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Census Count Important to Enid and State
Community leaders, organizers and stakeholders met Wednesday afternoon to discuss the importance of the 2020 census and to brainstorm to get every person in the county counted. Enid Regional Development Alliance Executive Director Lisa Powell welcomed those in the...

New Apartments Planned Near NOC and NWOSU-Enid
Eli Berry envisions an apartment complex that isn't quite like anything else available in Enid. Plans may not be drawn up yet, but they are in motion. "There's not a similar project right now," the Enid-based developer and apartment manager said. "There's not one...

LeapFrog Awards ‘A’ for Patient Safety to St. Mary’s and Integris Bass
Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades awarded ‘A’ grades to both St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center and Integris Bass Baptist Health Center in its Fall 2019 Hospital Safety Grade report. The safety grades are assigned to more than 2,600 general acute-care hospitals across...

November Newsletter from our Executive Director
Fall is my favorite time of the year. It seems that as soon as November rolls around, the world takes on a different attitude. People seem a little more generous and a little more in tune with the important things in life. This is the season of Thanksgiving…and every...

NWOSU On ‘Cutting Edge’ with New VR Lab
Empathy comes from experience, and in a field like social work, there are few qualities more necessary, according to Jennifer Pribble. As director of field experience for Northwestern Oklahoma State University-Enid's social work department, it's Pribble's...

NextEra’s ‘Largest-Of-Its-Kind’ Energy Project Still in Talks with Vance AFB
The Skeleton Creek wind farm project, initially planned to be up and running by the end of 2019, has been pushed back by a year as talks over air space between NextEra Energy Resources and Vance Air Force Base continue. “There’s a number of factors ... and certainly...

Classes Begin at Fowler Center
Less than a year after ground was broken on Fowler Early Childhood Learning Center, construction of the $2.1 million facility is complete. To contact the Fowler Center call (580) 366-7000. A joint project between Enid Public Schools and Northwestern Oklahoma State...

The Census 2020 Puzzle
When putting a puzzle together, it is essential to have all of the pieces to complete the picture. Each individual in Enid is a piece in the puzzle to make our city grow, and we must come together to put together to create our Complete Count picture for the upcoming...

Developer says movie theater main reason behind The District
Kyle Williams, developer behind The District, provided an update on where things stand with the project Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. Demolition work is complete and utility installation is beginning on the 20-acre development at the corner of Cleveland and Garriott. "We...

Nextlink Internet Facility Groundbreaking
Rural internet service in Northern Oklahoma will be more accessible, reliable and affordable as a new company, Nextlink Internet, comes to the Enid area. The public is welcome to attend a groundbreaking ceremony at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 23, at 5111 Enterprise...