By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors met in regular session March 10. No citizens addressed the supervisors during the Public Comments portion of the meeting.
Public Health Director Jotham Arber provided an update on Guthrie County First Responders.
“We have First Responders now in our northern parts. We have Bayard now responding fully; we have four responders in Bayard. We have two in Bagley, we have two in Jamaica, and there are four in Yale,” Arber said.
Arber also provided an update on First Responder classes ongoing.
“We’re doing that in Adair and in Bayard. We meet on Monday and Wednesday nights in Bayard, and then they’re meeting on Monday in Adair,” Arber said. “As of February, our students had the highest grade point average and the highest pass percentage, so kudos to them.”
Arber shared that these efforts are helping to decrease response times for those in need of medical assistance.
“The goal is to help the ambulances, and I think we’re seeing that,” he said. “Our ambulances are working really well with the First Responders.”
Supervisor Steve Smith asked about availability of First Responders in the west central portion of the county, since that is an area with generally longer response times.
“Yes, we have two First Responders that are west of and in what I would call the dead zone. So they would be able to respond directly to patients,” Arber said.
County Auditor Dani Fink also shared information during the budget workshop session.
The supervisors meet regularly on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. The public is welcome to attend in person at the courthouse or via remote technology. To join remotely, call 323-792-6123, then use meeting code 547029216#