Enid residents have approved a sales tax increase to fund a water pipeline from Kaw Lake. Preliminary election results Tuesday show the proposition for a new three-quarter percent tax, and the extension of an existing one-quarter percent tax passed 4,304-1,994, or 68.34 percent, in favor. "I am pleased the sales tax issue passed, and city staff is already working on the next phase," City Manager Jerald Gilbert said, adding a summary of Phase I of [...]

Three employees at Autry Technology Center were honored for their work Monday at the 49th annual Career and Technology Education Conference in Oklahoma City. Carol Colwell, assistant superintendent at Autry, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Career and Technical Education. The award recognizes members who have dedicated "an extended period of time" to the work and purposes of the association, according to a press release from Autry. Autry Superintendent Brady McCullough said Colwell has [...]

A small delegation carrying some 2,000 vintage style lapel pins bearing the motto, "Oklahoma is Aviation," 100 khaki hats, and a big message has descended on the world's biggest air show, the annual Experimental Aircraft Association's (EEA) AirVenture held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  Officials and key staff from the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission (OAC), Oklahoma Department of Commerce (ODOC), Enid Regional Development Alliance (ERDA), Enid Woodring Regional Airport, City of Ada, Bartlesville Development Authority  and Oklahoma Gas [...]

When Ernie Currier was asked to head Enid’s water campaign, he said he spent several weeks before making his decision. At Enid Regional Development Alliance’s annual meeting and quarterly luncheon Thursday, Currier released details regarding the city of Enid’s Kaw Lake Water Supply Project. The city is proposing voters approve an increase in the sales tax by three-quarter percent and a continuance of a quarter percent sales tax to help fund construction of a pipeline [...]

ENID – Clarence Leschied said he needed to remain relevant to his oil and gas clients during the industry’s downturn. The management consultant with Nemaha Environmental said he found an opportunity to expand his business by partnering with another company and improving his operations. Nemaha Environmental operates an oil wastewater disposal well and the Gray Mud drilling mud disposal pit north of Enid. As oil and gas companies drill less, they also produce less waste. [...]

Westgate Shopping Center earns first Keep Enid Beautiful Point of Pride Business Award Enid, Okla., July 5, 2016 – Westgate Shopping Center at the corner of Cleveland and Owen K Garriott Rd. in Enid is the first recipient of the Keep Enid Beautiful Point of Pride Business Award for its efforts in upgrading the look of our city. The award is a new program by Keep Enid Beautiful recognizing outstanding landscaping and visual appearance that [...]