Beckham County News

State transportation officials said a federal grant to upgrade rail lines in western Oklahoma will help keep up with increased oil and natural gas production in the region.

Ronnie Arganbright, trooper who lost his job over an alleged affair with a teenage girl.

Oklahoma Department of Transportation recently opened the first of eight planned state-of-the-art weigh stations.

Ronald Arganbright is due in court Wednesday morning in Beckham County. Last month, a judge found Arganbright guilty of lewd or indecent acts to a child under 16 and use of an electronic device to facilitate sexual conduct with a minor.

The state has enough money lined up to build five port of entry truck weighing and inspection stations similar to one that opened last month in Kay County, a transportation official says.

An October riot at a private prison in Sayre that left dozens of inmates injured has yielded a 2,700-page report and could lead to several new felony cases being filed in Beckham County.

The Oklahoma House has met a legislative deadline by passing bills to fund new Port of Entry truck weigh and inspection stations.