During forensic interviews, multiple #Arkoma students described incidents of unwanted physical contact by teacher Thomas Lenard, who wrote a lengthy Facebook post denying the allegations four days before he was charged. | #LeFloreCounty https://t.co/BPd6qZ2Qzf
More than 18 months after the First National Bank of #Lindsay failed and left community members with more questions than answers, two men have pleaded guilty in federal court while a third has been charged with #fraud and money laundering.
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"The first time Lenard touched her was at a school dance, where he invited her to dance, and then touched her buttocks. (...) The student said she was 'too scared' to tell him to stop." — an affidavit regarding former #Arkoma police chief Thomas Lenard
A former police chief and teacher in #Arkoma has been charged with eight felony counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child after investigators said several former students accused him of inappropriate touching. The allegations first arose in 2023. https://t.co/BPd6qZ2Qzf
"The situation that I inherited was honestly catastrophic. I knew that things were problematic, but I did not know the extent of our financial (picture)." — Frannie Watts, CEO of #Oklahoma's South Central Medical and Resource Center | #FQHC#okhealth https://t.co/D4T84G2QMM
Former FNBL President Danny Seibel pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud in May and faces up to 30 years in prison, while two customers of the bank whose overdrawn accounts Seibel chose to "fix" on multiple occasions have also been charged. https://t.co/D4T84G2QMM
Judicial candidates in Oklahoma may soon be able to identify with a political party after attorneys for the Oklahoma Council on Judicial Complaints conceded the state's "party affiliation rule" is likely unconstitutional in a federal filing.
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An order approving a grand jury in Payne County was short-lived after a judge learned of #Oklahoma Supreme Court case law about signature thresholds. | #Stillwater https://t.co/4LFKRpeIex
"Proponents also should have revealed the existence of the King case to the court. The Proponents knew or should have known about the BOCC of Muskogee County v. King. " — attorneys for the #Oklahoma Council on Judicial Complaints https://t.co/4LFKRpeIex
After learning he had used an incorrect formula to determine signature sufficiency, Oklahoma County District Judge Richard Ogden issued an order Monday canceling his prior order to convene a grand jury in #PayneCounty. https://t.co/4LFKRpeIex
"If their model is a success, I think we should be able to share talents between kind of both parties. And so for me, it looks like it could be a win-win." — #PutnamCity School Board President Jay Sherrill | #oklaed https://t.co/eVPYluOHQW
"It is difficult to be literate in a foreign language if you are not literate in your native language." — Robert Ruiz, founder of Puentes Y Puertas in #OKC https://t.co/eVPYluOHQW
The #PutnamCity Public Schools Board unanimously approved Puentes Y Puertas' dual-language immersion proposal as the district's first #CharterSchool, but two board members remain hesitant as efforts move forward for a 2027-2028 opening. | #oklaed https://t.co/eVPYluOHQW
"Despite trips to the College World Series in 1995, 2010 and 2022, plenty of tough times drew grumbles among the program's strongest fans."
@JeremyCowen recounts how #OU baseball survived some lows to reach new heights. | #CWS https://t.co/awSo86lg6s