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‘Where brunch takes flight’: Dish up an experience at Café Volare

Ruth Ann — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:08:19 +0000

ENID—The origins of Café Volare on the first floor of Independence Tower near downtown Enid began well before the brunch restaurant opened its doors to the public in January 2023....

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Stationed for success: Waynoka’s historic Harvey House a restaurant again

Ruth Ann — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:38:28 +0000

WAYNOKA—Cheyanne Pierce is embracing Waynoka’s history. The restaurateur whose grandparents grew up in Waynoka partnered with her mother, Sandra Pierce, to reopen the town’s historic Harvey House dining room in...

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Down memory lane: Nardin celebrates its heritage May 23

Ruth Ann — Sat, 16 May 2026 14:41:48 +0000

NARDIN—In the far northwest corner of Kay County six miles west of I-35 almost into Grant County on Oklahoma 11 lies the tiny unincorporated town of Nardin. When the Cherokee...

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Marketing the past: Deer Creek Mercantile invites visitors to shop rural America

Ruth Ann — Sat, 02 May 2026 13:26:23 +0000

DEER CREEK—Not far from the Oklahoma-Kansas state line, one would be hard-pressed to believe there is much to do in a rural community of less than 80 residents along Oklahoma...

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Cold case still haunts Avard

Ruth Ann — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:17:29 +0000

AVARD—It’s been 70 years since Mildred Ann “Annie” Newlin Reynolds mysteriously died on a red dirt road outside of Avard. That Tuesday, March 13, 1956, started like any other day...

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Why we celebrate the Cherokee Strip

Ruth Ann — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 19:50:47 +0000

Today’s parade and other activities in downtown Enid are the culmination of the town’s annual Cherokee Strip Days. Many rural communities in Northwest Oklahoma—particularly in Garfield, Grant, Alfalfa, Major, and...

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