Deal Made With Teachers Union + Crash Victim Identified

Hey, neighbors! It's me again, Helen Eckhard, your host of the Oklahoma City Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partial sunshine. High: 79 Low: 62.

Here are the top stories today in Oklahoma City:

1. Western Heights' Board of Education finally struck a deal with the District's Teachers Union on Monday, offering pay raises and stipends to employees. This agreement comes after a two-year-long stand-off between the board and the union. Interim Superintendent Monty Guthrie negotiated the resolution with the district’s teacher union, the Western Heights Education Association, and the school board governing the southwest Oklahoma City district unanimously approved the new contract. (The Oklahoman)
2. The woman who died after a vehicle crashed into the water near Northeast 23rd St. and Sooner Rd. in Oklahoma City has been identified. Susanna Scheiler, 77, was rescued in the water by dive team members and taken to the hospital in serious-to-critical condition, where she later died. The two other passengers got themselves out and were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. (KOCO)
3. Ward 7 Councilwoman Nikki Nice will host a community meeting on Oct. 26 about several development projects underway in Northeast Oklahoma City. (Press Release Desk)
4. Oklahoma City Police are looking to identify a man after he threatened neighbors with a shotgun and machete in southwest Oklahoma City. (news9)
5. A Wizard of Oz themed Pumpkinville is back at the Myriad Botanical Gardens in downtown Oklahoma City, now through Oct. 24, as a way to raise funds for the Myriad Gardens Foundation. (KFOR)

Today's Oklahoma City Daily is brought to you by Verizon, a Patch Brand Partner. Learn more about how Black and Mobile, a food delivery app created by two brothers, is helping put the spotlight on Black-owned restaurants.

You can get your local business featured here for just $79 a month. Click here to learn more.

That's it for today. I'll see you around! If you're enjoying these newsletters, consider bringing some more friends and neighbors on board. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.