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MUSTANGS TANGLE WITH ZEBRAS THURSDAY NIGHT
By CHRIS EDENS, City Editor
The Mustangs are ready to hit the ground running. Oologah kicks off the football season in a home opener against county rival Claremore at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday) night.
The pre-season buzz about the Mustangs has centered on the size of the offensive line. That size will be complimented by experienced skill players and a speedy defense.
"We feel real good about the offensive line," head coach Brandon Craig said. "We'll be a run first team and we'll throw when we need to. The main thing is controlling the line of scrimmage. We feel pretty good about our defense too."
District 4A-3 might be one of the toughest in the state. Three teams in the district are in the top ten in 4A pre-season rankings. Wagoner is ranked second, Oologah is ranked sixth and Catoosa is ranked tenth.
The Mustangs hope to build on last season. Oologah made it to the second round of the playoffs and finished with an 8-4 record.
Big bodies up front should give Oologah a big advantage. Seniors Brian Rawlinson (6'6"-287), Jake Taylor (6'7"-278) and Lee Davis (6'3"-284) will anchor a powerful offensive line. Rawlinson has verbally committed to play for North Texas University.
The big eaters should be able to create holes for senior running back Josh Collier (5'10"-179). He is one of the top running backs in this part of the state and Collier is being recruited by several colleges.
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DENHAM TAPPED FOR BOARD SEAT
By CHRIS EDENS, City Editor
Oologah School Board members appointed Lee Denham to an open seat Monday night.
Three people applied for the position which was left open after Kent Wadsworth resigned last month. Board members interviewed Denham, Keith Bell and Don Tice in executive session.
When the board returned to open session, members voted unanimously to appoint Denham to the open seat. After the vote, board president Lorrie McGlothlin called Denham and welcomed him to the board.
"There was a lot of passion in all three of these individuals. I would enjoy serving with any of them," McGlothlin said. "All three of them have college degrees and impressive resumes. It was a difficult decision. There was a lengthy discussion and a lot of questions."
Denham said he's excited to get the opportunity to serve on the school board. He was impressed with the other board members during the interview process.
"They seem like good people. They were really sincere and very passionate. It gave me a good feeling and I'm looking forward to serving," Denham said. "I feel very fortunate that they picked me."
This will be Denham's first time to serve on a public board. He hopes he can apply some of his work experience to the position. Denham has been an engineer with AEP-PSO for 27 years.
He moved to Oologah five years ago and has two children who attend Broken Arrow Schools. Denham went to high school in Texas and he graduated from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls with a degree in manufacturing engineering.
Denham has attended Mustang football games and basketball games. He plans to get more involved now that he's on the board.
Denham will fill the open seat until the next election in February. He plans on putting his name on the ballot.
"Hopefully I'll do a good enough job that folks will want to elect me," he said.
THOMPSON CASE DELAYED FOUR MONTHS
Court proceedings for Curt Thompson on a felony charge of impersonating a police officer have been delayed until December. Thompson was charged in July, and was to appear before Judge Erin Oquin Aug. 11.
However his attorney, Fred DeMier, filed a motion seeking a continuance "to provide additional information to the state and continue negotiations."
The Rogers County District Attorney's Office did not object, and Judge Oquin granted the continuance and set Thompson's next court date for 9 a.m. Dec. 8.
Curt Thompson is the son of Oologah Police Chief Novale Thompson. Curt Thompson remains free on $10,000 bond.
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DOCUMENTS FILED IN K9 DRUG LAWSUIT
Here are links to the documents filed in the lawsuit against the Oologah Talala Schools involving a K9 drug search at Oologah Middle School in February.
The Leader has paid the fees for these documents and posted them here as a service to the community.
Click here to read the final settlement document.
To read the settlement document, click here.
Lawsuit 7-2 documents
Lawsuit 6-30 documents
Lawsuit 6-25 documents
Lawsuit 6-24 documents
Lawsuit 6-17
Lawsuit 6-17 part 2
Lawsuit 6-18
Lawsuit 6-14 documents
Lawsuit 6-14 part 2
Lawsuit 6-9 document
Laswuit 6-8 and 9
Lawsuit 6-7 document
Lawsuit 6-2 to 6-7
Lawsuit 6-2 filing
Lawsuit 5-26 filing
Lawsuit 5-26 order setting hearing.
Lawsuit 5-27 filing. Warning: This is a very big file which requires a good high speed connection to download.
Lawsuit 5-28 adoption filing
Lawsuit 5-28 McHugh response
Lawsuit 5-28 motion for extension
Lawsuit 5-28 Sordo objection
Lawsuit 5-26 filing
Lawsuit 5-26 order setting hearing.
Lawsuit 5-27 filing. Warning: This is a very big file which requires a good high speed connection to download.
School district's response 5-14
Motions to dismiss 5-17
Click here for the Owasso response filed 5-10
Click here for the Judge's order filed 5-7
Click here for the April 29 filing document.
Click here for initial filing document 1.
Click here for initial filing document 2.
Click here for initial filing document 3.
Click here for initial filing document 4.
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