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Earlier this year, Brent Kisling, executive director of Enid Regional Development Alliance, was selected by newly elected Gov. Kevin Stitt as executive director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. In that position, Kisling will oversee the operations of the...

To foster growth locally, Enid Regional Development Alliance is focusing on fun, interim executive director Lisa Powell said. The people want entertainment, Powell said, and the more Enid can provide, the more people will come and the more they will want to stay. “If...

Six months into the 2019 federal fiscal year, Vance Air Force Base is building on a number of recently completed and soon-to-be implemented infrastructure and technology projects. Infrastructure Col. Corey Simmons, commander of the 71st Flying Training Wing, briefed...

More than 50 representatives from Enid turned out in Oklahoma City on Tuesday for the 12th annual Enid Day at the Capitol. "It was our 12th year to have Enid Day at the Capitol, and we had the largest Enid group that we’ve ever had down there. I think we had about 50...

With four Family Pharmacy locations in Northwest Oklahoma, the Diel family has been in the health care business for years, but only “on the back end,” once health problems reach a point where only medication can help, founder Greg Diel said. “This is on the front...

At Vance, the goal is to create an environment where innovation is not only accepted, but expected. In fact, it’s in the mission statement: Deliver Pilots, Develop Innovative Airmen, Deploy Warriors, Demonstrate Our Culture. In 2018, the base won numerous awards...

When Mary Buthman started the Maria Rae’s salsa brand in 1991, she could make about 48 jars of the stuff on a good day, but 28 years later the business sells about 1,200 12-pack cases a month, she said. What was popular in Enid became a hit elsewhere, too, across...

The YouthBuild program at Community Development Support Association has received a grant of more than $1 million to continue the alternative education program for two more years, U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday. YouthBuild is an education and training...

An Enid photographer earned high praise and an armful of awards Monday for her artistic flair displayed in a pair of portrait photos featuring local subjects. At a professional photographer’s convention and gala in Atlanta, photographer Dawn Muncy was honored with a...

In a short regular meeting on January 15, Enid City Commission unanimously voted to authorize a $57.7 million loan to pay for a portion of the Kaw Lake water pipeline project. Commissioners unanimously approved both companion agenda items pertaining to the...