The Atchison County Commission met Thursday, October 29, 2026. Present at the meeting were: Curtis Livengood, Presiding Commissioner; Jim Quimby, North District Commissioner; Richard Burke, South District Commissioner; Susette Taylor, Clerk of the Commission; and Okema Galston, Administrative Assistant of the Commission.

Presiding Commissioner Livengood called the meeting to order.

Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.

Bills were reviewed and approved for payment.

Month-end department reports were reviewed and approved.

Rock hauling bids for 2027 were opened and read at 9:00 a.m. Present were Kenny Wallace, Road and Bridge Supervisor; Allison Cherry, secretary; Jeremy Wolf, WSD Hauling LLC; Chris King, Ground Control; and Anthony Johansen, Rulo Transportation. 

Bid specifications cover 7,000 tons hauled and spread to Westboro and 18,000 tons each in stockpiles for Rock Port and Fairfax.

Holt County Ready Mix, Mound City, presented a bid at a cost of $10.13 per ton. Total bid was $435,590.00.

Hendrickson Transportation, LLC, presented a bid at a cost of $17.05 per ton for Westboro, $10.23 per ton to Fairfax and $15.34 per ton to Rock Port. Average price per ton comes to $13.48. The total bid was $579,578.18.

WSD Hauling, LLC, presented a bid at $8.61 per ton totaling $370,230.00.

Rulo Transportation, LLC, Rulo, Nebraska, presented a bid of $8.43 per ton to Fairfax and $10.83 per ton to Rock Port. Total bid was $346,680.00.

Zimmerman Hauling & Construction presented a bid to haul and spread 7,000 tons in Westboro, at $9.00 per ton. Total bid was $63,000.00.

G&M Trucking, Forest City, Missouri, presented a bid of $8.50 per ton for Westboro, $9.50 per ton to Fairfax and $14.25 per ton to Rock Port. Total bid price was $487,000.00. All prices from G&M Trucking are subject to a fuel surcharge as prices fluctuate.

After discussion, Presiding Commissioner Livengood made a motion to accept the bid from WSD Hauling, LLC. The motion was seconded by North District Commissioner Quimby. The commissioners voted unanimously to accept the bid.

Ann Schlueter, CEO, Community Hospital-Fairfax, came in to give a rural health spotlight. This included the impact on the community that Community Hospital-Fairfax (CH-F) has, the number of jobs held by Atchison County residents, the number of primary care visits that are completed by CH-F each year, the number of lab tests performed, and the significant economic impact CH-F has on our community. She then invited the commission to Rural Health Day breakfast and speaker panel on Thursday, November 19.

Jake Farnsworth from Mike Keith Insurance met with the commission; Rhonda Wiley, Emergency Management Director; Jack Wiley, Building Supervisor; Sheriff Andy Riley; and Kenny Wallace, Road and Bridge Supervisor. Mr. Farnsworth went over an underwriting narrative intake checklist. This covered questions about safety and loss prevention steps that the county is currently taking to limit their loss. Each department head listed any courses taken, certifications held and policies, procedures within each department.

There being no further business, the commission adjourned.