Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK) back issues from September 2007:
OU wide receiver suspended after arrest.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: James S. Tyree and Jake Trotter Sep. 1--NORMAN -- A University of Oklahoma freshman football player has been suspended after being arrested on a complaint of stealing gasoline. Wide receiver Ryan Broyles, 19, is accused of having a key that fit a fuel pump at ...
Real-life murder mystery is reborn.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Josh Rabe Sep. 1--HENNESSEY -- For the first time in 26 years, a tale older than the town itself will spring to life this weekend, renewing an age-old town tradition of reliving a century-old murder mystery. The question of just who killed Pat Hennessy has ...
6 die, 4 injured in traffic accidents.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--Four people died in a wreck near McAlester, one person was killed and four others seriously injured in a crash on the Will Rogers Turnpike in Craig County, and a Grove man died in a Delaware County accident. Dead are: -- Carolyn Pinkney, 46, McAlester. ...
BRIEF: Weekend dog show lets owners show off their Aussie shepherds.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Kimball Sep. 1--State Fair Park, at least for this weekend, has gone to the dogs. The Indian Territory Australian Shepherd Club is holding one of its four annual dog shows at the park's Oklahoma Expo Hall. Aussie shepherd enthusiasts will put their ...
'Wild man' speaks to audience through nature-centered music.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Susan Simpson Sep. 1--Let's hope an upcoming performer at Oklahoma City University isn't a real stinker -- although he'll probably sing his wacky song about a skunk named Stinkle. Known as "The Singing Zoologist," Lucas Miller isn't your typical college ...
BRIEF: Brawl breaks out near Douglass cafeteria.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Kimball Sep. 1--Police responded Wednesday to a fight at Douglass High School and took five male students, including four juveniles, into custody, according to a police report. The students were fighting inside and just outside of the rest room near ...
Singer Toby Keith offers reward in trailer theft.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: James S. Tyree Sep. 1--MOORE -- Country singer Toby Keith is offering a cash reward of an unspecified amount for information leading to the arrest of two people who stole a trailer from Belmar Golf Club. Keith is part owner of the club. The 18-foot pipe ...
Using research to recruit tutors.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Wendy K. Kleinman Sep. 1--"Zoomerang" sounds like a spiffy toy young boys might sling around at each other in a back yard. Really, it's a Web site the Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation is using to survey 3,700 people about a district-wide tutoring ...
Oakerhater Center dedication set for Sept. 8 in Watonga.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Carla Hinton Sep. 1--WATONGA -- St. David Pendleton Oakerhater's beloved Whirlwind Church and Mission will soon get a new, permanent home. Despite some wind damage from recent storms, Oklahoma Episcopal leaders are moving forward with the planned dedication of ...
Ohio man awaits charges in woman's June 5 death.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jay F. Marks Sep. 1--An Ohio man is back on Oklahoma soil and was booked Friday into the Oklahoma County jail on a first-degree murder complaint in the June 5 slaying of an Edmond woman. Michael Lamont Gary, 36, is expected to charged next week with ...
Sheriff blames understaffing in jail break.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Julie Bisbee Sep. 1--DURANT -- A Bryan County inmate is on the run and officials say a jailer may have had something to do with the escape, officials said Friday. Andrew McCartney, 22, escaped about 9:25 p.m. Thursday from Bryan County's auxiliary jail where ...
Startup church embraces praise, preaching, prayer.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Carla Hinton Sep. 1--The Rev. Steve Ely said he believes people are hungry for God in a time-starved and faith-challenged world. That's why he has pared the Sunday services at his new ministry to what he considers the key ingredients for an encounter with the ...
The Oklahoman Richard Mize column: Indian Territory edifices grace Gilcrease walls.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Richard Mize Sep. 1--TULSA -- Permanent collections often play second fiddle to splashy traveling exhibits, but the Gilcrease Museum has put Vinson Lackey's gorgeous paintings of Indian Territory schools, tribal capitols, forts and other institutions on a pedestal -- by ...
Too little, too late for debtors?
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Richard Mize Sep. 1--Whether "significant," or a "Band-Aid" on a "huge gash," President Bush's action Friday to help people struggling to keep their homes is something, which is better than nothing. That was the assessment of some Oklahoma City housing and ...
Pigskin primer.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: David Zizzo Sep. 1--YOU might have noticed the changes taking place -- cicadas going farther under the ground, lizards growing thicker skin, sales of Doritos spiking. It's football season. Fans already know that now is the time to brush up on knowledge of 3-4 ...
Sweep takes 273 off the streets.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jay F. Marks Sep. 1--For one week, the U.S. Marshal Service in Oklahoma City focused on its primary mission. The result? More than 270 fugitives were in jail by the time that week was over Aug. 25, the agency announced Friday. Eighteen federal, ...
State worker struck on I-40.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Brian Sargent Sep. 1--An Oklahoma Transportation Department flagman was struck by a vehicle Friday as he was detouring traffic in a Beckham County work zone, authorities said. The incident occurred as Transportation Department officials reminded motorists to ...
Online licensing to save money.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Killackey Sep. 1--Oklahoma's 979 chiropractic physicians now can renew their licenses online, a move designed to save the state both money and employee work hours. Chiropractors' licenses must be renewed annually by Dec. 31, said Beth Carter, executive ...
Staley is everywhere for No. 2 Guthrie in win over Shawnee.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Justin Harper Sep. 1--SHAWNEE -- When Guthrie quarterback Kye Staley gave a verbal commitment to Oklahoma State, he knew he would be going to Stillwater as a running back or receiver. But as Shawnee found out Friday, folks aren't going to have to wait until he's a Cowboy ...
Price helps Deer Creek hammer Piedmont.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Kimball Sep. 1--EDMOND -- Even though Deer Creek's Tyler Price was only in eighth grade when it happened, he didn't like what Piedmont did to the Antlers in 2005 -- on Deer Creek's own field no less. He didn't like it one bit. "They ran it down our ...
Prices up: Why wait for wheat?
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Stafford Sep. 1--There is reason for optimism for Oklahoma wheat farmers who are looking forward to harvesting their 2008 crop, which isn't even in the ground yet. Wheat prices are bumping up against historic highs, briefly brushing $7 per bushel this ...
Respecting service people grows Primo's.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Trisha Evans Sep. 1--If business had a list of 10 commandments, "Know thy customers" would be at the top, and the folks at Primo's d'Italia in Midwest City wouldn't need preaching to. Primo's knows, like most Midwest City businesses, that Tinker Air Force ...
Community raises funds to help family of drowned PC West teen.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Trisha Evans Sep. 1--Friends, co-workers and a business touched by the life of Phillip Jones, the 17-year old who drowned near Lake Overholser last week, have rallied around his family in his death. "He was a very outgoing guy, and he made people laugh," said ...
BRIEF: Danger of disease will remain high this month, next.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Killackey Sep. 1--An 87-year-old Tulsa County man is the third Oklahoman to die from the West Nile virus in August, health authorities said Friday. His name wasn't released. Health officials stressed that September and October are high-risk ...
Is warehouse market ready to pick up speed?
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Richard Mize Sep. 1--Maybe in 12th gear, and maybe about ready to shift. That's one way to look at Oklahoma's multitenant industrial property market -- the warehouses where the big rigs haul stuff in and haul stuff out. If it were an 18-speed tractor-trailer, ...
Perry's field goal lifts Huskies.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Matt Patterson Sep. 1--EDMOND -- Friday nights are made for heroes, and Huskies senior kicker Brett Perry was one of many in Edmond North's 9-6 win over crosstown rival Edmond Memorial at an overflowing Wantland Stadium. Perry's 28-yard field goal with 3:16 ...
BRIEF: Moore's two TDs fire Tuttle past Marlow.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Matt Caban Sep. 1--TUTTLE -- For the Tuttle Tigers, revenge was a dish best served on the ground. The Tigers used an overpowering running game to whip the Marlow Outlaws, 37-0 on opening night of the high school football season. Marlow had won the teams' ...
World War II reunions get tougher.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bryan Dean Sep. 1--When Arie Breshears first started going to reunions in the 1970s with the 39th Combat Engineers, he could generally find a couple hundred of his fellow World War II veterans in attendance. He's hoping half a dozen show up for the group's ...
Yukon abduction ends with death of attacker and victim.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Johnny Johnson Sep. 1--YUKON -- Police fatally shot a Yukon man early this morning after a high speed chase that ended with officers witnessing the man stab a 16-year-old girl to death. Robert Paul Roberson, 32, was shot and killed when he ignored orders from ...
BRIEF: Property primed for homes, businesses.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--Houses are sprouting like last year's acorns at The Grove. The project by Caliber Development Co. -- a square mile bounded by NW 178, NW 192, Portland and May -- will eventually have hundreds of homes, retail and other kinds of development. The commercial ...
BRIEF: Ramona teen dies in wreck.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Johnny Johnson Sep. 1--OCHELATA -- A Ramona teenager died at the scene of a one-vehicle accident early this morning. Shortly after midnight, Kandace Krause, 16, was driving east on a county road, three miles east of Ochelata in Washington County when her ...
BRIEF: Yard Dawgz deal final; team staying.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Matt Patterson Sep. 1--The Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz will be staying put. Jeff Lund, the arenafootball2 team's owner since 2004, finalized a deal Friday to sell the franchise. Lund put the team up for sale last fall and had courted several buyers. He told The ...
The Oklahoman Berry Tramel column: OSU not ready for upset way down South.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Berry Tramel Sep. 1--ATHENS, Ga. -- The Deep South has a mysterious feel. Almost mystical, and this burg nestled among the giant Georgia pines is no different. College football in Dixie, same way. Oklahoma State-Georgia tonight at Sanford Stadium ...
The Oklahoman Jenni Carlson column: A day full of questions for Bradford, OU.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jenni Carlson Sep. 1--NORMAN -- Kevin Wilson has been privy to off-limits practices and closed-door meetings. Still, the Oklahoma offensive coordinator is just like everyone in the Sooner Nation. He's curious how Sam Bradford will do today in his first start ...
Students ready for Edlam keep faithful to tradition.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dawn Marks Sep. 1--EDMOND -- As a young girl, Maggie Cannon watched her older brother paint his face and get pumped about Edmond North High School facing Edmond Memorial High School in football. She knew one day she'd do the same; and this week, the ...
OU has handled the spread offense because of strong tackling on defense.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jake Trotter Sep. 1--NORMAN -- Since Mike Leach took his spread offense to Texas Tech in 2000, the Red Raiders have averaged better than 35 points a game. But against Oklahoma? Tech has produced half that, averaging just 18 points against the ...
Cowboys need a fast start.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Baldwin Sep. 1--If Oklahoma State's offense matches last year's stats, the Cowboys have a good shot at posting an upset tonight. If the offense matches last year's pattern, OSU will have a difficult time posting an upset. Confused? Let me ...
Capel: Tour of Canada will be a bonding experience.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Scott Wright Sep. 1--NORMAN -- Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel can offer plenty of benefits his team will gain from all the extra time on the basketball court that comes with this weekend's international tour to Vancouver, British Columbia. But off the court, ...
RedHawks lose, eliminated from playoff contention.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--The only thing the RedHawks are playing for now is pride. A 12-7 loss to Albuquerque on Friday, paired with New Orleans' win over Round Rock, tossed the RedHawks from PCL playoff contention. To make the playoffs, the RedHawks needed to sweep the Isotopes or ...
In focus: USC coach Pete Carroll.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: John Helsley Sep. 1--Pete Carroll's got it good. The allure of sunny SoCal. The tradition. The Heisman legacy. The Coliseum. The Trojan marching band. The celebs. No wonder top recruits line up to don Southern Cal's cardinal and gold. ...
Rideau scores two TDs in Bobcats' win.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Hersom Sep. 1--SPENCER -- Star Spencer sophomore Darren Rideau had a hand (and usually two) in most of the scoring Friday night, which was mostly good news for the Bobcats in their 21-15 win over Millwood. Rideau, a starter at tailback and strong safety, ...
Oku runs for 289 yards, four scores in revenge win.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Brandon Chatmon Sep. 1--MIDWEST CITY -- A leg cramp. That's the only thing that stopped David Oku on Friday night. The Carl Albert tailback rushed for 289 yards and four touchdowns as he led the No. 1-ranked Titans to a 34-14 high school football ...
Moore War finale had it all.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Ryan Aber Sep. 1--MOORE -- The Moore War got a fitting sendoff Friday night. Sure, Westmoore and Moore will still play after this season, but there will no doubt be something lost next year when Southmoore joins to make Moore a three-school town. ...
Joint-replacement surgeries are giving more Oklahomans freedom to move again.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Killackey Sep. 2--Gaylene Turner traded an excruciating battle with arthritis in her right knee for three hours in an Oklahoma City operating room that sounded a bit like a construction site. If the 72-year-old educator had not been sedated for her ...
Students ready for Edlam keep faithful to tradition.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Dawn Marks Sep. 2--EDMOND -- As a young girl, Maggie Cannon watched her older brother paint his face and get pumped about Edmond North High School facing Edmond Memorial High School in football. She knew one day she'd do the same; and this week, the ...
Dominant Debut: OU wins opener in rout.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: John Helsley Sep. 2--NORMAN -- Saturday delivered September and all that goes with it. In Norman, for Sooner fans, it brought the promise of a fresh football season. And a payoff: Oklahoma's opening 79-10 rout of North Texas, complete with dynamic ...
BRIEF: OU linebackers ready to test themselves against Miami.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Scott Wright Sep. 2--NORMAN -- When he looks ahead to next Saturday, Oklahoma linebacker Ryan Reynolds sees something familiar in Miami's running attack. He sees something very similar to what he's been practicing against for a month. And OU ...
Oku runs for 289 yards, four scores.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Brandon Chatmon Sep. 2--MIDWEST CITY -- A leg cramp. That's the only thing that stopped David Oku on Friday night. The Carl Albert tailback rushed for 289 yards and four touchdowns as he led the No. 1-ranked Titans to a 34-14 high school football ...
FBI gives a lesson in war on crime.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: John Estus Sep. 2--FBI special agents are typically tight-lipped about the tools and tactics used to bust spies, mobsters, crooked politicians, terrorists and other thugs, but not lately. A diverse group of local residents is getting an inside look at how the ...
After a century, company still is pounding away.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Stafford Sep. 2--WHEN the Shawnee Milling Co. was founded 101 years ago by J.L. Ford, it was part of a network of flour mills located throughout Oklahoma. Ford operated mills in Hugo, Pauls Valley, Atoka, Hobart, Stillwater and Okeene, as well as Shawnee ....
Festival exec focuses on local film artists.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ja'Rena Lunsford Sep. 2--Kim Haywood was working toward a degree in marine biology when one course made her rethink her career choice. "When I got into organic chemistry, I was like, I don't know if I want to do this," Haywood recalled. Left with ...
Local arts organization announces lineup for 54th season of concerts.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Rick Rogers Sep. 2--In an era when many arts organizations struggle to maintain a visible presence, Civic Music Association is preparing to forge ahead with its 54th season of concerts. Founded in 1954 with a mission to bring the world's finest musical talent ...
Yukon abduction ends with death of attacker and victim.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Johnny Johnson Sep. 2--YUKON -- Police fatally shot a Yukon man early this morning after a high speed chase that ended with officers witnessing the man stab a 16-year-old girl to death. Robert Paul Roberson, 32, was shot and killed when he ignored orders from ...
BRIEF: Officials examining jailers' role in escape.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Johnny Johnson Sep. 2--DURANT -- An inmate who escaped from the Bryan County auxiliary jail Thursday was arrested Saturday morning. Thomas Charles Williams III, 22, a jailer who had earlier been arrested on a complaint of smuggling alcohol into the jail, is ...
Family cooks up worldwide success with love of work.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Paula Burkes Erickson Sep. 2--Mark Allen, his brother and their families are lunching at an obscure restaurant on Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean when they notice there's a Philly steak sandwich on the menu. The brothers convince the waitress to get into the ...
The Oklahoman Linda Miller column: ?Project Runway' fans to see ?Tim Gunn's Guide to Style'.(Column)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Linda Miller Sep. 2--Fans of "Project Runway" wondered when Tim Gunn, their favorite style mentor, would get his own show. It premieres at 9 p.m. Thursday on Bravo. "Tim Gunn's Guide to Style" is a makeover show, but Bravo and Gunn prefer to call ...
After verdict, one question remains ... where is Logan?
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Josh Rabe Sep. 2--WOODWARD -- On a sweltering day last July, Monty Clem gave up looking for Logan Tucker's body, but according to those who knew him, the former undersheriff gave up a lot more than that. Clem led a group of law enforcement officers and ...
Report: DHS worker faked forms in abuse case that ended with murder.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Nolan Clay Sep. 2--TULSA -- A state Department of Human Services worker failed to properly investigate accusations a boy was being abused in the weeks leading up to his death and faked reports to cover up the blunder, a new report has revealed. DHS discovered ...
Homework helps students learn practice makes perfect.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Susan Simpson Sep. 2--Homework is just part of the daily routine at Melinda Anderson's home in Moore. For her two older daughters, it's school, snack, homework and play -- in that order, every day. Homework generally is done at the dining room table, with ...
OSU's first home game is Saturday, and orange cones are everywhere ...
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Chad Previch Sep. 2--STILLWATER -- Construction workers around Stillwater will attempt a Hail Mary to complete major projects before the Cowboys' home opener Saturday against Florida Atlantic. Motorists who have seen a rash of Oklahoma State University-orange ...
Pancake breakfast begins United Way's campaign.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Michael Kimball Sep. 2--United Way staffers and volunteers from across central Oklahoma will gather for a Friday pancake breakfast to celebrate the start of the 2007 campaign. The event at will kick off a campaign that organizers hope will bring in even more ...
EDITORIAL: Our challenge: Easing poverty a second century goal.(Editorial)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--BEING dismissive of new figures on Oklahoma's poverty rate is an inappropriate response. But so is the belief that more government spending is the sole answer or that middle-class tax cuts threaten to impoverish more Oklahomans. A spokesman for Gov. Brad Henry nailed it ...
EDITORIAL: Forward thinking: Tech investments critical for state.(Editorial)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--NOT so long ago, Oklahoma wasn't on anyone's short list of places to establish high-tech jobs. Times have certainly changed. A recent report from the state Commerce Department showed that such jobs in the state have grown by 15 percent the last two years. Even better, ...
BRIEF: Cooper absent from OSU.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Andrea Cohen Sep. 2--Center Kenny Cooper was not in class at Oklahoma State on Friday, the deadline to start class and be eligible for basketball. However, head coach Sean Sutton told a university spokesman that he wants to "exhaust all his options" before making an ...
Wine, women, shoes in spotlight for benefit.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--Two events that celebrate and embrace women will benefit Impact Oklahoma Inc. Wine, Women and Shoes was started by Napa Valley vintner Elaine Honig in 2005 to honor women in the wine business and to raise money for important women's causes in a relaxed atmosphere. ...