Alva Review-Courier -

Long summer days don't have to mean long meetings, as the Alfalfa County commissioners proved Monday morning. Jay Hague and Marvin Woodall met briefly for their monthly meeting and were enough to make a quorum in the absence of Stan Tucker.

A quick review of the meeting minutes from last week gave way to their approval, followed by that of the maintenance and operation warrants, blanket purchase orders and monthly officer reports.

The two commissioners were happy to accept seven road-crossing permits, most of which belonged to District 3. Its six permits totaled $5,625 while the single in...