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Local briefs published 6/25/09
First responders to receive free legal services Saturday
Oklahoma Bar Association’s Young Lawyer’s division will provide free will and probate services to Enid’s first responders through its Wills for Heroes program.
Services will be available 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the city’s central fire station, 410 W. Garriott.
Attorneys will help prepare wills for emergency and volunteer police officers, firefighters and sheriff’s deputies.
Robert Faulk and Kaleb Hennigh are coordinating the program in Enid.
Trash normally collected July 3 will be picked up Wednesday
City of Enid offices will close July 3 for Independence Day, with the exception of emergency services.
The Solid Waste Department also will be closed July 3. There will be no trash picked up that day. The regular Friday route for all household trash, including poly cart routes, will be picked up Wednesday. Commercial routes will run as usual.
Regular trash pickup for household items resumes July 6.
City to start the 2nd phase
of Apache reconstruction
Rick Lorenz Construction will begin the second phase of a project to reconstruct Apache, north of Vinita to York, Friday, according to city officials.
The road will be closed to through traffic for the duration of the project. City officials said the construction is expected to take four to five weeks, depending on weather.
The project is part of the 2008 Local Street Program, according to city officials.
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Voters go to polls today to decide Enid’s $99.45M school bond issue
Many school officials will be watching today as votes are tallied for several issues across the county, including Enid Public Schools’ $99.45 million bond issue.
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Florists brace for V-Day
Valentine’s Day falls on Sunday this year but that doesn’t mean you’ve lost the opportunity to brighten your sweetheart’s work- day with a much-deserved floral arrangement.
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UPDATED PHOTOS - Inmates still on loose
Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Monday three inmates remain on the loose after escaping from William S. Key Correctional Center in Fort Supply.
- EHS band hosting chili supper
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UPDATED photo- Silver Alert issued for missing Garfield County man
Garfield County authorities have issued a Silver Alert for an 88-year-old man who hasn’t been seen since leaving for church. The county sheriff’s office says Edward Sutter was last seen about 9:30 a.m. Sunday when he left home for 1st United Methodist Church in Enid. Sutter never arrived at the church. He was last seen driving a gray, 2003 Toyota Avalon. Authorities had initially said he was driving a Toyota Altima.
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NEW: Roads getting slicker as temps drop below freezing
Motorists should be cautious as snow continues to fall.
- Another winter storm hits state; 2 more slated to follow this week
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Rotary reaches goal to have members become part of the Paul Harris Fellowship
Enid Rotary Club always has been one of the most active clubs in the state but recently succeeded in a project few clubs achieve.
- Rotary International is ‘service above self’
- Black History Month lecture slated Feb. 16
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