Alva Review-Courier -

Monday morning’s commissioner meeting was much more eventful than those in the recent past as the three commissioners listened to a couple of sales pitches from two separate companies. The first was from two lawyers looking to obtain a contract for a legal service agreement in regards to litigation on the opioid epidemic. The lawyers, representing the Fulmer Sill and McAfee & Taft law firms, explained how opioid abuse is plaguing small towns not just in Oklahoma but all over the United States. The issue is so pressing that the Centers for Disease Control is working on plans to decrease opioid...