By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors held a special meeting on Friday, Jan. 2 to make annual appointments. Steve Smith was appointed chair of the board for 2026. JD Kuster was appointed vice chair.
Board Chair Maggie Armstrong voiced appreciation regarding her chairing of the board through 2025.
“I do want to thank the board, the departments heads, elected officials and all county staff, basically everybody who supported me during my year as chair. It’s always a pleasure to serve the people of Guthrie County,” Armstrong said.
The supervisors then went through the list of various annual appointments. There was no change to the regular meeting schedule and approved holidays. The mileage reimbursement rate will be 72.5 cents per mile.
Most other appointments remained unchanged. Among the other annual appointments were Smith for Region XII, and JD Kuster to replace Smith as alternate for Midwest Partnership. Armstrong will be the representative to the Adair/Guthrie County EMA with Smith as alternate.
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#