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History Group to Bring Black Wall Street Seminar to Enid

ENID — A program on the Greenwood District’s Black Wall Street area in Tulsa will be presented at the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Enid campus Nov. 14, thanks to a free seminar offered by Teaching American History.

SENIOR CENTER NEWS

We are now officially into fall! Fall started on Monday, with day length (the time of daylight between sunrise and sunset) being about 12 hours and 9 minutes. The days will continue to get shorter until the winter solstice on December 21, with us losing at least one minute in day length daily.

Churches Announce Fundraiser, Faith Fest

The Omega Baptist Church is partnering with the Greenfield Baptist Church for a dinner/auction fundraiser Sunday, September 28 at Lomega High School to raise money to purchase a four-wheel-drive vehicle for a pastor in Tanzania.

Today In History

September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 98 days remain until the end of the year.787 – Second Council of Nicaea: The council assembles at the church of Hagia Sophia.

Hill Announces Candidacy for Lt. Gov.

MUSTANG – State Representative Brian Hill, a conservative leader, businessman, and Chairman of the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee, officially announced his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma.

Community Calendar

9/24- See You at The Pole 7:45 a.m. (Join us for prayer & doughnuts)9/25-T-Shirt Forms due for Kenny Farms Pumpkin Patch trip10/15-Canton Schools Annual trip to Kenny Farms Pumpkin Patch

Trail Grants Open

The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department Grants Team is pleased to announce that the 2026 Recreational Trails Program grant application period is now officially open.Project sponsors interested in applying can download the application a t https://otrd.travelok.

Wildfire Prevention and Response System to Be Modernized, Strengthened

WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins has issued a new memorandum to modernize and strengthen America's wildfire prevention and response system. This policy direction enacts common-sense reforms that modernize and streamline federal wildfire system. Concurrently, U.S.

Sweeping Strategy Unveiled to Make Children Healthy Again

WASHINGTON, D. C. – The Make America Healthy Again Commission today released the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy, a sweeping plan with more than 120 initiatives to reverse the failed policies that fueled America’s childhood chronic disease epidemic.

Northwestern Sets Constitution Day

ALVA — The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Institute for Citizenship Studies and Department of Social Sciences will play host to the annual Constitution Day Observance Monday, Sept. 29, from 12:00 1:30 p.m. in the Student Center Ranger Room on the Northwestern-Alva campus.