Jack Staats was approved Tuesday to fill the vacancy on the Woods County Economic Development Committee (WCEDC). He will serve the remainder of the term left vacant when Allan Poe moved out of the county.

At the previous meeting in September, Poe’s resignation was announced. Usually the person leaving the committee names someone willing to fill that position. When Poe suggested Staats, there was a question about how many committee members were required to be from different areas of the county. Poe lived in Waynoka and worked in Alva. Staats is from Alva. The by-laws were checked, and it was de...