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Alfalfa County officials make modifications to 2024 handbook and drug policy
Alfalfa County commissioners Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson signed off on their county's 2024 handbook and 2024 drug policy with some slight modifications. One change was regarding education/training leave for full-time employees. For one-d...
Avard Rail Park Authority meets for regularly scheduled meeting
Stan Bixler, Todd Holder and Allan Poe met the quorum for their monthly Avard Regional Rail Park Authority meeting. The newest member, Scott Riley, couldn't make it. Shelley Reed, County Clerk of Woods County, and WCEDC Executive Director Jeremy...
Alfalfa County officials quickly tackle agenda after Monday's holiday
The Alfalfa County commissioners handled their weekly business quickly on Tuesday morning after Monday's holiday. County Clerk Laneta Schwerdtfeger joined Nate Ross, Mike Roach, and Garret Johnson, who began by approving previous meeting minutes,...
Avard Regional Rail Park Authority convenes for special meeting
Not much was happening in the open session of the Avard Regional Rail Park Authority special meeting on Tuesday. Stan Bixler, Todd Holder, and Scott Riley convened without Allan Poe, who was out on other business. Woods County Commissioner Randy...
Alfalfa County commissioners award bid for old hospital lots; proclaim 4-H Week for Oct. 2-6
At the commissioner's meeting in Alfalfa County this week, there was a full house as Nate Ross, Mike Roach, and Garret Johnson proclaimed Oct. 2-6 as 4-H Week. After the proclamation, the students...
Alfalfa County insurance option meetings each Thursday in October for county employees
This week, Nate Ross, Mike Roach, and Garret Johnson of the Alfalfa County commissioners had another short agenda. They were joined by Lacey Roquemore, who sat in for County Clerk Laneta Schwerdtfeger and administrative assistant Nancy Lambert....
Avard Regional Rail Park Authority welcomes new member Scott Riley
The Avard Regional Rail Park Authority, comprised of Stan Bixler, Todd Holder and Allan Poe, welcomed its newest member, Scott Riley, to the board earlier this week. Woods County Commissioner Randy...
Quiet week for Alfalfa County officials
There was little happening at the Alfalfa County commissioners meeting this week. Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson were all present and began the meeting by reviewing and signing the usual paperwork. After approving the maintenance and...
Short agenda for Alfalfa County commissioners
Nate Ross of the Alfalfa County Commissioners could not attend their Monday morning meeting, but Mike Roach and Garret Johnson held down the fort and took care of the short agenda. After approving the routine items (previous meeting minutes, blanket...
City Manager Chad Roach looks to work with Alfalfa County commissioners to boost sales and use tax
With August a thing of the past, commissioners Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson brought in the new month by reviewing and approving their monthly agenda items: officer reports, the CCRMP report, highway expenditures, alcohol beverage tax...
Alfalfa County commissioners look for place to put new emergency manager office
The Alfalfa County commissioners spent most of Monday's meeting discussing the new emergency manager's office. Darrin Lancaster (the new emergency manager) joined commissioners Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson to go over some ideas on where...
Alfalfa County commissioners approve visual inspection invoice
Garret Johnson of the Alfalfa County commissioners couldn't attend their meeting Monday morning, but Nate Ross and Mike Roach were there to handle the agenda. County Clerk Laneta Schwerdtfeger and Administrative Assistant Nancy Lambert were present,...
Avard Rail Authority to explore transloading opportunities
The Avard Regional Rail Park Authority, through the facilitation of WCEDC Executive Director Jeremy Zeller, will tentatively have the opportunity to meet with representatives of BNSF in September. The authority, comprised of Stan Bixler, Allan Poe,...
Alfalfa County officials discuss SEFA for FY 22-23
At Monday's commissioner's meeting in Alfalfa County, Nate Ross, Mike Roach, and Garret Johnson discussed the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) with County Clerk Laneta Schwerdtfeger. They talked about different...
Monthly appropriations signed in Alfalfa County
Marking the beginning of the month, Alfalfa County commissioners Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson took care of the appropriate paperwork: signing monthly appropriations, allocating the alcohol beverage tax, and approving reports for highway e...
Alfalfa County officials make quick work of their agenda
It was another quick Monday morning meeting at the courthouse for the Alfalfa County commissioners. Nate Ross, Mike Roach, and Garret Johnson only had a few items outside of their regular orders of business to tend to. They started by signing...
Short meeting for two Alfalfa County commissioners
Nate Ross and Garrett Johnson were without their fellow Alfalfa County commissioner Monday during the weekly meeting. After the two finished approving and signing the usual orders of business, they took no action on opening and awarding surplus bids...
Avard Regional Rail Park Authority convenes for monthly meeting
Stan Bixler, Todd Holder and Allan Poe, members of the Avard Regional Rail Park Authority, met earlier this week for their monthly meeting. County Clerk Shelley Reed and the WCEDC Executive Director Jeremy Zeller were also there. Authority members...
Quiet week for Alfalfa County commissioners
It was a relatively short meeting for officials in Alfalfa County, as Nate Ross and Mike Roach handled the business while Garret Johnson was away. The two commissioners signed an agreement between Alfalfa County and Woods County for maintaining the...
Darrin Lancaster makes his start as Alfalfa County's emergency manager
Mike Roach was absent this week at the Alfalfa County commissioners meeting, but the other two officials, Nate Ross and Garret Johnson, made a quorum. The two began by signing the maintenance and...
Alfalfa County commissioners approve monthly appropriations
This week at the Alfalfa County commissioners meeting, Nate Ross, Mike Roach, and Garret Johnson took care of the beginning-of-the-month paperwork, including lapsed appropriations for FY 21-22 to FY 2...
Short meeting for Alfalfa County officials
The Alfalfa County commissioners had a short agenda for their meeting Monday. Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson only took a few minutes to approve and sign the paperwork, like the previous meeting minutes, maintenance and operation warrants...
Avard Regional Rail Park Authority holds first meeting without member Ed Sutter
The noticeable absence of one of its own was in the air at this month's Avard Regional Rail Park Authority meeting. Stan Bixler, Allan Poe and Todd Holder (joined by County Clerk Shelley Reed and WCEDC Executive Director Jeremy Zeller) took a moment... Full story
Chad Roach reminds Alfalfa County commissioners the importance of its county library
Monday's holiday meant the Alfalfa County commissioners met Tuesday. Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson were joined at the table by County Clerk Laneta Schwerdtfeger. The three men started the...
WCIDA meets for quarterly meeting
At the Woods County Industrial Authority meeting earlier this week, Randy McMurphy, Bob Baker and Brodie Bush made a quorum without Stan Kline and Melissa Fisher. Woods County Economic Development Committee Director Jeremy Zeller joined the...