SI)--Enid Police are seeking a suspect as they investigate a shooting Monday night that left one person injured. Police blocked off East Broadway between 6th and 7th Streets for several hours Monday night following the shooting around 6:30. The incident is thought to have occurred between the 600 block of East Maine and the 600 block of East Broadway. Patrol officers arrived and secured the area and the scene, which was later processed by patrol officers and detectives. A search warrant was obtained and served for 623 W. Broadway. No one was inside the residence and the area was released just after midnight. The victim, 19-year-old Santos Medril, was transported to St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center where he was treated for a gunshot wound to his lower right leg and released. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact Enid Police at (580) 242-7000, or text 847411 and enter keyword EPDTIP.
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CC)—The Enid Mayor and Board of Commissioners will meet tonight. The Study Session will be held at 5:00 p.m., with the Regular Meeting beginning at 6:30. During the study session, commissioners will discuss several topics including a new Animal Welfare Ordinance, Veterans’ Week events, and new wayfinding signs. During the regular meeting the commission is scheduled to consider approving an ordinance amending the process for the recall of elected officials, and address a number of routine business items. The proposed ordinance would supplement the Enid city charter’s rules for recall elections, including petition circulations, verification processes and election timings. Both meetings will be held in Council Chambers of the City Administration Building at 401 West Garriott and are open to the public.
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LF)--Loaves & Fishes of Northwest Oklahoma will celebrate its ninth birthday Friday with a drive-through food drive. Community members can bring donations of shelf-stable food items to Loaves & Fishes, 701 E. Maine, from 3:00-6:00 p.m. Friday for the Birthday Party Food Drive. In 2020, Loaves & Fishes gave out food 9,260 times to help 2,972 households, an average of 772 households per month. The nine most-needed items that Loaves & Fishes is asking for are cereal, stuffing mix, crackers, canned corn, canned green beans, cans of Chunky soups, canned meats, chicken broth, condiments and toilet paper. Last year, Loaves & Fishes hosted a drive-through food drive last year for its eighth birthday, which brought 3,900 pounds of food. For more information on Loaves & Fishes, visit http://www.loavesandfish esnwok.org/.
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CV)— Since Monday, 422 newly confirmed coronavirus cases were reported in the state, according to daily numbers released late this morning by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Currently, 7,738 Oklahomans are considered active cases in the state, with 674 people currently hospitalized in Oklahoma for treatment of the virus. The seven-day rolling average for new cases reported was 1,082.
Situation Update: COVID-19
Data shown are preliminary and subject to change
as additional information is obtained
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COVID-19 Cases: |
635,865 |
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New Cases |
422 |
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New Cases 7 day Average |
1,082 |
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Active Cases |
7,738 |
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CDC/NCHS Provisional Deaths (As of late 10/18/21) |
10,825 |
There have been 9849 positive COVID-19 cases, and 157 deaths in Garfield County. 8738 of those cases and 146 deaths have been in Enid. In surrounding counties: Kingfisher County has reported 2544 cases, Blaine County is at 1477 cases, Alfalfa 1290, Major 1219, and Grant 690.
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MS)--The City of Enid officials, Public Arts Commission of Enid (PACE), and the Enid Parks and Recreation Department invites the public to the Enid Skate Park “Signing of the Mural” by Kiptoe slated for 4:30 p.m. on Thursday at 124 North 5th Street. Matt Dean, known as Kiptoe, is a mural artist and illustrator based in Los Angeles. Using a bright imagination, he paints with strong color palettes and dynamic movement. The mural at the Enid Skate Park will be kinetic art, having motion and dynamic movement within it. There will be a flow of bright colors that show action synonymous with action and movements surrounding skateboarding and scootering.
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SN)--The City of Enid invites the public to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony for “Pastor Alfred Baldwin Jr. Way.” The ceremony is slated for 1:30 p.m. on Saturday and will be held at the corner of First Missionary Baptist Church, 467 E Owen K Garriott Road (corner of East Owen K. Garriott Road and Pastor Alfred Baldwin Jr Way). Commissioner Derwin Norwood said, “We are glad to do this for the family of Pastor Baldwin and his church family. He was well known for getting things done in the community, bringing people together when dealing with civil rights issues, very strong in outreaching to those in need, and very instrumental in building up the faith-based community.”
A portion of South 5th Street from East Owen K. Garriott south to Ohio Avenue was renamed officially to “Pastor Alfred Baldwin Jr. Way” by the City Commission on Tuesday, December 15, 2020.
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