The Alfalfa County commissioners awarded a $71,019.94 bid Monday morning to Rick Dietz to construct a new bridge (#2101 located at CR Craig 610 and 600 ) in District 2. Marvin Woodall, Jay Hague and Mike Roach compared Dietz's bid against one from the Railroad Yard that was considerably higher and voted to award the less expensive one. Besides approving the usual previous meeting minutes, maintenance and operation warrants for payment, and blanket purchase orders, the commissioners approved a host of other items. Three were transfers of funds:

• A transfer of $120,000 (for salaries) from fairg...