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Vance AFB Receives Award
Vance Air Force Base is located in Enid and pilots come from all over the country to be trained here. There is a deep partnership between Enid and Vance AFB that spans decades and has created numerous opportunities for the city, community, and those stationed here. They recently received an award from the Oklahoma State Air Force Association. The Vance-based 71st Flying Training Wing received the Military Unit of the Year honors at an awards [...]
Military Planning Commission Approves Funds for Woodring Terminal
Oklahoma Strategic Military Planning Commission (OSMPC) has approved funding about half of its portion of a $1.8 million upgrade to the terminal building at Enid Woodring Regional Airport. Mike Cooper, city of Enid military liaison and OSMPC chairman, said the commission last Thursday approved funding $158,000 to go toward a joint planning room in the new terminal to be used by Vance Air Force Base pilots flying out of Woodring. Cooper said he expects OSMPC [...]
New Multimillion Soccer Complex Proposed to City Commission
A new multimillion soccer complex is being proposed for Enid. Jessica Nelson, executive director of Enid Sports, presented plans for Advance Soccer Complex during an Enid City Commission study session Tuesday evening. Property at the intersection of Rupe and Garland, south of the Walmart Supercenter in west Enid, is being proposed for the complex. The athletic facility would include 12 soccer fields with irrigation and some field lighting, concessions and restrooms, shade structures and playgrounds [...]
James Strate inducted into CareerTech Hall of Fame
Former Autry Technology Center Superintendent James Strate has been inducted into the Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame. Strate, who retired as CEO and superintendent at Autry Tech in 2015 after 24 years of service, was one of five CareerTech leaders inducted in a ceremony last Wednesday at Canadian Valley Technology Center in El Reno. "I'm very humbled and very honored," Strate told the News & Eagle of his induction into the Hall of Fame. "I certainly [...]
Oklahoma is the Right Place for Energy Business
To put this in perspective, Oklahoma has enough wind to power ten percent of the country’s energy needs. Simultaneously, we are the eighth best state in the country for the capacity to produce solar-energy.
You’ll Love It Here
We have passed $215 million in bonds to invest in our school system to ensure that students have access to the latest technology, updated classrooms, sports and performing arts facilities, and are looking to increase that investment.
