Alva Review-Courier -

Each year, the OSU Extension Service and the Woods County commissioners sign a contract for services. The cost to the county is $64,240 per year and that represents 1.6 staff members. It used to be 2.0 staff members, but one is now being shared with Alfalfa County. The cost was not a surprise as the commissioners had seen the dollar figures earlier in the annual Estimate of Needs.

A county safety meeting will be held on Dec. 7 at the fairgrounds beginning at 1 p.m. All county employees, including those from the county sheds, are urged to attend. The commissioners will get double value from the...