In 2002, Northern Oklahoma College recruited Fritz Osell from the University of Hawaii to come to Enid to start an astronomy program. “I had been at the University of Hawaii 33 years and it was time to retire and start a new career,” Osell said. “So I came here to build the astronomy program.” Sin...

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Paul Allen has been coming to the Denny Price Family YMCA for more than 30 years. “I first got involved with them in 1980,” said Allen. “I played squash, racquetball and basketball. It was just a place to come and get some exercise.” He is still a regular. “I am probably here three or four times ...

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In 1995, Enid’s YMCA had some problems. The YMCA started in an office and a basement in 1947 and moved to its current location after the community raised $500,000 for a 43,000-square-foot facility at 415 W. Cherokee. But by 1995 the YMCA was struggling to meet payroll and stay open, said Ken Rapp,...

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In the past, many students considering their futures didn’t think it was “cool” to pursue jobs involving technical skills. That may be about to change, said Autry Technology Center superintendent James Strate. “Over the last few years it seems like we’ve convinced everybody they need to have a...

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There was no ribbon to cut, but on Friday Continental Resources celebrated a unique oil and gas well, the first of its kind in the state. While the technology used to complete the well was not new, the two-mile-deep, two-mile-long well would not have been possible if it weren’t for House Bill 1909,...

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Enid’s Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center is less than a year old, and it already has been named a finalist for one of the state’s top nonprofit awards. The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits has recognized the heritage center for excellence as one of 24 finalists from 65 organizations nominated...

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