Last week, Alfalfa County commissioners gathered the day after Christmas to hold their weekly meeting, joined by county clerk (Laneta Unruh) and administrative assistant Nancy Lambert. With an empty gallery, Jay Hague, Stan Tucker and Marvin Woodall started by reviewing minutes from their last meeting, along with blanket purchase orders and maintenance and operation payment warrants. All were approved. In road crossing permits, commissioners signed off on two for District 3 totaling $2,125.

Several agenda items warranted renewal for the new year, including the drug policy. Commissioners signed...