Vance Air Force Base personnel and Enid first responders will be conducting a joint exercise involving an active shooter in a school, Friday. The exercise, formally known as Scarlet Hawk 23-04, is scheduled to last from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The exercise will take place at Eisenhower Elementary School and the area immediately surrounding the school. Eisenhower is part of the Enid Public Schools district and is located on base. Classes have not yet begun for the new school year so no students or teachers will be present in the elementary school during the exercise. Active-duty role players will help add realism to the training scenario. During the exercise, access to the base will change from normal. The Hairston Gate, the main entrance off Southgate Road, will be closed to inbound and outbound traffic. The Baker Gate, on South Cleveland, will be open for inbound and outbound traffic. Traffic barricades will be located in the Vance housing area to guide residents away from the school during the exercise. When the exercise begins, those on base will be placed in temporary lockdown. Travel will be restricted and congested. The Giant Voice speakers will make exercise announcements while emergency responders, both military and civilian, will be moving toward and around the elementary school.
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FG)--The United Way of Northwest Oklahoma recently received a $50,000 ADM Cares grant to fight hunger and provide food and nutritional information to eight food resource centers in Northwest Oklahoma. Dan Schiedel, United Way CEO, said, "We are so, so thankful to ADM Grain and ADM Cares for this very generous grant. The funds will go to support food resource centers and food pantries in eight counties and to help feed and educate thousands of individuals and families about nutrition and address food insecurity." Part of the grant will allow Loaves & Fishes in Enid the ability to install a temperature regulation system for the main building. Each food resource center will receive a grant to purchase food for distribution, and ADM Grain employees will help with unloading food and distribute nutritional information at each location. Locations to be served are Loaves & Fishes of NWOK in Enid, Perry Food Pantry, Loaves and Fishes in Guymon, Crescent Assembly of God, Serving Christ Outreach of Fairview, Deer Creek Food Pantry, Alva Wesleyan Church and Kingfisher County Food Bank.
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NS)--Attorneys and clients involved with a lawsuit against Kingfisher Public Schools met in a federal courthouse Wednesday as a judge ordered a settlement conference in the case. However, an attorney representing the school district said there was no settlement reached. The lawsuit was filed by a former student, Mason Mecklenburg, in July 2021, in Kingfisher County District Court against Kingfisher Public Schools, head football coach Jeff Myers and current and former assistant coaches Micah Nall, Derek Patterson and Blake Eaton. Mecklenburg alleges he was subjected to mental, physical and sexual abuse while a member of KHS football team. The case later was moved to federal jurisdiction in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. The case is scheduled for trial in December.
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OM)--The Oscar Mayer Frankmobile, previously known as the Wienermobile, will be in Enid next week. According to Frankmobile driver Sam Dlott, said he and co-pilot, Mary Clare, will be distributing “Frankmobilia,” including the iconic Frank Whistles, and playing games for a chance to win free coupons for all-beef franks. While in town the entire week, scheduled events are 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Vance Air Force Base Commissary; 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Aug. 19 at Jumbo Foods West, on W. Willow; and 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Aug. 20, at Jumbo Foods East, on S. 30th.
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ES)--Enid Public Schools students and their families are invited to kick off the school year next Monday at Meet the Teacher events across the district. Students and their families will be given the opportunity to meet their teachers, talk with their principals and tour their buildings. Parents can sign-up to volunteer, and they will receive valuable information about the upcoming school year. Many schools will host booths from their respective PTA organizations, as well as information on community organizations. The schedule includes elementary schools from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. and middle and high school sites from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. EPS classes begin Wednesday, August 16. For more information about the start of school, including school supply lists, please visit www.enidpublicschools.org.
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EC)--Enid Public Schools is updating how families can enroll in the district’s early childhood centers, Carver and Fowler. To better serve families, students that live in the Garfield Elementary zones will have four-year-old students attend Carver Early Childhood Center, located at 815 Pastor Alfred Baldwin Jr. Way, and students that live in the Adams Elementary zones will attend Fowler Early Childhood Center, located at 102 S. 30th. Enrollment is still on a first come first serve basis and students from other zones are welcome to enroll for programs at Fowler and Carver. Randy Rader, Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education, said the district is excited to continue the excellence in our early childhood programs. All new students enrolling in the district must visit www.enidpublicschools.org/enrollment or call the district’s Welcome Center at 580-366-7100 to schedule a time to visit 500 S. Independence to enroll. Please have a birth certificate, immunization record, and proof of address (utility bill is best) ready to enroll new students. Students with middle and high school records will need to provide those as well. For any questions on enrollment, please call the Welcome Center at 580-366-7100.
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