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Alfalfa County commissioners Garret Johnson, Mike Roach and Nate Ross signed off on paperwork indicating the beginning of a new month. They approved appropriations, alcohol tax and motor vehicle tax allocations, and officer reports. Last week's meeting minutes, maintenance and operation warrants for payment, and blanket purchase orders also received approval. The three men signed off on the 2025 Alfalfa County employee handbook and the 2025 Alfalfa County drug and alcohol testing policy, neither of which had changed from this year. Then,...
District 3 county commissioner Nate Ross was back with his fellow commissioners, Garret Johnson and Mike Roach, this week in Alfalfa County. The three men took care of their usual business orders before approving 2025 meeting schedules. The Alfalfa County Board of Commissioners will continue to meet at 9 a.m. every Monday, except when it's a holiday. In that case, the meeting will be moved to Tuesday. Class A officers will meet every second Monday at 9:30 a.m. or immediately after the commissioners' meeting. The excise board will meet at 9...
On Monday morning, Garret Johnson and Mike Roach were without fellow Alfalfa County commissioner Nate Ross but got through the short agenda just fine. The two men signed last week's meeting minutes, blanket purchase orders, and maintenance and operation warrants for payment before signing equipment declarations of surplus. Those surplus items were a Laser Jet P2035 printer (Inv. no. D220 100.04, Serial no. CNBS93N039), and from District 4, a bookcase hutch (Inv. no. EM106 100.02, Serial no. HON10700) to go to the EM office, and a desk art...
Northwest Family Services Executive Director Brenda Rose visited Alfalfa County commissioners Garret Johnson, Mike Roach and Nate Ross during their meeting on Monday. She was there to discuss some available grant money from the state that would supplement their existing services. Rose provided a 24-page document outlining those services and how they would be supplemented. Some of the services, she said, are teaching life skills in the schools to help kids with decision-making, peer pressure and bullying in hopes of preventing substance abuse....
Craft beer enthusiasts will soon have a new place downtown to gather, unwind and enjoy drinks as Alva Beer Co. inches closer to launching its soft opening. The new establishment isn't just for beer enthusiasts, though; it is a family-friendly brewery taproom that will serve appetizers, wood-fired style pizza, salads and a dessert or two. For those not keen on beer, non-alcoholic choices like soda (including craft sodas), seltzers, ciders and tea will be available, ensuring there is something...
Six 4-H students and their educators visited the Alfalfa County commissioners Monday morning for the proclamation of National 4-H Week. Kord Campbell, the group's president, read the proclamation and, after, commissioners Garret Johnson, Mike Roach and Nate Ross signed to designate Oct. 6-12 as 4-H Week in Alfalfa County. Each student introduced themselves and told what 4-H meant to them, resulting in proud smiles from their educators, Megan Ferrell and Erin Metcalf, and the commissioners....
The commissioners' meeting in Alfalfa County was brief this week with a short agenda. Garret Johnson, Mike Roach, and Nate Ross started with their usual orders of business, approving last week's meeting minutes, maintenance and operation warrants for payment, and blanket purchase orders. They signed a couple of equipment disposal resolutions. One was for a 2019 NAPA 100-gallon white fuel tank (Inv. no. D3 413-314, no Serial no.), and the other was for a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado Z71 (Inv. no. D3 301-312, Serial no. 3GCUKREC8HG108831). After...
The Alfalfa County commissioner meeting on Monday was brief. Stephanie Jantz from the Alfalfa County Election Board and Sheriff Gary Mast joined commissioners Garret Johnson, Mike Roach and Nate Ross in the gallery. Jantz was there to see the bids for 12-month ballots. Commissioners opened two envelopes, one of which was a no-bid. The other was from Royal Printing, and it was accepted. Sheriff Mast was there to sign his part of the county's 2024-2025 Estimate of Needs and the FY 2023-2024 financial statement once the commissioners approved...
Last week, the Woods County Democrats and the Woods County Republicans hosted a sheriff candidate forum at Northwest Tech to give contenders Keith Dale and Randy McCullough a chance to express their positions on issues and take questions from the public. The chairs of each party, Lenny Reed (D) and John Fales (R), introduced the two candidates; set some ground rules, such as keeping the discussion respectful, clear, and concise; and asked them to keep their answers between two to three minutes....
This week, Garret Johnson, Mike Roach and Nate Ross had a relatively short agenda. They approved the usual orders of business: previous meeting minutes, blanket purchase orders, and maintenance and operation warrants for payment. Next was a private property access easement for all three districts and a resolution to dispose of a 2019 John Deere skid steer 333G (Inv. no. D2 332-212, Serial no. 1T0333GMTKF354112). After that, the three men signed another resolution, this one for American Fidelity Company (for calendar year 2025). County clerk...
Bob Baker and Brodie Bush of the Woods County Industrial Development Authority were unable to attend the organization's meeting earlier this week, but other members – Randy McMurphy, Stan Kline and Melissa Fisher – were there. Woods County Economic Development Committee executive director Jeremy Zeller joined them. The three board members were enough to meet a quorum and began by approving the minutes from the last meeting in June. After that, they reviewed the finance report. During their last meeting, the board decided to begin having eac...
Alfalfa County commissioners Garret Johnson, Mike Roach and Nate Ross convened in a short executive session during their meeting on Monday. The trio did so to discuss the positions and duties of the E-911 director/supervisor. County clerk Laneta Schwerdtfeger joined the commissioners, and then a little later, E-911 director Sarah Wagner and sheriff Gary Mast joined. Once the meeting returned to an open session, the commissioners voted to have workers in the dispatch department cross-train with the jailers by the end of the year. After that,...
The Alfalfa County commissioners' agenda was short at this week's meeting. Garret Johnson, Mike Roach and Nate Ross took care of the usual business, approving last week's minutes, maintenance and operation warrants for payment, and blanket purchase orders. They also signed off on monthly officer reports and the Court Clerk Records Management and Preservation monthly report. After that, they gave signatures to the monthly appropriations (including lapsed for fiscal year (FY) 2022-2023 and FY 2023-2024 to FY 2024-2025) and the allocation of...
The conference room was packed at the Alfalfa County commissioner's meeting this week. Luke Ennis from American Fidelity, a supplemental insurance provider, and Joe Brining with Pre-Med Defender were there to discuss how they can offer more benefits and savings to county employees. Besides savings, Ennis said American Fidelity would bring one-on-one education to employees, as insurance policies can be confusing. He said there are no participation levels, and they offer everything from short and long-term disability, term life, whole life,...
Stan Bixler, Todd Holder, Allan Poe and Scott Riley of the Avard Regional Rail Park Authority were present for their monthly meeting Tuesday. Woods County Clerk Shelley Reed, Woods County Economic Development Committee Executive Director Jeremy Zeller, and consultant Sonja Williams (via Zoom) joined them. Williams formerly served as WCEDC director. Authority members approved June's meeting minutes and then reviewed and approved the finance report. In that report, Holder said there was really nothing new, and the income was basically the same....
During Monday's meeting, Alfalfa County commissioners Garret Johnson, Mike Roach and Nate Ross approved County Clerk Laneta Schwerdtfeger to solicit bids on 12-month ballots. The three men also approved Schwerdtfeger to send a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado Z71 (Inv. no. D3301-312, Serial no. 3GCUKREC8HG108831) and a 2019 NAPA white 100-gallon fuel tank (Inv. no. D3 413-314) from District 3 to Sturgeon's Truck and Tractor auction on Sept. 6 at 9 a.m. After that, the commissioners signed the agreement for Right-of-Way Services for Alfalfa County (JP...
Alfalfa County Commissioners had a short agenda Monday morning. Garret Johnson, Mike Roach and Nate Ross signed off last week's meeting minutes and a massive stack of maintenance and operations warrants for payment. They approved a couple of private property access easements in District 3 for tree removal from the right-of-way. One was for the southeast 80 acres of 17-23-11, and the other was for the southeast quarter of 3-23-10. Next, they tabled the agreement for right-of-way services for...
Alfalfa County commissioners Garret Johnson, Mike Roach and Nate Ross had an agenda full of items to be declared surplus at their meeting this week, along with paperwork for the beginning of the month. They approved last week's meeting minutes, maintenance and operation warrants for payment, and blanket purchase orders. Since it was the month's first meeting, the three men signed appropriations, allocations for the motor vehicle and alcoholic beverage taxes, and monthly reports from officers and Court Clerk Records Management and Preservation....
Alfalfa County commissioners Garret Johnson, Mike Roach and Nate Ross had an agenda full of items to be declared surplus at their meeting this week, along with paperwork for the beginning of the month. They approved last week's meeting minutes, maintenance and operation warrants for payment, and blanket purchase orders. Since it was the month's first meeting, the three men signed appropriations, allocations for the motor vehicle and alcoholic beverage taxes, and monthly reports from officers and Court Clerk Records Management and Preservation....
All three Alfalfa County commissioners attended their meeting on Monday morning. Garret Johnson, Mike Roach and Nate Ross, joined by county clerk Laneta Schwerdtfeger, took care of the routine items, approving previous meeting minutes, maintenance and operation warrants for payment, and blanket purchase orders. There were a few road-crossing permits: three for District 2, totaling $1,847.75, and one for District 1, totaling $500. Next, the three men signed the juvenile detention services agreement by and between Oklahoma Juvenile Justice...
Alfalfa County commissioners Garret Johnson and Mike Roach manned the meeting this week without Nate Ross. The two men were joined by County Clerk Laneta Schwerdtfeger and got started by handling the usual orders of business: minutes, blanket purchase orders, maintenance and operation warrants for payment. After that, they signed the County's financial statement for the fiscal year that just ended June 30, followed by approving authorized signers at Gateway Bank for the Payroll Tax and County...
The Alfalfa County commissioner meeting this week was brief. Garret Johnson was out, but Mike Roach and Nate Ross made a quorum. County clerk Laneta Schwerdtfeger was on vacation, so Lacey Roquemore sat in and helped facilitate the movement of paperwork. Roach and Johnson approved maintenance and operation payment warrants and blanket purchase orders, except for one PO that needed correcting. The two moved on to approve the detention transportation FY 2024-2025 contract renewal of the FR 2023 contract. Then, TJ Rockenbaugh was added as the...
This week, Garret Johnson and Nate Ross of the Alfalfa County commissioners were without their fellow commissioner, Mike Roach, but the two were enough to make a quorum. After approving last week's meeting minutes, they tried calling a representative with NextLink Broadband but could not get through due to inclement weather in Texas. They went ahead and signed the letter of support and moved on to take care of the large stack of maintenance and operation warrants for payment, blanket purchase orders, monthly officer reports, and court clerk...
Alfalfa County commissioners Garret Johnson, Mike Roach and Nate Ross had a lengthy agenda Monday morning. The three began by signing the usual paperwork: maintenance and operation warrants for payment, blanket purchase orders, and last week's meeting minutes. All of that was followed by lapsed appropriations for fiscal year (FY) 2023-2024 to FY2024-2025 and FY2022-2023 to FY2024-2025. Since this was the month's first meeting, the three men signed appropriations and the allocation of taxes for...
Stan Bixler, Todd Holder and Scott Riley of the Avard Regional Rail Park Authority were enough to make a quorum for their June meeting. Woods County Economic Development Executive Director Jeremy Zeller and consultant Sonja Williams joined them. (Williams formerly served as WCEDC director.) Authority members started by reviewing the finance report. Holder said there was nothing notable in it, and after reviewing it, they approved the report that showed $589,835.44 in checking/savings. WCEDC Executive Director Report Zeller's executive director...
