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Northern Oklahoma College Regents Brad Fox, Ponca City, and Jason Turnbow, Enid, were appointed by Gov. Kevin Stitt to serve on the NOC Board of Regents on Thursday, May 12. Fox and Turnbow were appointed by Gov. Stitt after approval by the Oklahoma State Senate. Fox’s appointment was carried by...

May 15—Minutes can matter when Enid’s firefighters are responding to calls reporting a blaze or smoke. Because a fire could’ve already grown exponentially once first responders from Enid Fire Department arrive, they need to know how much flow of water is within nearby fire hydrants, said new EFD Chief Jason Currier.

The release below is from the Regional University System of Oklahoma. The Regional University System of Oklahoma is honored to announce Dr. Bo Hannaford as the 20th president of Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Northwestern President Janet Cunningham will retire June 30, 2022. Currently serving as the executive vice president of...

Body The Enid Plainsmen baseball team dropped its first game in the Class 6A State Baseball Tournament Thursday at Norman North High School. The Plainsmen won the Sand Springs Regional, with one of their victories coming over Ponca City. In Thursday’s first round, Enid was beaten 3-1 by Edmond Santa...

ENID, Okla. — An investigation is underway after a man died from a fentanyl overdose in Enid. Authorities said someone dropped the victim off at a hospital on April 30. The victim had a hotel room key in his pocket, prompting officers to search the hotel room. Authorities said the man who rented the room had meth in his backpack despite saying he was sober and in rehab.

TF)--Lightning struck an oil tank battery in Enid Saturday causing a fire. The Enid Fire Department received a call just before 10:40 Saturday reporting the fire in the 1500 block of S. Imo, about midway through the mile section and a half-mile east off the roadway. Because of the contents of the tank, which were not pure crude oil, the well-site manager advised firefighters to not attempt to extinguish the fire but instead let it burn out. According to Enid News and Eagle, most of the liquid from the tanks did spill out, but was contained to the dike around the site built for that purpose. There were no other structures in the area and no injuries reported.

The U.S. reported over 463,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending May 10, bringing the total count to more than 81.0 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 990,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In […]

GARFIELD COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) – An Enid pharmacist was charged in late April with Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance and Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance in a County Jail after a case involving an overdose led police to his hotel room. It all started on April 30....

A state-of-the-art training facility for first responders is now open in the northern part of our state. “We do CLEET Basic Academy, so we have helped 7-8 other agencies other than our own here training police officers in the state of Oklahoma,” said Nick John, a Lieutenant and training teacher with the Enid Police Department.

Body Northern Oklahoma College faculty Cathy Ballard, DeLisa Ging, and Matt Bolz were named Best NOC Faculty for 2022 at the employee service awards meeting last Friday in Tonkawa. Ballard is a math instructor at Tonkawa, Bolz is an agriculture/biological science instructor at Enid while Ging is a language arts...

The Enid Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a missing 17-year-old boy last seen early Tuesday morning. Police said Trenton Wallace Perkins was last seen around 1 a.m. at his home in the 1200 block of West Oak. Perkins could be wearing a maroon zip-up jacket and black shoes.

ENID, Okla. (KOKH) — UPDATE:. Trenton was located safe at 3:36 p.m. in the 12,000 block of West Willow in Enid. The Enid Police Department is asking the public for help in finding a missing 17-year-old. Police say Trenton Perkins was last seen around 1 a.m. on Tuesday at...

Celebration of life service for Tracy Philpot, 54 of Waukomis will be 11:00AM, Friday, May 13, 2022 at Anderson-Burris Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Dwayne Schroeder officiating. Tracy was born on February 3, 1968 to Jim Philpot, Sr, and Nelda Williams in Tulare, California and passed away surrounded by his...

Northwestern education students performed “The Day the Crayons Quit” for the Enid Public Schools Fowler Early Childhood Center students. The cast included (left to right) Angela Egger, Susannah Welty, Jordan Villalva, Hannah Mosburg and Jerika Coon. Northwestern Oklahoma State University education students performed “The Day the Crayons Quit”...

Body SAND SPRINGS-- Enid won the oft-delayed Class 6A Regional Baseball Tournament Saturday with a 13-12 victory over the host Sand Springs team. Ponca City lost both games it played. The first round had been scheduled to be played on Wednesday, but rain made that impossible. Thursday was also a rainy day and the first round was put off to Friday.