Hedley names Glover secretary

Lauren Glover has been named the new city secretary in Hedley, according to local officials there.

Glover succeeds Katy Barlow, who resigned to take another job.

Hedley will also be getting a new mayor in May after Trisha Chambless did not sign up for re-election. Alderman Aaron Hanes was the only candidate for mayor.

The city will also be canceling its spring election as there are no contested positions this year. In addition to the mayor’s position, only two positions were up on the city council.

Alderman Clenton Pierce will serve again, and Caylor Monroe will take Hane’s seat on the council.

In other Hedley news, the council met in regular session February 19 and took action on several items. Aldermen approved installing a new public access computer in City Hall with service from AMA-TechTel, approved increasing pay for a city employee, and voted to move the city’s bank accounts from Donley County State Bank to Herring Bank. The council also accepted the only bid for a property in the city from Clenton Pierce, who abstained from voting on the measure.

At a called meeting on January 22, the council approved repairs to a city lift station and voted to upgrade the city’s QuickBooks software. At its regular meeting on January 8, the council increased rural trash pick up service from every other week to every week and purchased 10 additional Dumpsters.