Kiowa's City Council met for their regular monthly meeting Jan. 14. Mayor Ron Rohr opened the meeting with the Lord's Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance with the following members present: R.L. Simpson, Russ Molz, Brian Hill and Tom Wells. Board president Bill Watson had a conflict and could not arrive at the meeting until the end, right before executive sessions were held.

City Administrator Lou Leone and City Clerk Trish Brewer also sat at the council table. Typically, longtime city attorney Lou McClellan sat at the council table. The council learned of McClellan's Dec. 22 death at age 70 and s...