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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...
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...
Alfalfa County commissioners award bids
At this week's Alfalfa County commissioner meeting, Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson awarded six-month bids using the process of awarding them by lowest cost, followed by availability. They also awarded the bids they opened last week for the...
Alfalfa County commissioners open various bids
Mike Roach was back this week to join his fellow Alfalfa County commissioners Nate Ross and Garret Johnson. The three men had a full agenda to tackle, plus they took time to hear from two...
Alfalfa County commissioners prepare for new fiscal year
Mike Roach of the Alfalfa County commissioners could not attend Monday's meeting, but Nate Ross and Garret Johnson were there to handle an agenda full of resolutions. They were joined by County Clerk Laneta Schwerdtfeger (mistakenly referred to as...
Alfalfa County officials look for ways to preserve historical documents
The commissioners of Alfalfa County had a relatively short agenda to take care of Monday morning. Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson started by handling the routine orders of business, approving maintenance and operation warrants for payment, b...
Avard Regional Rail Park Authority renews contract with Emblem Strategies
Avard Regional Rail Park Authority members Stan Bixler, Allan Poe and Ed Sutter formed Tuesday's meeting quorum, joined by Jeremy Zeller, the executive director of Woods County Economic Development Committee, and consultant Sonja Williams. Joining...
Alfalfa County commissioners accept REAP Grant payment for Goltry Rescue truck
This week at the Alfalfa County commissioners' meeting, Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson took care of routine orders of business. The three men had mounds of paperwork to get through, signing minutes from last week, maintenance and operation...
Alfalfa County proclaim OHCE Week May 7-13, countywide burn ban lifted
The Alfalfa County commissioners proclaimed May 7-13 Oklahoma Home and Community Education Week on Monday. OHCE is a statewide, county-based organization that partners with Oklahoma State University...
Alfalfa County keeps burn ban in effect for another two weeks
Aline Fire Department's Rob Sims was back at the Alfalfa County commissioners' meeting this week, this time to say he and his team were okay with the $58,750.75 bid received from J&J for a fire truck. Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson awarded...
Oklahoma's Lt. Gov. makes stop in Alva as part of 35th annual Turkey Hunt
Oklahoma Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell was in Alva Thursday as part of the 35th Annual Lt. Governor's Turkey Hunt that tours towns and cities across the state. The event is an economic development tool...
Avard Regional Rail Park Authority holds monthly meeting
Avard Regional Rail Park Authority members met for their monthly meeting earlier this week. Stan Bixler, Todd Holder and Ed Sutter were enough to make a quorum (Allan Poe had a scheduling conflict). Woods County Clerk Shelley Reed and Sonja Williams...
Alfalfa County opens bid for new fire truck
At this week's Alfalfa County commissioners meeting, officials Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson heard from Aline Fire Department's Rob Sims regarding a quote opened for a new fire truck. Out of five bids sent out, the lone bid received back...
Alfalfa County commissioners award building bid
The Alfalfa County commissioners looked at four bids last week on a new building for the Carmen Responders. This week, they made their decision, ultimately awarding it to Wilson Construction. Wilson wasn't the cheapest, coming in at $240,180, but it...
Bob Baker joins Woods County Industrial Development Board
Woods County's Industrial Development Authority convened for a special meeting earlier this week. Unfortunately, Brodie Bush could not attend, but the other members – Randy McMurphy, Stan Kline, and Melissa Fisher – were there, along with Bob Baker,...
Alva City Council and marshal contenders participate in candidate forum
The Woods County Democratic Party hosted a [non-partisan] candidate forum at Northwest Technology Center Tuesday night for Alva's city council and marshal races. Not all candidates attended, but...
Auditor changes coming for Avard Regional Rail Park Authority
It had been a couple of months since the Avard Regional Rail Park Authority met until this past Tuesday. Stan Bixler, Allen Poe, Ed Sutter and Todd Holder approved the financial report as presented. Sonja Williams, a consultant for the Authority, sai...
Alfalfa County commissioners sign resolution for employee handbook
Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson – Alfalfa County's Board of Commissioners – met Monday morning to tackle a short agenda. They first handled routine items like the approval of minutes, blanket purchase orders and M&O warrants for pay...
Alfalfa County Assessor to enter contract with independent outside source for commercial inspections
Alfalfa County Assessor Jennifer Roach and commissioners Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson discussed forming an agreement with an independent contractor to perform commercial visual inspections. She told them the new software in her office...
Discussion on Alfalfa County handbook clarification ensues
Gary Mast, the recently-appointed Alfalfa County E-911 department supervisor, addressed county commissioners Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson Monday morning about his department's antiquated radio equipment. Sarah Wagner, Melissa Leslie, and...
Alfalfa County commissioners open bid for pickup
Monday's Alfalfa County commissioners meeting was brief; Nate Ross, Mike Roach and Garret Johnson got down to business, taking care of the previous meeting minutes, payroll warrants, maintenance and operation payment warrants, and blanket purchase...