Editor’s note: Monteith is an unincorporated community in Guthrie County. Residents in or around the area gather monthly to share updates on projects and celebrate milestones. Following are the “minutes” from the affectionally named “Monteith City Council Meeting.” We are pleased to publish these as submitted.
Special to the Times Vedette
Mayor JD Kuster was under the weather for the first Monteith Council Meeting of 2026 on Jan. 13. Barry Branson presided over the meeting ,opening with the Pledge of Allegiance. There were 16 members in attendance.
January birthdays include:
- Kathy Kuster Jan. 4
- Gina Lloyd 5
- Suann Camden 15
- Jim Smith 20.
We sang “Happy Birthday!” (If you can call it singing.)
Years ago, not one couple braved having a January wedding, so we didn’t have any to celebrate. Wonder how many Valentine’s month anniversaries we will have?
We discussed the sign that was made for the rock at Monteith City Park. It is finished and looks great. Thanks to JD for getting that done. Now, it just needs to be attached to the rock this spring.
Jeff and Natalie are working on getting information on the sign that we need to repair on the east side of Monteith. Once we get a price, we will dig deeper into how to fund it. Thank you to Jeff and Natalie for taking down decorations at Guthrie City Park and the decorations in Monteith.
The Derrys have been very active with decorations the past two months, and it is much appreciated. Barry will be repainting The Monteith “Outhouse Signs” that are displayed year round at Andersen’s. Rog & Jean are at the heart of Monteith.
Dues were collected from everyone in attendance.
Dates of upcoming meetings:
- Zoning Commission: Friday, Jan. 23 at 1 p.m.
- February Council Meeting: Tuesday, Feb. 10. It was suggested we go to a restaurant for this meeting. We discussed 5 p.m., but no location was decided on. We will keep everyone posted on that.
Jim Smith motioned for the meeting to adjourn, and Jeff Derry seconded the motion.