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KGWA Local News Thursday

       WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

 

Northwest winds with gusts 40 to 50 mph expected. Gusts in excess of 50 mph will be possible here in northern sections of the state. Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Areas of blowing dust will be possible. Motorists should use caution.

                                                 --00— 14  Jan  20  7a

 

CH)--On this day, 100 years ago, January 14, 1921, 2,500 people gathered at 301 S. Independence to watch the cornerstone be put in place for Convention Hall. They listened to Mr. Edmund Frantz dedicate the new building saying “These exercises mark the culmination of twenty years of dreaming and planning. We are at last to have a Convention Hall, a great Auditorium, a place of assembly, a Memorial Building”. In 1919 Enid Mayor Milton Garber proposed a bond issue to construct a building to memorialize the Garfield County soldiers in World War I. That building became Convention Hall. After 90 years, renovations began in May 2011 as part of the Enid Renaissance Project. The renovation took a year and a half to complete at a cost of just over $7 million. Convention Hall reopened in November 2012 and since then has been the premier meeting venue for Northwest Oklahoma. Currently Convention Hall hosts over 350 events annually including meetings, banquets, fundraisers, galas, conferences, trade shows and more. Convention Hall is part of the Stride Bank Center Complex, which is owned by the City of Enid and operated by Spectra Venue Management.

To kick-off the yearlong celebration of Conventional Hall is a 100th Anniversary Celebration Video produced by the City of Enid Media Center. Click here to watch the video. Stay tuned for more events as the year goes along and we’d like to hear from you about your memories from Convention Hall. We encourage you to share your photos and stories by emailing us at ConventionHall100@enid.org.

 

                                                 --00— 14  Jan  20  3p

 

IA)--A Fairview man was killed in a traffic accident Wednesday afternoon in Major County. Just before 2:00, 92 year old Bobby Fast of Fairview was driving a pickup eastbound on a county road just north of Fairview. He reportedly failed to stop at the stop sign on US-60, and was hit by a southbound Ford Transit van driven by 39 year old Lihang Chen of New York City. Fast was pronounced dead at the Fairview Regional Medical Center. Chen was admitted to the Medical Center in stable condition with head and trunk injuries. 

 

                                                 --00— 14  Jan  20  7a

 

KM)--The public is invited to be part of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative March Saturday in downtown Enid. The march will be held beginning at the Stride Bank Center Convention Hall at 2:00. Participants are asked to convene in front of Convention Hall. Those attending will march around the downtown square.

 

                                                 --00— 14  Jan  20  11a

 

 

CN)—34 more virus-related deaths and 3,142 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state since Wednesday, according to daily numbers released late this morning by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. The health department said 38,148 cases are considered active in the state, with 1,844 people currently hospitalized for treatment of the virus.

 

 

COVID-19 Oklahoma Test Results

01.14.21

 

Cases

344,506

*Total Cumulative Negative Specimens to Date

2,563,861

*Total Cumulative Number of Specimens to Date

2,898,461

Acute Care OSDH Licensed Facility Hospitalizations

1,674

Other Types of Facilities Hospitalizations

170

Total Cumulative Hospitalizations

19,460

Total Cumulative Deaths

2,882

 

*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 2021-1-14 at 7:00 a.m.

 

There have been 6197 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 1689 cases, Alfalfa 1001, Major 799, Blaine County is at 787 cases, and Grant 443.

 

                                                 --00— 14  Jan  20  11a

 

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.

 

                                                 --00— 12  Jan  20  11a

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