The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday in regular session.
The Board approved the appointment of Stacy Harris-Molina to the county veterans affairs commission, a payroll change notice for Guthrie County Dispatcher Pierre Kellogg as presented, amending the Iowa Department of Transportation Five-Year Construction Program to include a couple of tax increment financing funded bridges for this year, establishing a county facilities construction fund for $525,000 for pre-determined projects as presented, change orders for the law enforcement center project as presented, and a fireworks permit for Jeff Hachmeister.
Additionally, the Board set May 11th at 9am for a public hearing to consider refinancing up to $8,935,000 for general obligation refunding loan agreement, and heard several 2021 fiscal year budget amendments. County Engineer Josh Sebern is proposing an additional $680,000 of expenses with $495,000 for additional revenues for both the county and DOT budgets. Next,
The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports a suspected drug trafficker was taken into custody Wednesday following an investigation into a domestic disturbance. Deputies were dispatched to the 2300 block of Redwood Road approximately four miles southeast of Guthrie Center in response to the complaint and took 43-year-old Robert James Fuller of rural Guthrie Center into custody for first-offense domestic abuse assault. While investigating the incident, authorities located evidence of drug activity inside Fuller’s residence. Law enforcement executed a search warrant and located more than 40 grams of methamphetamine, marijuana, three firearms and signs of drug dealing. As a result, Fuller is also charged with possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine over five grams, a class B felony, drug tax stamp violations, a class D felony, keeping a premises for controlled substance usage, an aggravated misdemeanor, first-offense possession of marijuana, a serious misdemeanor, and poss