TLO 69: The Best, Dumbest and Most Clickable Stories of 2025

While Patrick and Louis take time off to mentally reset for the coming year, we're taking a look back at our best, dumbest, and most clickable stories of 2025.

We call it the TLO 69 – a free, curated and chronological countdown of our favorite TLO stories; ones that remind us how nutty this state can be, and how damn good of a job we do covering it for our ride-or-dies.

Free for all readers, enjoy this little TLO time-capsule of 2025...

1. ONLY ON TLO: OKC Zoo’s New Marine Life Habitat Scaled Back After Massive Budget Overrun
Date: 1/15/2025

What We Wrote: In a hard-hitting TLO-I Team 5000 exclusive, we’ve learned that the "Shore to Sea" project is massively over budget and is being redesigned to no longer include a sea lion exhibit.

This revelation comes from an email sent by OKC Zoo Executive Director Dwight Lawson to staff on Friday.

2. ONLY ON TLO: Sean Cummings gives special award to Derplahoman lawmaker…
Date: 1/16/2025

What We Wrote: To celebrate Lisa’s achievement—and the dubious name she’s making for herself—our pal Sean Cummings took it upon himself to visit the Capitol yesterday, and surprise her with cupcakes, flowers, and a special certificate honoring her as “The Worst Person in Oklahoma.”

3. ONLY ON TLO: Fresh off two new DUI arrests, Westmoore names Rhett Bomar its new offensive coordinator…
Date: 1/21/2025

What We Wrote: Late last week, I received a tip via The Ogle Mole Network claiming that Rhett Bomar—the infamous OU football quarterback turned Big Red Sports & Imports ghost employee—will be making a grand return to the state as offensive coordinator for the Westmoore Jaguars football team.

Yep, keep stacking, folks! Rhett Bomar is returning to the state where it all… uhm… ended, and will be leading the Westmoore Jags to glory… and/or free test drives on the Mile of Cars in Norman!

4. ONLY ON TLO: OKC Fox 25 Meteorologist Fired for Dropping F-Bombs on Live TV
Date: 1/27/2025

What We Wrote: We’d like to wish a fond farewell to former OKC Fox morning meteorologist Elliot Wilson.

He went down in a blaze of glory last week after dropping a pair of early morning F-bombs during a Good Morning Oklahoma weather forecast.

The whole thing started innocently enough…

5. TLO EXCLUSIVE: Malicious Hackers Shut Down Braum’s Drive-Thrus!
Date: 1/30/2025

What We Wrote: [The Ogle Mole Network] informed me that—for the second time in a couple of months—Braum’s was hit with a ransomware attack by a group of criminals called Hunters International!

This hack has essentially shut down the Braum’s network, forcing the chain to close drive-thrus and—terrifyingly—rely on employees to tabulate payments and orders by hand!

6. Dusty Deevers Protects His Right To Send Wife Dick Pics…
Date: 2/11/2025

What We Wrote: Over the past couple of weeks, Puritanical State Senator Dusty Deevers—a man who, based on the GOP’s penchant for hypocritical projection, must be into some really kinky smut—has received a heavy dose of national and regional attention for yet another bill he filed that would outlaw pornography in Oklahoma.

7. Bouncer at The Deli Elected Mayor of Norman!
Date: 2/12/2025

What We Wrote: Yesterday, a loyal circle of hip, cool, and possibly stoned Norman voters flocked to the ballot hot-box and overwhelmingly elected Ward 7 Councilman Stephen Tyler Holman as the city’s new mayor.

Holman—a real estate agent, Friendly Market budtender, and part-time bouncer at the famed Campus Corner dive The Deli—defeated incumbent pastoral grandpa Larry Heikkila and something called a Riley Mulinix by taking home 61% of the vote.

8. ONLY ON TLO: Aaron Tuttle Aggressively Promotes/Flexes New Subscription Paywall…
Date: 2/13/2025

What We Wrote: Not surprisingly, Aaron has been aggressively promoting the new service. Instead of taking a traditional marketing approach—like a heartfelt plea about supporting independent weather forecasting, or a polite reminder that running a site takes time and resources—he has opted for something a little more… stormy. You know, cutting-edge fear-marketing stuff where he guilt-trips, shames, and straight-up scares his followers into submission. Err, I mean… subscription.

9. ONLY ON TLO: Paycom Escalates Its Crackdown on Employees
Date: 2/19/2025

What We Wrote: Despite reporting $1.88 billion in revenue and $502 million in net income in 2024, Paycom has intensified its harsh crackdown on employees, creating a workplace culture marked by fear, retaliation, and layoffs. Sources from inside the company describe secretive staff purges—including entire departments—and aggressive moves to silence criticism, like forcing employees to sign agreements banning social media posts about the company after termination.

10. HYSTERICAL: Weatherford Man Mourns Loss Of Treasured Gazebo…
Date: 2/27/2025

What We Wrote: A Weatherford man named Robby is mourning the sudden demolition of a beloved downtown gazebo, a structure that once served as a community gathering spot and featured commemorative bricks honoring residents. City leaders claimed the teardown was part of a new development plan and assured the public that the bricks and a time capsule would be preserved—but the lack of warning left locals like Robby frustrated and blindsided.

11. Angry Liberal Boomer Women Write Tom Cole a Letter…
Date: 3/4/2025

What We Wrote: After a tumultuous six months fending off a primary challenge by proud Oklahoman Paul Bondar and his scattered legion of MAGA-moron supporters, Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole has a feisty new opponent to deal with – angry liberal Boomer women!

12. TLO EXCLUSIVE: Edmond Porn Star Arrested on Bestiality Charges…
Date: 3/5/2025

What We Wrote: In a case that somehow manages to top even Oklahoma’s long list of jaw-dropping headlines, Edmond police arrested local amateur porn actress Christina Stokes—known online as “Hafwin”—on bestiality charges after she allegedly posted graphic videos of herself and her Great Dane online. The investigation was prompted by a tip (from someone who clearly had a lot to explain), and officers unfortunately had to confirm the footage’s existence by watching the 15-minute video.

13. Oklahoma Students Quizzed on Normalcy of Sexual Kinks and Pleasures
Date: 3/6/2025

What We Wrote: Here’s a story that will make you blush… and/or make you question whether you're sexually normal.

Earlier this week, a psychology quiz that asked explorative Waurika High students to answer questions determining the normality of various sexual kinks and pleasures made its way across the Internet.

14. Oklahoma Forestry Director Fired for Forgetting Rule #1: Protect the Governor’s Stuff First
Date: 3/31/2025

What We Wrote: Let’s all raise a Smokey Bear salute to former Oklahoma State Forester Mark Goeller.

A national expert on enhanced wildfire prediction and response coordination, he was fired by Governor Stitt last week after a 40-year career—apparently for not doing enough to protect Stitt’s hobby farm from burning to the ground during the wildfire outbreak that rolled through the state a few weeks ago.

15. Marcuswayne Mullin Shares Drunk History Lesson to Inspire, Uplift… and Threaten Journalists
Date: 4/7/2025

What We Wrote: On Friday night, while most Oklahomans were enjoying a cold beer cruising a dirt road in a pickup truck, Senator Markwayne Mullin was bitterly wandering the halls of the U.S. Capitol.

Apparently called into work late and forced to miss Twin Peaks happy hour with his Bad Boy Mowers buddies, he pulled out his phone and — like a grumpy teenager stuck at a museum with his parents — started filming moody videos for his conservative followers, right-wing bots, and all the journalists forced to document the dumb things he says and does.

16. The Oklahoman Attempts to Destroy TLO’s Credibility…
Date: 4/9/2025

What We Wrote: Earlier this week, in what can only be construed as a malicious and defamatory attack on this very website’s brand, reputation, and credibility, The Oklahoman issued an editorial that cited the “unorthodox” Lost Ogle as a shining example of journalistic integrity and objectivity in Oklahoma.

17. Janitor Arrested for Hiding Cameras in KOCO 5 Bathroom Vents…
Date: 4/14/2025

What We Wrote: In a sick and disgusting story—on multiple levels—Miguel Angel Sierra-Meza, a janitor contracted to clean KOCO Channel 5, was arrested earlier this month on 28 “Peeping Tom” charges for allegedly hiding cameras inside bathroom vents to record unsuspecting victims at both the news station and a local private school.

18. Right-Wing Lackey We Warned You About Appointed to Oklahoma Supreme Court…
Date: 4/15/2025

What We Wrote: Score another win for the holy culture warfighters determined to smash down and destroy that pesky, hallowed separation between church and state!

Yesterday afternoon, Kevin Stitt announced he selected Travis Jett—the baby-faced conservative lawyer we warned you about a few weeks ago—to serve as Oklahoma’s next Supreme Court Justice.

19. TLO EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Walters’ Pricey New Hire Pops Up on Polyamorous Dating Site…
Date: 4/23/2025

What We Wrote: Seriously, you have to admit it’s a little funny that Ryan Walters – a self-righteous, Trump-loving moralist who campaigns like a Southern Baptist youth pastor – would hire “Swingin’ Steve” to be his right-hand man.

Wait…

As Oklahoma students will soon learn in their revised history class, polygamy was totally fine in the Bible. Never mind.

20. Ryan Walters hires Duggar Family fixer on $100,000-a-year grift…
Date: 4/28/2025

What We Wrote: According to a recent report by Oklahoma Watch, Ryan has apparently hired Chad Gallagher — a conservative politico and public school grifter from Arkansas who once helped the Duggar family explain away sex abuse crimes — on a $96,000-a-year salary to serve as a “temporary senior advisor” at the OSDE.

I’m not sure what a “special advisor” does, but in this case, I’m guessing Chad’s primary responsibility will be training students who were sexually molested by their teacher, coach, or guidance counselor into sticking up for their abuser. You know, to help the school district avoid a seven-figure settlement.

21. Bob Mills Sky News 9 Crashes at Wiley Post Airport!
Date: 4/30/2025

What We Wrote: It looks like Channel 9 will get to unveil a new chopper… again.

Thanks to a tip via the Ogle Mole Network, we’ve learned that Channel 9’s fancy new Bob Mills Sky News 9 was involved in an accident earlier today at Wiley Post Airport. Pilot Jim Gardner and photojournalist Tim Young were aboard the aircraft during the incident and, from what we’ve gathered, are both okay.

22. State Lawmaker Who “Suffers from Same-Sex Attraction” Joins Call to Undo Gay Marriage…
Date: 5/8/2025

What We Wrote: As we all sadly know, Oklahoma has a long, proud, and deeply embarrassing tradition of being a national leader in the LGBTQ+-phobia movement...

We were reminded of this opposite-of-proud tradition this week when a pair of Oklahoma lawmakers from the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus filed a resolution urging the U.S. Supreme Court to claw back freedoms and overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

23. Jim Gardner “retires” from News 9!
Date: 5/19/2025

What We Wrote: There’s been a major disturbance in the local severe weather force!

Thanks to a tip from the Ogle Mole Network, we’ve learned that Bob Mills Sky News 9 chopper pilot Jim Gardner has "retired" from KWTV News 9.

The retirement comes right in the middle of severe weather season, and just three weeks after he crash-landed the Sky News 9 at Wiley Post Airport on April 30th.

24. 10 Oklahoma Lawmakers in Dire Need of a Free Makeover…
Date: 5/22/2025

What We Wrote: Earlier this legislative session, our esteemed Governor Stitt – or as eyebrow-waxers call him, Public Enemy Number 1 – vetoed a bill that would have extended the Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering...

Anyway, because I — once again — love hairstylists, I thought I would do my due diligence and find the 10 lawmakers in the biggest need of a makeover. Sadly, that excludes Kevin Stitt and his forest creature eyebrows, as he’s a law vetoer — not a maker.

25. Stitt Quietly Signs Bill to Kill Oklahoma’s Citizen Petitions…
Date: 5/27/2025

What We Wrote: On Saturday afternoon of Memorial Day weekend – always a good time to sign incredibly unpopular legislation to roll back the rights and freedoms of the people and derail their ability to self-govern – Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt happily and quietly signed SB 1027 into law.

Known around here as the Oklahoma Citizen Petition Oppression Act, the controversial piece of legislation will make it even more difficult, if not impossible, for any group to gather enough signatures to put a petition initiative on the Oklahoma ballot and up for a statewide vote.

26. Open Records Reveal How Stitt Micromanaged the Design of Oklahoma's Terrible License Plate...
Date: 6/3/2025

What We Wrote: A couple of weeks ago, Governor Kevin Stitt unveiled the long-rumored redesign of the Oklahoma license plate, and just like a failed gubernatorial campaign, it was widely mocked, ridiculed, and dismissed.

Although we’ve known Stitt was behind the redesign, open records obtained by The Lost Ogle reveal that he and his staff micromanaged nearly every single detail in its development — from the precise hue of red, white, and blue used in the design, to which kitschy state symbols should adorn the plate’s bottom border.

27. Poll Shows Ryan Walters Has a Real Life, Very Serious Shot at Being Governor…
Date: 6/6/2025

What We Wrote: If you’re one of the many Oklahomans who think Ryan Walters is nothing more than a self-absorbed, dangerous grifter who uses culture war rhetoric, political propaganda, and state resources to mask his ineptitude, corruption, and disdain for public education, I have some bad news for you.

According to a recent poll conducted by Amber Integrated, Ryan Walters is a legitimate, very real, very serious threat to be Oklahoma’s next Governor.

28. Marcuswayne Mullin successfully reinforces dumb Oklahoman stereotype…
Date: 6/9/2025

What We Wrote: Last week, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon – the wrestling lady that Trump put in charge of the Department of Education – appeared before a Senate appropriations committee that includes Marcuswayne to lobby for a 15% funding cut to her agency.

When it was Marcuswayne’s turn to speak, he asked McMahon a set-up question about the definition of insanity – a word Marcuswayne may need to practice with his speech pathologist.

29. Remembering Our Severe Weather Savior: A TLO Tribute to Lord Gary England
Date: 6/11/2025

What We Wrote: There’s been a major disturbance in the severe weather force. Last night, we were first on the scene and on the story to report that Lord Gary England – the former chief meteorologist at KWTV News 9 and divine protector and guardian of the Oklahoma meteorological universe – passed away. He was 85 years old and survived by his wife of 63 years, Mary, daughter Molly, and countless fans across the world.

30. ONLY ON TLO: Former Dippin’ Dots CEO Breaks into Nichols Hills Home to Flee Imaginary Kidnappers…
Date: 6/13/2025

What We Wrote: According to a police report, Nichols Hills 911 received a panicked call from Fischer on the morning of April 14th claiming that – ready for this? – four Hispanic men were inside his home threatening to kidnap and sex-traffic him because he was the CEO of Dippin’ Dots and has money.

After calling 911, Fischer – a stand-up guy who’s been arrested for DUI and domestic assault and sued for revenge porn blackmail – fled his home and ran to a neighbor’s house. He broke into the house through an open garage, grabbed a knife from the kitchen, and – while still on the phone with 911 – locked himself in an upstairs bedroom.

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31. Capsized: Oklahoma Taxpayers Left Holding Canoes, Dead Battery
Date: 6/18/2025

What We Wrote: Out of all the unusual, unbelievable, and ultimately unattainable ambitious Oklahoma business projects that have been announced over the past couple of years – from amusement parks to large giant skyscrapers to even larger giant skyscrapers – I think my favorite one was the effort by Stitt to lure the electric vehicle scheme Canoo to Oklahoma.

32. Man Apparently Unaware of Masks Goes Category F5 on News 9 Radar
Date: 7/8/2025

What We Wrote: Yesterday afternoon, News 9 reported that some moron wearing a dog t-shirt opened up a can of whoop ass on the station’s weather radar.

Like most idiots who spend their Sunday nights attacking radar, the vandal wasn’t smart enough to wear a mask or less identifiable clothing…

33. Stitt’s Brother Goes to Extreme Lengths to Dodge Speeding Ticket
Date: 7/11/2025

What We Wrote: One cool thing about being the Governor’s brother is that it probably makes it easier to dodge a speeding ticket.

Unfortunately for Kevin Stitt’s older brother Keith, things haven’t worked out quite that easily for him.

34. ONLY ON TLO: Vanity Perkins Accused of Stiffing OKC Mom on $1,600 Custom Gift Order
Date: 7/15/2025

What We Wrote: Last week, the TLO iTeam 5000 learned that Tiffany Perkins — a local woman who owns Hand2Hand Creations LLC and is of no relation to Kendrick or Vanity — filed a lawsuit in small claims court alleging that Vanity failed to pay for 16 hand-crafted personalized gift sets that she ordered for a destination birthday trip to the Dominican Republic.

35. Please Don’t Send Us Shocking Photos of Local Realtor Couple in the Shower
Date: 7/16/2025

What We Wrote: In the 17-year history of this site, I’ve received a lot of shocking, vulgar, and wildly inappropriate photos in the TLO inbox.

Although I genuinely appreciate our readers thinking of us when they stumble across questionable content, I do have one small favor to ask – please, in Gary England’s name, do NOT send us an inappropriate photo of local realtor couple Denise and Troy Schroder taking a shower.

36. Zumwalt Ethics Scandal Ends with $20,000 Slap on the Wrist
Date: 7/16/2025

What We Wrote: Yesterday afternoon, just six months after Zumwalt retired from the public sector following a scathing ethics investigation, the Oklahoma Ethics Commission reached a settlement deal that carries a $20,000 fine.

37. Oklahoma’s $2 Billion American Heartland Theme Park Has Flatlined
Date: 7/21/2025

What We Wrote: As most of my friends, family members, and colleagues know, there’s nothing I enjoy more than being right.

As a result, I guess I’m happy to report that the $2-billion American Exceptionalism Amusement Park planned for the Grand Lake backwoods – you know, the one that was promised to us by a Branson entertainer and a 93-year-old Pizza Hut mogul – is “all but” dead.

38. Local DJ Fends Off Naked, Hairy 400-lb Home Intruder
Date: 7/23/2025

What We Wrote: Former OKC white rapper turned block rockin’ DJ Blake Overstreet learned this the not-so-fun way.

Earlier this week, Blake O. was just hanging out at his fancy suburban North OKC home droppin' rhymes, when his wife let him know – somewhat alarmingly – that a naked, hairy, bleeding, 400-lb man was trying to break into their house.

39. Ryan Walters Accidentally Screens Retro Nudie Flick for State School Board Members
Date: 7/25/2025

What We Wrote: In what was obviously a coordinated attempt to make me late for Friday happy hour, both The Oklahoman and Yawn Doc reported earlier this afternoon that Ryan Walters – the state school superintendent who’s apparently working a bit too hard to drive porn out of school libraries, cafeterias, and study halls – inadvertently shared a graphic “retro” nude scene on a TV in his office during a closed session of yesterday’s state board meeting.

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40. Prayer Warriors Bother God to Make Charles McCall Governor
Date: 8/4/2025

What We Wrote: Even though the first primary election is less than a year away, things have been kind of slow on the 2026 Oklahoma gubernatorial election front.

While we wait for those two guys to put up or shut up, the only real news to come out of the race is that Charles McCall – the snoozy former Speaker of the House who’s polling at a lowly 5% – has received the endorsement of the National Women’s Prayer and Voting Army.

41. ONLY ON TLO: Humphreys Family Announces Desperate Overhaul of Flagship Investment Fund
Date: 8/7/2025

What We Wrote: Although Kirk’s views on gays and women would probably earn him a Presidential Medal of Freedom in today’s cultural climate, his firm’s flagship investment income fund — HREIF — isn’t doing so hot.

If his uncle gave him some of Jim Traber’s truth serum, even Blair would admit it’s probably not the best look for Humphreys Capital and its HREIF to move on from a familial CEO just months after freezing all fund redemptions and slashing dividends.

42. City Leaders Celebrate Continued Destruction of Old State Fair
Date: 8/13/2025

What We Wrote: The Oklahoma State Fairgrounds are, once again, a little less cool.

Yesterday afternoon, Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt took a break from acting like he personally won an NBA title to celebrate the destruction of the historic Oklahoma State Fair Arena – a crowning piece of OKC mid-century architecture that, like so many other cool old buildings, is now just a pile of rubble.

43. MarkTurd Mullin Reveals Epically Dumb Excuse for Not Wearing Seatbelt
Date: 8/14/2025

What We Wrote: To help advance and justify the narrative to his base that DC is a violent and dangerous hellhole that requires the use of the military to keep order, Trump has summoned his propagandist political army of misfits, mouthbreathers, and morons to run into the cable news and social media void to spread fear, misinformation, and outrage.

Naturally, Oklahoma’s truck nut Senator – Markturd Mullin – ran head (ass?) first into the fray and appeared on Fox News to cast DC as a live-action Grand Theft Auto map, in the process finally explaining and justifying why he’s too cool to wear a seatbelt.

44. Report: OKC Not Being Terrorized by Face-Stealing Serial Killer
Date: 8/15/2025

What We Wrote: Last Sunday, I was hanging out with some friends, smoking cigars and drinking whiskey, and one of them asked if I had heard about the serial killer roaming around OKC defacing homeless people.

Geez. Remember back when the only social media rumors cops had to refute had to do with bands of sex traffickers targeting white women in Hobby Lobby parking lots?

45. Mayor McSelfie Embraces D-Word in New York Times
Date: 8/22/2025

What We Wrote: Now that he’s finished handing every Thunder player, staffer, and groupie their own championship keys to the city, OKC Mayor David “McSelfie” Holt has found a new way to get himself noticed and invited onto the cable news circuit – declaring his wokeness via a "guest essay" in the NY Times!

46. Bad Brew: Bice Agrees to Meet-n-Greet in Wrong Congressional District
Date: 8/27/2025

What We Wrote: Yep, that’s right. CD5 is so gerrymandered that even Bice doesn’t know who, what, and where she represents! That’s equal parts funny and nitpicky, and an ironically perfect representation of how gerrymandering has totally wrecked the foundation of our political system. Good times.

47. Lawmaker Guilty of Domestic Assault “Forgets” to Resign
Date: 8/29/2025

What We Wrote: Last night, AG Gentner dropped a divebomb on the Oklahoma media when he announced State Rep. Ty Burns – a military veteran, former sheriff’s deputy, and the prototype for every controlling, abusive-father movie villain ever created – had pled guilty to three misdemeanor domestic abuse and assault charges stemming from “family situations” involving his wife, their kids, and other relatives.

He will receive no jail time and instead be sent to something they really call "batterer counseling."

48. TLO EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Cope Sued by Empire Slice House Investors
Date: 9/4/2025

What We Wrote: There’s a battle brewing over one of OKC’s biggest pizza… empires.

Thanks to a tip via the Ogle Mole Network, we’ve learned that investors behind Empire Pizza – the NYC-themed pizza chain that’s grown to seven locations across Oklahoma over the past decade – are suing founder, managing partner, and former TLO Show podcast guest Rachel Cope in Oklahoma County Court.

49. VPO: Creepy County Commissioner Now Facing Sexual Assault Allegations
Date: 9/9/2025

What We Wrote: Oklahoma politicians continue to do Oklahoma politician things!

Late last week, word hit the news wire that a local woman with an important last name had filed a VPO against Oklahoma County Commissioner Myles Davidson and, for added measure, his wife, Marilyn.

50. Edmond Vet Neutered Over Charlie Kirk Comments
Date: 9/17/2025

What We Wrote: It turns out conservatives like cancel culture after all!

In case you haven't noticed, one fallout from the Charlie Kirk assassination is that it’s given our future leaders of Gilead a good smoke screen to try and criminalize political speech they don’t like, because you know, freedom!

51. Lookout Kitchen Gets 86’d
Date: 9/22/2025

What We Wrote: After a quick attempt to fix and salvage the relationship, the Oklahoma Tourism Department and Lookout Kitchen have officially broken up again, and this time, it’s apparently for good.

52. End of an Error: Ryan Walters Finally Does Something Good for Oklahoma Students
Date: 9/25/2025

What We Wrote: Ring the bells, kiss a Trump Bible, and gently massage your best friend’s thigh! Ryan Walters is resigning as Oklahoma State Schools Superintendent!

As is usually the case, I first started hearing rumors about his departure early in the afternoon. After a couple of phone calls and emails, we were the first local media outlet to report the news on X.

53. Oh No: Charles McCall Slices Banana in New Campaign Ad
Date: 10/1/2025

What We Wrote: In a bold attempt to outrage the liberal echo chamber while simultaneously stealing support from the loonies who liked the Ryan Walters crowd, he released an ad where he used a banana as a symbolic metaphor for a penis – stating, accurately, that just because you cut it in half, it doesn’t magically become an orange.

54. Paycom Embarks on Yet Another Employee Purge
Date: 10/1/2025

What We Wrote: Paycom is continuing with its purging ways, but only this time it's official!

Earlier this morning, the Ogle Mole Network, Reddit, and the broader social media sphere lit up with reports that Paycom – the OKC-based S&P 500 payroll tech company that’s been aggressively (and unprofessionally) cutting staff over the past year – has commenced yet another round of employee layoffs.

55. Seemingly Normal, Not-Crazy Man Named State Schools Superintendent
Date: 10/3/2025

What We Wrote: For the first time in 626 days, Oklahoma public education is not being held hostage by a small-town evangelical grifter stooge and his posse of Texas hustlers.

Not wanting to waste any time helping people forget how instrumental he was in the rise of Ryan Walters’s political career, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt appointed a seemingly normal, not-crazy man as state schools superintendent yesterday afternoon.

56. ONLY ON TLO: Oklahoma Man Acquitted in the Great Seth Wadley Ass-Whoopin’
Date: 10/8/2025

What We Wrote: It’s not just the customer wallets that take a beating at Seth Wadley Chevrolet!

Thanks to a tip via the Ogle Mole Network, we’ve learned that a Maysville man was recently acquitted of felony assault charges stemming from a Lake Texoma ruckus that left Pauls Valley car mogul – and Tiger King icon – Seth Wadley more bruised and battered than one of Joe Exotic’s dusty old ball caps.

57. Ryan Walters’ Bible-in-the-Classroom Crusade Fed to the Lions
Date: 10/15/2025

What We Wrote: We have some bad news for wacky Christian Nationalists who want to use government resources to force religion on kids, or still panic about kitty litter in school bathrooms.

Earlier today, new sane Oklahoma State School Superintendent Lindel Fields announced he will not be moving forward with Ryan Walters’ unconstitutional plan to distribute Trump Bibles in Oklahoma classrooms, officially ending one of the more shamelessly moronic crusades Ryan tried to force through as superintendent.

58. Joleen Chaney to Leave KFOR
Date: 10/29/2025

What We Wrote: Spit out a watermelon seed and wipe off the teleprompter. We have some sad news to report.

Thanks to a tip via the Facebook Algorithmic Network, we have learned that Joleen Chaney – the 6 and 10 p.m. co-anchor for KFOR Channel 4 and watermelon queen of the Oklahoma City media – is resigning from the station effective Friday, November 7th.

59. Former OKC Fox 25 Anchor Charged with Murder
Date: 11/3/2025

What We Wrote: Remember the name Angie Mock?

Mock eventually left OKC for St. Louis in 2011. She left that market in 2015 to join the corporate world, discovered carbs, and then – 10 years later – ended up in jail for stabbing her 80-year-old mother to death in Wichita, Kansas.

60. “I’ve Had It!” Lady Finally Leaves for New York
Date: 11/6/2025

What We Wrote: Maybe it’s because I have a distaste for propaganda, hypocrisy, and opportunistic retread opinion, but over the past year, I’ve watched with bemusement, wonder, and mild annoyance the rise of Oklahoma podcast superstars Jennifer “Coyne” Welch and Angie “Toots-Pumps” Sullivan.

Well, I guess former Oklahoma podcast superstars…

61. Oklahoma Fails Again
Date: 11/7/2025

What We Wrote: Oklahoma remains a Top 10 state in letting rapists off the hook.

As you may have noticed, the national online outrage machine has latched on to an infuriating case out of Stillwater involving known rapist Jesse Butler…

62. Can’t Drive 95: Walters’ Mystery Suburban Hit Triple-Digit Speeds
Date: 11/17/2025

What We Wrote: We found another German thing Ryan Walters likes – the Autobahn!

Earlier this week, Oklahoma Voice published the findings of an open records investigation into a mysterious state vehicle linked to Ryan Walters and one of his staffers, some dude named Joseph Porter.

63. OKC Monopoly Board Features Photo of Tulsa Skyline
Date: 11/21/2025

What We Wrote: Oops. In our rush to roast the glaring omissions from the OKC Monopoly board, we apparently overlooked the biggest one of all!

Thanks to a hot tip from the Ogle Mole Network, we’ve learned the much-hyped and ballyhooed OKC Monopoly board features a photo of the downtown Tulsa skyline.

64. State Sues Joe Exotic’s Magician Over Lookout Kitchen Debacle
Date: 12/1/2025

What We Wrote: When Governor Stitt said he wanted to run the state like a business, I guess that meant he wanted taxpayers to lose money in the restaurant industry!

In a surprise to absolutely no one who reads this site and/or has ever invested money in a restaurant, the state sued the operators of Lookout Kitchen – the much-maligned chain that replaced the much-maligned Swadley’s Foggy Bottom Kitchen in all state parks – just months after the chain was shut down over $200,000+ in unpaid bills.

65. OU Student Goes Viral Over Stupid Essay
Date: 12/2/2025

What We Wrote: We’ve got a fresh new culture-war skirmish to trigger our anger, outrage, and attention!

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, the hard-to-avoid saga of OU junior Samantha Fulnecky erupted across the social webs. If you were lucky enough to miss it, congratulations – please tell me which cave you’re living in and if there’s room for one more. This idiocracy out here is getting exhausting to cover.

66. Stitt’s Son Drove 16 Months with a Suspended License and a Bench Warrant
Date: 12/3/2025

What We Wrote: It looks like the Stitt family motto is still “Rules For Thee and Not For Me!”

We got a tip via the Ogle Mole Network that, until yesterday afternoon, Kevin Stitt’s oldest son – John Andrew “Drew” Stitt of Guthrie Haunted House and OSU Parking Enforcement fame – spent the last year and a half cruising the streets, highways, and probably a few off-road trails of Oklahoma on a suspended license.

67. Oklahoma Sheriff Goes F’n Nuts on Small-Town Cops
Date: 12/10/2025

What We Wrote: You know how there’s a negative stereotype out there that cops are nothing more than volatile, power-hungry bullies with anger-management issues who have no business being in law enforcement?

Well, I guess we can thank Pawnee County Sheriff Shawn Price for reminding us why that one exists!

68. Tevis Hillis Leaves News 9 to Work for Governor Stitt
Date: 12/12/2025

What We Wrote: Joleen Chaney is about to have some TV news company at the State Capitol!

Thanks to a tip via the Ogle Mole Network, we’ve learned that Tevis Hillis – a former Ms. Lawton who spent the last several years as an anchor and reporter for KWTV Channel 9 – has apparently left the news channel to work in the press office for Governor Stitt.

69. City Stops Pretending the Classen Bike Lane Was a Good Idea
Date: 12/19/2025

What We Wrote: About a month or two ago, I was stuck in a traffic jam around 10th and Classen, where the well-traveled and slightly compacted thoroughfare narrows from six to four lanes due to a random six-block segment of bike lanes.

As I sat there, running late to an appointment, listening to the Sports Animal, and watching some doofus try to merge from the right into the center lane while a car in front attempted to simultaneously turn across three lanes of traffic, I remember thinking, “What bonehead city planner thought this was a good idea?”

And with that, we’ve reached 69. Nice.

Thanks for spending 2025 with The Lost Ogle. Enjoy the New Year – we’ll see you next week!