Garfield County News Archives

The commission said Wednesday it disagreed with Garfield County District Judge Dennis Hladik's ruling that any Oklahoma taxpayer who purchased an electric vehicle qualifies for the credit.

An attorney for a man accused of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon said his client was acting in self-defense when he struck a man in the neck with a beer bottle.

By Cass Rains Staff Writer Oklahomans who have purchased low-speed electric vehicles will get a tax credit from the Oklahoma State Tax Commission a Garfield County judge ruled this morning.

Mike Honigsberg says it's not a good idea for people to rush out to the store at the last minute before an ice storm hits.

A Woodward man faces a possible sentence of up to five years in jail after he was accused of harassing a woman.

A 68-year-old man who admitted to having sex with and molesting a 12- or 13-year-old girl more than 25 years ago was arraigned Thursday in Garfield County District Court.

Security National Bank is working to form an Enid chapter of Metro Area Fraud Investigators Association.

Northwest Oklahoma 4-H'ers learned about healthy lifestyles Thursday during a leadership conference at Oakwood Mall.

Dr. Mike Pontius will speak on health care reform at 7 p.m. Monday at Garfield County Democratic Women's Club in the Great Plains Room of the Public Library of Enid and Garfield County.

Garfield County Sheriff's Office is investigating a pair of burglaries that occurred last week.

By Cass Rains Staff Writer Enid police have arrested a 68-year-old Enid man on two complaints of rape and three counts of lewd molestation after his alleged victim came forward more than 25 years after the incidents allegedly occurred.

The city of Enid is going to the dogs - the golden retriever kind. More than 700 golden retrievers are expected to descend on the Garfield County city next week for the Golden Retriever Club National Specialty Show.

Deputies were kept working this month on several special assignments including a concentration on warrant arrest and assisting the Enid Police Department in a large drug raid with great results.

THUMBS UP The entreaty "Follow the Yellow Brick Road," didn't just apply to Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz," but to law enforcement personnel attending the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va., as well.

Murderer Glen Burton Ake is among the 21 inmates in District Attorney Cathy Stocker's district seeking clemency this month from the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board.

An Enid man is facing multiple life sentences following his arrest Sept. 29 in a drug sweep in Enid and Oklahoma City.

Enid organizations are taking applications now for Christmas gift programs. Agencies participating are: * Salvation Army, 516 N. Independence.

By Cass Rains Staff Writer A 39-year-old Enid man is being held in lieu of $1 million bond after being charged with first-degree murder in the death of an 8-month-old left in his care.

A Garfield County judge ordered an evaluation for a man accused of choking another man with a chain Sunday.

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and District Attorney Cathy Stocker's office is continuing its prosecution of domestic-violence related crimes by working with Enid agencies and organizations as part of Garfield County Domestic Violence Task Force.

A Stillwater man faces life in prison after being charged with trafficking in methamphetamine.

Staff and wire reports Oklahoma Tax Commission withdrew Thursday a rule that had blocked certain electrically powered vehicles from being eligible for a state tax credit.