The new control tower at Vance Air Force Base now bears the name of the senator who spearheaded the effort to fund the project back in 2009. The tower, completed late in 2015, officially was dedicated during a ceremony Friday morning and named the Inhofe Air Traffic Control Tower, after Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe, who was largely responsible for securing the tower's funding. Inhofe was on hand Friday and spoke of the process of inserting [...]

Oklahoma City -- Creative Oklahoma announced today that 8 Oklahoma communities: Altus, Enid, Durant, Guthrie, Locust Grove, Okmulgee, Ponca City and Tahlequah have been selected to become the first participants in the Oklahoma Creative Communities Project. The project assists communities in creative problem-solving processes that can help them address challenges and improve quality of life issues. Over the next twenty months, Enid will receive access to a unique set of resources that support the community’s [...]

Established in Enid in 1960, Atwoods Ranch and Home has grown from a small 8,000-square-foot store on North Van Buren into a nationally recognized company. The company now has 58 stores and two distribution centers — occupying more than 4 million square feet — spread across the five-state region of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Kansas and Missouri. Serving homeowners, ranchers and hobby farmers, alike, Atwoods offers industry leading name brands alongside an assortment of unique items seldom [...]

Enid rolled out the red carpet for more than 800 state legislators, officials and Enid city leaders Sunday night at the 2016 Oklahoma Speaker’s Ball. The Enid Event Center and Convention Hall hosted the event, which began at 5:30 p.m. with a cocktail hour in Convention Hall and a three-course dinner and entertainment in the Event Center. The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Singers serenaded the event, and the evening closed with a performance from Tulsa-based [...]

Michael Teague, Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment, spoke about water and earthquakes at Enid Regional Development Alliance’s quarterly luncheon Thursday. “The drought is not over,” he said. “I think it is for right now, but I do think a long-term problem that our state faces is how to increase our water, water we can use.” Speaking at Oakwood Country Club, Teague said the conversation includes looking at re-use of wastewater produced through oil and [...]

The number of building permits issued by the city of Enid is up from past years, records indicate.  In 2015, the city issued 1,447 building permits, up from 1,095 in 2014 and 741 in 2013, permit reports show. “The increase in building permits issued is a great sign of economic progress. Those building and making improvements are demonstrating their belief in the future of Enid, and that it is a great place to live and [...]