By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
During the Nov. 12 meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors, County Auditor Dani Fink explained that there was a five-way tie in the write-in votes for one of the Yale City Council “at-large” seats. The race was to fill three seats.
In that race, Clint Deardorff won with 43 votes (as a registered candidate), Tim Walker won with three votes (by write-in), and the five-way tie (with two write-in votes each) involved Gerald McComb, Anna Arganbright, Johanne Godwin, Christy Ocker and Scott Van Gundy.
By random drawing, Anna Arganbright was selected as the winner of the five-way tie.
“So, what we’ll do then is I’ll have to reach out to Tim and Anna both and make sure that they want to accept it,” Fink said.
The supervisors adopted Resolution 26-11 (Certification and Canvass of Guthrie County Election Results for the 2025 City/School Election) as presented.
Deputy Assessor Jessi Heimerman addressed the supervisors regarding the 2025 Family Farm applications. She explained that 19 applications were recommended for approval, while she recommended the remainder be disallowed. The supervisors voted to follow the recommendation as presented.
Veterans Affairs Director Beth Watson provided a quarterly report. She reported on increased usage of services offered in the Veterans Affairs department and the General Assistance Department.
“We’re going to have a mobile food pantry in Panora, behind the library and Veterans Auditorium building, Nov. 19 from about 3:30-6 p.m., and we need volunteers,” Watson said. “Three thousand pounds of food, and there were only two of us last month.”
Watson said the mobile pantry is for any needy recipients, not just veterans.
County Engineer Josh Sebern discussed plans for three road projects.
The supervisors meet regularly on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. The public is welcome to attend in person or via remote technology. To join remotely, call 323-792-6123, then use meeting code 547029216#