Alva Review-Courier -

This past Tuesday, the Avard Regional Rail Park Authority met at noon for their monthly meeting. Members Stan Bixler, Allan Poe, Bob Firth (via Zoom) and Ed Sutter were present, but Todd Holder was unable to make it. Woods County Clerk Shelley Reed was there too, along with three guests: County Commissioner Randy McMurphy, Jeff Sagner of NW Green Panels LLC and Josh McClintock from Emblem Strategies.

After roll call, the board quickly approved the minutes from their Feb. 15 meeting and went on to look over the financial reports. As of March 10, the balance sheet reflected $391,340.99 in checki...