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Sports Tourism a Home Run for Enid, Could Reach Grand Slam Levels
Sports Tourism a Home Run for Enid, Could Reach Grand Slam Levels. Back in 2018, I traveled to Foley, Alabama to tour their new sports complex. This was part of an initiative by the Enid First team to explore communities with successful programs that Enid wanted to emulate. Foley, population...
Looking back: What OU leaders, city officials, community say on proposed entertainment district, arena
Editor's note: This story is featured in OU Daily's Back to School Guide, which will be available in print in mid-August. In September, Norman and OU leaders proposed the University North Park arena and entertainment district project, a $1 billion project that would bring new housing, retail and an arena.
Tulsa Nonprofit Unveils New Strategy For Preventing Future Domestic Violence
A Tulsa nonprofit helping victims of domestic violence is using a new strategy to prevent future violence. Domestic Violence Intervention Services said they will be using a new tool to help people impacted by domestic violence called Circles of Peace. According to DVIS, Circles of Peace is a new model...
Yukon ‘Nutcracker’ auditions set Aug. 25
Central Oklahoma Ballet will host auditions on Sunday, Aug. 25 for its 2024 production of The Nutcracker in Yukon. Dancers ages 7-12 years audition from 2-2:45 p.m. while dancers ages 13 and above will audition from 3-3:45 p.m. The auditions will be at Doran-Vossen School of Dance, 519 Maple. Auditioning...
Blackwell; Tonkawa; Ponca properties to be sold in bid starting at $1
Rhonda Stephens, Kay County Treasurer, would like to make the public aware that the treasurer’s office will be conducting a special Commissioner’s Sale at 9:00 am on August. 13th in the KAY COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. The sale is cash only, however this sale is different from a regular...
2024 Kay County Fair schedule released
The date and event schedule for the 2024 Kay County Free Fair has been released by the Free Fair Board. The 2024 Kay County Free Fair will take place at the Blackwell Fairgrounds on September 10-15th 2024. The Fair Board this year consists of President Tim Gilbert, Vice President Stacy...
Memorial Road Church of Christ
In a time of national strife, Memorial Road Church of Christ is re-focusing on Jesus’ central message: “Love one another.” The church will explore this powerful theme throughout the 2024-25 school year. A Much-Needed Message in Tough Times. “We feel like 2024 is a great time to...
The city of Okay faces new $200,000 lawsuit over previous property damage
OKAY, Okla. (KTUL) — The city of Okay is in hot water as it faces a $200,000 lawsuit. The lawsuit is the second one to be filed after the city's Public Works Authority was found guilty by the Oklahoma Supreme Court years ago of damaging private property owned by Melisa Robinson and her husband.
Teyanna Fields earns trip to Fargo National Tournament two years after beginning wrestling
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Picking up a sport at the start of high school and having some success is fairly common, but what Teyanna Fields is doing is almost unheard of. The Lawton High wrestler competed in a national tournament in only her second year trying the sport. ”I see...
FFAR names OSU student to sixth cohort of veterinary fellows
(STILLWATER, Okla., July 31, 2024) — Today’s national shortage of large animal veterinarians poses a serious threat to the agriculture industry, especially in an animal health crisis that affects our food supply. To attract and support veterinary students in their professional development, the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and...
High-Powered Rifle Used To Gun Down Yukon Father
Court filings are shedding light on the tense moments that led to a metro man's death. In early July, William Birdtail, 49, was shot multiple times in a Yukon neighborhood, in front of his wife and two children. According to Birdtail’s friends, on the night he was killed Birdtail went...