Enid, Okla.,– St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center was awarded an ‘A’ in the fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing St. Mary’s achievements protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care. This achievement marks the fifth time since 2018 that St. Mary’s has earned the top ‘A’ rating. The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. The Safety Grade assigns an ‘A’, ‘B’, [...]

St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2020 honor by The Oklahoman. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC, according to a press release. The anonymous survey measures 15 drivers of “engaged cultures that are critical to the success of any organization, including alignment, execution, and connection, just to name a few.” “In times of great change, [...]

As Philip and Hollee Terry and their three kids put the finishing touches on a radiant rising sun at the center of a new mural on the west side of their shop, they had no idea how brightly the future would dawn for Big Country Meats. Last year, the blank space was transformed into an eye-catching scene that pays tribute to the Chisholm Trail. The striking portrait of a Longhorn steer was part of a [...]

ENID, Okla. — Great Plains Bank purchased a developed lot and will build its new location in The District, joining Colton’s Steakhouse, Hideaway Pizza, a Jiffy Trip convenience store, an Apex Cinema movie theater and a Big Air trampoline park in the retail corridor. “Enid is a bustling hub of activity in Oklahoma, and The District is an area we are excited to be a part of,” Great Plains Bank Division President Doug Park said in [...]

Northern Oklahoma College is partnering with Enel Green Power, Oklahoma’s second-largest wind operator, to establish a new wind turbine technician program, helping to meet the workforce needs of a growing industry in the state. To support students in the program and honor the memory of a colleague, Enel has also established a scholarship to enable students to pursue a wind energy career. Thirteen students are currently enrolled in an Introduction to Wind Energy course and [...]

Construction on Enid’s new, seven-field soccer complex is now in the final stretch before crossing the goal line. A $3.5 million capital campaign has begun to fundraise to complete construction on Enid’s Advance Soccer Complex, fundraising coordinator Nicole Winfield said. So far, the campaign has raised just more than $1 million of its goal. The project, budgeted at a total $9.5 million, is one of the city’s biggest private-public partnerships, Winfield said. The city of Enid [...]