Roger Mills County News

"What does it matter. There's nothing here." Years ago, while standing at the overlook on the Washita National Battlefield Site in western Oklahoma, I was disappointed when the female half of the couple to whom I was speaking answered my enthusiasm with those words.

HAMMOND Acciona Energy North America has completed $252 million in long-term financing for the Red Hills Wind Farm spread over 5,000 acres in Roger Mills and Custer counties.

NORMAN Tom Hiester describes himself as one of the grandfathers of the wind energy industry in the U.S. Daniel Belen with Catch The Wind at the Wind Commerce 2009: The Future is Now conference Tuesday explains to Gary Geitering with Blum Farms how a Vindicator laser wind sensor works to improve the operation of large wind turbines.

OKLAHOMA CITY a ' A new wind farm in far western Oklahoma that recently began delivering energy is the ninth in the state.

The following three changes have been made to the On-System Load Posted List. The bridge on S.H. 33 over Washita River in Roger Mills County NBI # 03814 structure number 6512 0504 X located 5.4 miles east of junction U.S. 283 has traffic on the new structure.

If the economic recession has kept you from getting the medications you need, you may be eligible for prescription discounts or even free drugs.

A 74-year-old security guard found dead Wednesday in a Roberts County pasture was not a victim of violence.

Authorities say a missing western Oklahoma man has been found dead near Pampa, Texas.

As another round of storms moved into the state, vendors at an Enid expo center hit by a tornado began cleaning up.

Staff and wire reports As many as six tornadoes raked across Oklahoma over the weekend, with most of them occurring in Garfield County, according to National Weather Service.

Wind and water damage reports from storms trickled into the state's emergency management agency Monday after a night of heavy rain and tornado activity, spokeswoman Michelann Ooten said.

At least one tornado touched down in western Oklahoma on Sunday and damaged two homes as severe storms moved across the state for the second straight day.