Alva Review-Courier -

Mike Roach, one of the Alfalfa County commissioners, was absent from their meeting on Monday, but Garret Johnson and Nate Ross were there and heard from Cherokee city manager Chad Roach, who was on hand to ask for help cleaning up a burned-down house in town.

The house, near the high school, burned down almost two years ago and is not only an eyesore, the city manager said, but it could pose a danger to kids passing by. Roach said he wishes to have the mess cleared up before high school graduation, and Johnson and Ross said they would help to get it done.

After the two commissioners signed app...