CR)--Races developed for several Enid City Commission and Garfield County school board seats after the second day of the candidate filing period Tuesday. Incumbent Ward 4 City Commissioner Jonathan Waddell filed for reelection Tuesday, drawing an opponent in former commissioner Loyd C. Kaufman Sr. Whitney Roberts had also filed Monday for the seat. In Ward 6, Ryan E. Redd and Scott Orr filed to fill the seat soon to be vacated by Commissioner David Mason. Mason has said he would not seek another term due to his moving out of the ward in the near future. Enid voters in Wards 3, 4 and 6 will elect commissioners in the Feb. 9 election, along with a winner in the Ward 3 recall election for Commissioner Ben Ezzell, who would then term out in May. Chad R. McDaniel filed for the Enid Public Schools Board of Education Office 6 seat, currently held by Kyle Whitehead, who filed for reelection Monday. In Waukomis, Brett Perry filed for the Office 1 school board seat. The candidate filing period for February’s election ends 5:00 p.m. today.
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EJ)--Elaine Johns, executive director of Woodring Wall of Honor and Veterans Park, recently was honored by AARP for her volunteer work on behalf of veterans. The 2020 Andrus Awards and Volunteer Celebration virtually honored Oklahomans age 50-plus for their dedicated volunteer work across the state. Enid News and Eagle reports along with the Andrus Award, AARP is donating $3,000 to the Woodring Wall of Honor and Veterans Park in Johns’ name. Johns said the $3,000 prize will be used to purchase computers and software that enable museum volunteers to catalog and inventory the museum’s collections.
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SC)--City of Enid officials say contractors and crews will be doing ice storm debris and tree limb pickup on Chestnut today. Motorists should expect slower traffic on this street during this cleanup effort. Crews are still making progress throughout the City, but more work remains. City officials remind residents that tree limbs and debris must be stacked near the curb away from fire hydrants, mailboxes, trash cans, and water meters to assist in the clean-up.
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CV)—Twenty-three more virus-related deaths and 2,307 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state since Tuesday, according to daily numbers released late this morning by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. The health department said 29,523 cases are considered currently active in the state, with 1667 people currently hospitalized for treatment of the virus. A total of 222,993 Oklahomans have tested positive for COVID-19. So far, 191,525 Oklahomans have recovered from the virus with 2,505 more cases considered recovered since Tuesday. The total number of virus-related deaths stands at 1,945.
COVID-19 Oklahoma Test Results
12.09.20
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Cases |
222,993 |
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*Total Cumulative Negative Specimens to Date |
2,055,918 |
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*Total Cumulative Number of Specimens to Date |
2,285,869 |
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Acute Care OSDH Licensed Facility Hospitalizations |
1,540 |
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Other Types of Facilities Hospitalizations |
127 |
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Total Cumulative Hospitalizations |
13,634 |
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Total Cumulative Deaths |
1,945 |
*The total includes laboratory information provided to OSDH at the time of the report. Total counts may not reflect unique individuals. Data Source: Acute Disease Service, Oklahoma State Department of Health. As of 2020-12-09 at 7:00 a.m.
There have been 4396 positive COVID-19 cases, and 37 deaths in Garfield County. 3777 of those cases and 35 deaths have been in Enid. In surrounding counties: Kingfisher County has reported 1053 cases, Major 608, Alfalfa 571, Blaine County is at 495 cases, and Grant 248.
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RC)--A portion of Rupe will be blocked off Saturday evenings for the Christmas in the Park event at Meadowlake Park. City of Enid officials said Rupe will be blocked at Van Buren, Field, Wallace, Carter, Hudson and Pontiac. The closures will be 5:00-8:30 p.m. on Saturday, as well Dec. 19. To access the north side of Meadowlake Park, attendees will enter Rupe from Cleveland. Eastbound Rupe at Johnson will be closed to through traffic and only used for park entrance. To access the event area in South Meadowlake Park, attendees will line up on Van Buren in the southbound outside lane.
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LS)--Distance learning will continue for Enid Public Schools until the new year. 75.8 new cases a day, per 100,000 in population, were reported for Garfield County this week, keeping EPS in distance learning through 12/18. As it stands right now, the earliest date for in-person instruction would be Tuesday January 5 following the Christmas Holiday break with the beginning of the new quarter.
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SD)--City of Enid officials have announced that progress has been made by contractors in the removal of tree limb debris. More work remains throughout the city. To better manage the storm cleanup effort, brush drop-off will be accepted at no charge at the landfill through December 31st. Residents can request a pickup of tree limb debris the following ways:
*Online: Submit a Request at: www.SeeClickFix.com; Choose “Tree Debris Pickup”
*SeeClickFix Smartphone App: Choose “Tree Debris Pickup”
*Phone: Call (580) 616-7300 or (580) 616-7301
City officials have asked residents to stack the tree limbs near the curb away from fire hydrants, mailboxes, trash cans and water meters to assist in the clean-up.
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IR)—The Downtown Ice Rink is open. As title sponsors, Jiffy Trip and Williams Media Group (My Country 103.1 and Talk 100.9 KGWA) are joining Main Street Enid, the Stride Bank Center and Visit Enid in bringing an outdoor ice rink to downtown Enid. It is located at 400 S. Independence in the parking lot between the Stride Bank Center and the art installation Under Her Wing was the Universe. The rink will be open to the public through January 3.
Operating hours will be 3:00 pm-9:00 pm Monday through Thursday, 3:00 pm-11:00 pm Friday, 12:00 pm-11:00 pm Saturday and 12:00 pm-9:00 pm Sunday. Single day tickets will be $12 for general admission, which includes skate rental. A $60 Season Pass and special group and holiday party rates are also available. Tickets are available through the Stride Bank Center ticket outlets including area Jiffy Trips, or on site. Stride Bank Center general manager Kevin Boryzcki adds the arena will provide concessions on site. Visit the ice rink website, SkateInEnid.com, or look for the ice rink on Facebook and Instagram at SkateInEnid.
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