Smashburger Opening to Benefit Team Red Bowl
Proceeds and donations collected during Smashburger’s first week in business benefit kids in Africa.
Read More >Live Glass Blowing Event to benefit the Matt Allen Family
Help Bella Forte offset the medical costs for Edmonite, Matt Allen courageously fighting a brain tumor.
Read More >Operation Christmas Shoebox
You can help an Edmond Nonprofit provide Christmas for those in need.
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Celebrating 11/11/11
Read how local twins Jamie and Megan are celebrating this special day.
Read More >Veterans’ Families United
When Cynde Collins-Clark’s son Joe returned home from his 2003-04 Iraq deployment, she knew something was wrong. She didn’t know it then, but he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Like any concerned parent, Clark would do anything to help him, but she didn’t know where to turn. “When Joe first got sick, I…
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Driving Miss Daisy
On the floor of room 113 at Cross Timbers Elementary lays a colorful round rug. The letters of the alphabet line the edge, marking places to sit for energetic youngsters. The rest of the class is on their way, but already a young strawberry-blonde has taken her place within the circle. She’s about seven years…
Read More >Bringing Hollywood Home
Madison Jolly never thought she would be able to fulfill her dream of getting a role in a Hollywood movie before even turning 16. But this summer, Jolly was able to work with Hollywood actor Chris Kattan without leaving the limits of Edmond, her hometown. “Everyone is surprised that I landed such a major role,”…
Read More >Lucky to be Alive
On Dr. Greg Walton’s 21st birthday, he was on top of the world. Summer was drawing to a close, as was his summer job in the oil industry. Senior year at Oklahoma State University was about to begin and after that, medical school. But all of that would change. In a devastating oil tank explosion,…
Read More >At Home with the Henrys
Former Governor Brad Henry knew that life after being in office would involve a shift from the limelight to the private sector with a different career as well as a new home. What he didn’t expect was finding that home before his term ended. “My wife, Kim, began looking at houses in January of 2010…
Read More >The Spero Project
As an Oklahoma Baptist University student pursuing a degree in cross-cultural ministry and anthropology, Brad Bandy has had the opportunity to travel the globe. He witnessed suffering and remarkable courage, and that changed his life forever. From Cambodia and Kosovo, to Nicaragua and Argentina, he shared the daily lives of people living in refugee camps,…
Read More >BUSINESS: Batteries Plus
Technology has made life easier, businesses more efficient and research convenient. However, culprits like power surges, system failures or dead batteries interrupt life and getting things back on track is crucial. This is Batteries Plus’ specialty. Brandon Boozer and his mother, Marietta Dennis, joined forces in March 2002 and opened Batteries Plus in Edmond. Brandon…
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BUSINESS: Fine Hearing Care
Since Fine Hearing Care opened in Edmond in 1991, its first priority has always been serving their patients. Former owner, Dr. Kris Watson, joined Fine Hearing Care in 1994 working with founder Dr. Gail Fine. Current owner, since April 2011, Dr. Lisa Irby values the mentorship Watson has provided during the clinic’s transition of ownership….
Read More >LOUISE: My Gratitude Journal
It has been nearly six months since I began my journey of grief. Half a year without my husband, Carl, beside me. Feels like an eternity. In these six months I have learned there is no right or wrong way to grieve and no one takes the exact journey as another. Grief is very personal…
Read More >HOME: Antiques – How to Spot a Fake
Antique shopping is a lure for those with a passion for history, but the occasional antique shopper may fear buying a fake. Even experts and antiques dealers are fooled at times, but according to Edmond antique enthusiasts, there are basic ways to avoid being taken. “If you want a professional opinion, then talk to a…
Read More >SPORTS: Horse Power
As soon as the gates open, a wall of thoroughbreds comes barreling out with hooves flying in the red dirt at Remington Park. Bunched in a mass of horseflesh at first, slowly the winners peel ahead, breath bursting from silky noses as the crowd stands to cheer, curse or pray for their horse to come…
Read More >ARTS: Dr. Pants
It was a collision of technology, timing, and soda — or so Dr. Pants’ drummer Dustin Ragland explains one of the band’s many offbeat ambitions. The song was “Sarsaparilla Girl” and the video was hoped to be the first in the world shot entirely with the iPhone 4. Local filmmaker Kyle Roberts hatched the idea…
Read More >FOOD: Smokin’ Okies
Larry Starns has been in the catering business for two years but smoking meats until they’re tender and delicious has been his passion for more than 35 years. Starns praises his wife, Nancy, for ‘nudging’ him to share his cooking with more than just family and friends. “I used to cook for free for companies…
Read More >My Edmond Outlook
Name: Steve Johnson, Managing Editor at KFOR What exactly does a managing editor do? Basically I’m in charge of the day to day news gathering operation. I help decide what we cover. I assign reporters and photogs to stories and I’m also in the 4Warn Storm Center during severe weather. I help coordinate where…
Read More >My Edmond Outlook: Steve Johnson
Name: Steve Johnson, Managing Editor at KFOR What exactly does a managing editor do? Basically I’m in charge of the day to day news gathering operation. I help decide what we cover. I assign reporters and photogs to stories and I’m also in the 4Warn Storm Center during severe weather. I help coordinate where…
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