IA)--A Kingfisher woman was hospitalized following a crash Tuesday that left her pinned in her vehicle before being extricated by the Okarche Fire Department. Just after 3:30 Tuesday afternoon, 24 year old Savannah Gilley was northbound on Highway 81 about 3 miles south of Kingfisher, when she failed to slow down for another northbound vehicle in front of her that was slowing down to turn west. Gilley's Dodge Journey struck a 2013 Daimler driven by 35 year old James Jenkins of Cashion. Jenkins was not injured, but after she was removed from her vehicle, Gilley was taken by Air Evac to OU Med Center and admitted in stable but critical condition with head and leg injuries.
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KH)--Voters in the Kremlin-Hillsdale school district approved a $2 million bond issue yesterday that will give the school new technologies, plus upgrades to the football and softball fields. It will also pay for the construction of a new multi-purpose building that will be used for grade school recreation, sports practice, and ag shows. The bond issue won’t be funded by additional taxes. Instead, it will come from money earned due to newly installed pipelines and wind turbines in the area.
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CN)—44 more virus-related deaths and 3,907 new COVID-19 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 39,141 cases are considered active in the state, with 1,856 people currently hospitalized for treatment of the virus.
COVID-19 Oklahoma Test Results
01.13.21
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Cases |
341,364 |
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*Total Cumulative Negative Specimens to Date |
2,548,026 |
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*Total Cumulative Number of Specimens to Date |
2,881,102 |
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Acute Care OSDH Licensed Facility Hospitalizations |
1,684 |
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Other Types of Facilities Hospitalizations |
172 |
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Total Cumulative Hospitalizations |
19,199 |
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Total Cumulative Deaths |
2,848 |
*The total includes laboratory information provided to OSDH at the time of the report. As a result, counts are subject to change. Total counts may not reflect unique individuals. Data Source: Acute Disease Service, Oklahoma State Department of Health. As of 2021-1-13 at 7:00 a.m.
There have been 6156 positive COVID-19 cases, and 47 deaths in Garfield County. 5426 of those cases and 44 deaths have been in Enid. In surrounding counties: Kingfisher County has reported 1681 cases, Alfalfa 998, Major 796, Blaine County is at 780 cases, and Grant 443.
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SP)--Governor Kevin Stitt announced Tuesday that Oklahoma schools following safety protocols, including mask-wearing and social distancing, will be permitted to forgo the mandatory two-week quarantine period for potential COVID-19 exposures. As part of the new policy, schools should continue to require quarantines for exposed students in situations where masking and distancing protocols were not followed. Additionally, the updated quarantine guidance does not apply if the exposure occurs during after-school activities, including sports. Anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 must continue to isolate regardless where they contracted the virus or were wearing a mask.
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MK)--In observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, the City of Enid Administration offices, Enid Animal Welfare, Enid Public Library, Enid Public Transportation Authority and Recycle Center will be closed on Monday. The landfill will be open with operating hours from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Residents can sign up for mobile app notifications to get communication about trash schedules, water outages, and other important events by going to: Enid.org/RequestCenter or by downloading the SeeClickFix app.
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SD)--The pickup of debris resulting from the ice storm in late October will be ending January 15th. Free drop off at the City landfill will discontinue at this time also. You should contact the city as soon as possible about any debris piles that have not been picked up. In addition, the city is looking at tree limbs that are broken but still connected creating a safety risk. Contact the city to report any safety concerns that require City removal.
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CF)--Enid area media including Talk 100.9 KGWA will hold a forum on Jan. 26 for candidates in the city’s Feb. 9 city commission races. All eight candidates in Enid’s regular ward elections have been invited to attend and will answer questions to be submitted by the public and chosen by members of the local media, who also will provide questions of their own. The forum will start at 6:30 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of Stride Bank Center and is open to the public. Wards 3, 4 and 6 are up for election next month. A special recall election also will be held Feb. 9, but will not be included in the forum. Tables for participants and chairs for the public will be socially distanced, and face coverings will be required in the ballroom, as following city mandate. The forum will be live-streamed on local media’s social media platforms and broadcast on Talk 100.9 KGWA. The city of Enid will air the debate on social media, as well, and provide it to Suddenlink to later air on Channel 12. Questions from readers can be submitted ahead of the forum on any of the news sites’ social media posts or by email, and are subject to editing.
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