Alva Review-Courier -

It was the first meeting of the new year for officials in Alfalfa County and, true to form, the three kicked off the 10 a.m. meeting right on schedule. Jay Hague, Stan Tucker and Marvin Woodall got down to business examining the usual documents: previous meeting minutes, blanket purchase orders and road crossing permits. (There was one road crossing in District 3 for $750.)

Since it is the beginning of the month, appropriations, monthly officer reports, monthly highway expenditures, and allocation of the alcohol beverage tax were to be reviewed as well, with all items receiving approval.

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