid continuously provides a quality championship experience for our student-athletes, [...]

Tim Gatz, Oklahoma secretary of transportation, executive director of Oklahoma Department of Transportation and executive director of Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, gave an update on infrastructure work in the state during Enid Regional Development Alliance’s annual member luncheon on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Oakwood Country Club. Gatz has worked for ODOT since 1990, beginning as a drafting technician before working his way up the ladder, becoming secretary of transportation and executive director of ODOT in 2019 [...]

ENID, Okla. — The 11th annual Cherokee Strip Business Model Competition award winners were announced on Wednesday , April 20, 2023, during a luncheon held at Oakwood Country Club. The competition was started in 2012 and has provided around $100,000 for local entrepreneurs in that time. Nine businesses entered the competition, and the four finalists were honored during the luncheon, with each receiving seed funding. To be eligible for the competition, businesses need to be less than 5 [...]

The second round of awardees for the Work in Enid Award were announced by Cherokee Strip Community Foundation. The Work in Enid Award began in April 2022, and provides up to $10,000 in student loan relief debt to recipients who move to Enid to work. The spring 2023 recipients are Ashley Dirks and Kayla Grebe. Dirks is a 2015 graduate of Enid High School who earned an anthropology degree with a minor in psychology from [...]

ENID, Okla. — Emme Hughes, a welder and owner of EH Metal Works, has a penchant for providing an old-school work ethic that defies her age. Hughes, 20, and an Enid native, has owned EH Metal Works for two years, and first learned welding from her grandfather, Ted Shepard, who taught her the importance of providing quality work over quantity. “My Paw-Paw and I have always been best friends since I was born and I [...]