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2 Oklahoma churches team up to clear $4.5M in medical debt
ENID, Okla. (AP) — An area church already has bought and forgiven $1 million in medical debt and is teaming up with an Enid congregation to forgive another $3.5 million in medical debt in Northwest Oklahoma. Okeene United Methodist Church p... Full story
Former addicts helping others find hope in rehabilitation
ENID, Okla. (AP) — By almost any measure, Jack Werner, owner of A to Z Inspections of Oklahoma City, is a successful business owner. But, when Werner speaks in public, whether it's about his business or his charitable efforts with Rotary Internationa...
Northwest Oklahoma cattle pasture was once an aviation hub
WAYNOKA, Okla. (AP) — At first glance, there is nothing remarkable about the large, rectangular patch of concrete in a cattle pasture northeast of Waynoka, in Woods County. But, the unassuming appearance of the concrete slab, now used to store f...
Retired Oklahoma sailor remembers career that spanned 3 wars
HUNTER, Okla. (AP) — Only about 7% of adults in the United States have served in the military, according to a 2017 Pew Research Center study, and only a fraction of those have served in combat. Few Americans, then, can share the experience of V...
Former Enid hospital nuns committed to loving and serving
ENID, Okla. (AP) — In Enid's not-too-distant past, a trip to the hospital could be as much a spiritual journey as a physical one, with nurses equally ready to tend to matters of medicine and faith. St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, originally f...
Enid veteran's birthday also brings memories of D-Day
ENID, Okla. (AP) — Ernest Leierer's 22nd birthday started out like any other day at his Army Air Corps Base in England. By the end of that day, Leierer was in France, in Eisenhower's "Great Crusade" to liberate Europe. Leierer, now 97, of Enid, f...
Woodring Wall of Honor aim to fix Vietnam Memorial replica
ENID, OKLA. (AP) — Woodring Wall of Honor and Veterans Park is raising funds to repair and restore the park's scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall. The former American Veterans Traveling Tribute Vietnam Memorial Wall was welcomed to Enid in N...
Woodring Wall of Honor aim to fix Vietnam Memorial replica
ENID, OKLA. (AP) — Woodring Wall of Honor and Veterans Park is raising funds to repair and restore the park's scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall. The former American Veterans Traveling Tribute Vietnam Memorial Wall was welcomed to Enid in N...
Oklahoma pastor emphasizes message of inclusion
ENID, Okla. (AP) — "There is a commonality in our faith, in something beyond ourselves and beyond our particular perspective." The Rev. Jerry Galbreath, former pastor at University Place Christian Church, said that was one of the key messages he w...
Oklahoma Muslim groups lead interfaith events for Ramadan
ENID, Okla. (AP) — The Muslim holy month of Ramadan has begun, and members of Oklahoma's Muslim community are working to increase interfaith understanding during the monthlong observance. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar durin...
WWII pilot, 99, shares realities of war with Vance airmen
ENID, Okla. (AP) — Student pilots and their instructors at Vance Air Force Base recently had a chance to hear the realities of war, thanks to a visit by a veteran bomber pilot from World War II. Ferman Miller, a 99-year-old retired major and v...
2 Oklahoma churches unite despite differences
ENID, Okla. (AP) — Two Enid churches are finding strength in shared resources, overcoming differences in language and liturgy to build a stronger future for both congregations. Peace Korean and Bethany United Methodist churches both have faced d...
Man reflects on service in Oklahoma and India
ENID, Okla. (AP) — When the Rev. Rajesh Mankena was assigned to leave his home in India to serve the Catholic Church in Oklahoma, he wasn't sure what to expect. Now, he oversees social services for 50 parishes back in India, but still returns a...