Leadership Oklahoma Board of Directors recently elected Brent Kisling, executive director of Enid Regional Development Alliance, to be chairman of the organization’s 2017-18 board of directors. Leadership Oklahoma is entering its 31st year as a statewide leadership development program designed to identify, educate and challenge the leaders of our state. This program has had a positive impact on the entire state with the number of program graduates now more than 1,500. The board also elected [...]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Wind developers work with Vance There are no current issues concerning wind turbines encroaching on low-level military training routes in Vance air space. I called the base within the past week just to make sure.  Vance Air Force Base and our office at the Enid Regional Development Alliance have been very intentional in our efforts to make sure both of these important economic drivers in our area are working together. The [...]

SunPower and OG&E Electric Services plan to start construction next month on a 10-megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant near Covington. The two companies signed a contract to build the plant Tuesday, and plan to have it operational by early 2018, according to the SunPower press release. Photovoltaic power panels turn sunlight into electricity at an atomic level, thereby generating electrons. More information can be found at https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/solarcells.  The PV panels at the Covington site will rotate [...]

Brent Kisling outlined Enid Regional Development Alliance’s accomplishments in the past year during the organization’s annual member’s meeting and quarterly luncheon Wednesday. “(We’re) just so thankful for the support that we get from the community and all of you,” Kisling said during his report at Oakwood Country Club. He said that this year, ERDA exceeded 60 members. ERDA members also approved several new members for the board of directors for 2017-18. They include new chairwoman [...]

Groundbreaking for the Prairie Flats Apartments project by Excel Development Group will be Aug. 8. The development will include two apartment buildings with a total of 36 affordable units, according to the company's Prairie Flats Apartments webpage. Project plans have the development located on the plot of land between South 7th and South 8th, along East Oklahoma. Just one building on the site will be torn down to make way for the apartments, said Jennifer [...]

All levels of medical care are available in Enid, since we are the medical hub for all of northwest Oklahoma. We have clinics providing primary care and two hospitals offering specialized care in areas like cardiovascular health, women’s health, occupational care, and emergency services. Our growing medical sector ensures that everyone in the community receives the care they need, when they need it, and without needing to travel. It also means we have a constant [...]