SA)--A follow up on a story from earlier this week. Authorities say an Enid man who was the subject of a Silver Alert issued Sunday afternoon was found safe. The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office said 64 year-old Thomas Scalley was located safe late Sunday night.

 

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ME)--Dozens of people were on hand as Main Street Enid hosted its first Tools for your Business event Tuesday, with an emphasis on promoting the business growth of the Hispanic community of Enid. Charlet Ringwald, assistant director of Main Street Enid, said a significant percentage of Enid’s population is Hispanic, and said there have been many new businesses opened by Hispanic owners over the past few years. The event derived from its Main Street Meet Up events, with business owners of the downtown district gathering to talk. Main Street Enid partnered with Oklahoma Main Street Center to host the event at Five80 Coffeehouse. During the event, Enid Mayor George Pankonin declared that October would be celebrated as Hispanic Heritage Month in Enid.

 

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RC)--A local downtown restaurant has closed. Cherokee Ranch Land & Cattle Co., which opened in April 2021 in the 100 block of E. Cherokee, announced Tuesday it has closed its doors. Rodney Brittain, CEO and managing partner, said they closed for good as of last week. He said there still are some private groups that had booked reservations, and those will be honored, but the restaurant is now closed and the building will be sold.

 

 

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