Vance Air Force Base officials suspended inbound traffic at 3:45 Monday afternoon due to a bomb threat. "At this time the threat is being treated as a credible threat until proven otherwise," the base posted on its Facebook page. "Vance emergency personnel were mobilized to protect public safety and assess the threat."
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TW)--Enid Police Department officials said a train this morning struck a car in the 3000 block of West Willow. Police and emergency personnel responded just before 9:40 to a call reporting the accident. Authorities said an ambulance was refused at the scene, and one person was taken to an urgent care-type facility by a private vehicle. According to the report, the train had moved and police had re-opened the roadway at 11:30 a.m.
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FA)--A Hennessey man was killed in a single vehicle accident Saturday afternoon 13 miles west of Hennessey on Highway 51. According to the OHP report, 48 year old Juan Coronado was traveling southbound on a county road in a Chevy Tahoe. When he crossed 51, his vehicle departed the roadway and struck an embankment, and continued on through some trees, then rolled 1 ½ times.
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CC)—The Enid Mayor and Board of Commissioners will meet Tuesday in Study Session and Regular Meeting. During the regular meeting commissioners are scheduled to recognize retired Fire Chief Joe Jackson for 34 years of service, consider making appointments to a couple of citizen advisory boards, and address a number of business items. Prior to the regular meeting, the commission will meet in study session and discuss a revised Building Permit Ordinance, and discuss the 5-year Asphalt Program. The Study Session will begin at 5:00 p.m., followed by the Regular Meeting at 6:30. Both meetings will be held in Council Chambers and be open to the public.
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RC)--There will be a road closure on South Johnson from West Owen K. Garriott to West Park beginning today. The closure is expected to last approximately two weeks and will allow contractors to complete concrete repairs. Motorists are encouraged to follow posted traffic control signs and to drive with caution in this area during the construction effort.
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CP)--Carden International Circus will perform 6:30 tonight at Stride Bank Center. The three-ring circus will feature acrobats, aerialists, daredevils, animals and clowns. General admission tickets are $20, with a limited number of $26 reserved and $35 ringmaster tickets available. Tickets are available now at www.spectacularcircus.com or one hour before show time at Stride Bank Center. Doors will open one hour before show time for pre-show festivities, including meet-and-greets with performers, interactive circus skills and animal rides.
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PW)--The city of Enid’s Parks and Recreation Department is beginning its annual process of winterizing park facilities and features. Each year, the facilities are winterized to prevent damage to the plumbing within the amenities such as irrigation, drinking fountains, spray parks and restrooms. Crews will close and begin winterizing the facilities today and these amenities will remain closed until spring 2022. Because the Cleveland Trailhead restrooms are heated, they will remain open during the winter. Portable toilets will be provided at Champlin Park, Crosslin Park, Government Springs Park North and on the north and south sides of Meadowlake Park.
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NW)--25 years ago Northwestern Oklahoma State University opened its Enid campus at 30th and Randolph. There will be a birthday celebration Thursday afternoon at 2:00. NWOSU-Enid dean Wayne McMillin, NWOSU President Janet Cunningham and former Enid dean Cheryl Evans are scheduled to be there.
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CN)— Forty-two virus-related deaths and 2,781 newly confirmed coronavirus cases were reported in the state since Friday, according to daily numbers released late this morning by the Oklahoma State Department of Health. Out of the 2,781 new COVID cases reported since Friday, 892 cases were tagged as Saturday's daily count, 921 were tagged as Sunday's and 968 were tagged as Monday's daily count. Currently, 7,228 Oklahomans are considered active cases in the state, with 394 people currently hospitalized in Oklahoma for treatment of the virus. The seven-day rolling average for new cases reported was 787 cases.
Situation Update: COVID-19
Data shown are preliminary and subject to change
as additional information is obtained
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COVID-19 Cases: |
655,512 |
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New Cases Today |
968 |
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Sunday New Cases (11/14/21) |
921 |
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Saturday New Cases (11/13/21) |
892 |
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New Cases 7 day Average |
787 |
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Active Cases |
7,228 |
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CDC/NCHS Provisional Deaths |
11,675 |
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IR)—Main Street Enid on Friday will open the Holidays on Ice skating rink in Stride Bank Center’s south parking lot in downtown. Around 10,000 skaters reportedly took to the ice last winter. This year the rink will be open Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, but closed Christmas day. Season tickets and group events and parties can be ordered now through Stride Bank Center by calling (580) 616-7381. Williams Media Group, KOFM-KGWA, is the rink’s sponsor, and Main Street also is welcoming additional sponsors for Holidays on Ice. Contact Main Street director Natalie Beurlot for details.
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CC)--Three Dog Night is coming to Stride Bank Center on Friday. From 1969 to 1974, no other group achieved more top 10 hits, sold more records or concert tickets than Three Dog Night. The group’s hits include “Mama Told Me (Not To Come),” “Joy to the World,” “Black and White,” “Shambala” and “One.” The show will begin at 7:00 p.m. To purchase tickets, go to StrideBankCenter.com or come to the office located on the second floor of Stride Bank Center’s Convention Hall. Tickets range from $39 to $89. Information about Three Dog Night can be found at http://www.threedognight.com.
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CB)--Grammy-winning country singer Clint Black and his wife, Lisa Hartman Black, will perform 8:00 p.m. Nov. 21 at Stride Bank Center. Clint Black has 22 No. 1 singles, nearly two dozen gold and platinum awards, as well as numerous CMA, ACM and American Music awards. Tickets start at $39.50 and are on sale at the Stride Bank Center office in Convention Hall and online at StrideBankCenter.com. Pre-show packages also are available online.
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