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County Commissioners

719-743-2842 - Office
719-743-2815 - Fax

PO Box 39
Hugo, CO 80821

Chairman

District 1 Commissioner

Wayne Ewing

Vice Chairman

District 3 Commissioner

Robert Safranek

Commissioner

District 2 Commissioner

Terry Jaques

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

2024

December

2025

January

Older agenda's can be located as the first page of the minutes.


County Attorney

Kelly Lowery


Official Banks

(Other than those below, any other qualified financial institution within the State of Colorado and within a 150 mile radius of the Lincoln County Treasurer’s Office in Hugo, Colorado.)

  • First National Bank of Hugo
  • SIGMA Financial Corporation
  • Equitable Savings & Loan
  • ColoTrust
  • Csafe
  • High Plains Bank
  • Eastern Colorado Bank
  • First Financial Equity Corp
  • Peaks Investment Management
  • Colorado Statewide Investment Program (CSIP)

County Physician

Dr. John Fox


Public Health Specialist

Kelly Alvarez


Fairgrounds Manager

John Palmer


Veterans Service Officer

Joy Johnson


Shop Foreman

Chris Monks


Road Foremen

  • District #1 Chris Monks
  • District #2 Bruce Walters
  • District #3 Judd Kravig

Jail & Juvenile Officer

Tom Nestor


Official Newspaper

Limon Leader


Hospital Board – 7 Members – 5 Year Term

  • 2026 - Lorie Coonts
  • 2027 - Jack Cross
  • 2027 - Sarah Nuss
  • 2028 - Dave Stone
  • 2029 - Kevin Saffer
  • 2030 - Linda Orrell
  • 2030 - Pat White

Fair Board – 9 Members – 3 Year Term

  • 2026 - Clinton Clark
  • 2026 - Casey Wiersma
  • 2026 - April Hollowell
  • 2027 - Kurt Thompson
  • 2027 - Elisha Thompson
  • 2027 - Meg McAtee
  • 2028 - Lindsey Blackwelder
  • 2028 - Ephron Brent
  • 2028 - Adam Stone

Land Use Board – 9 Members – 3 Year Term

  • 2026 - Josiah Higgins
  • 2026 - Joshua Leithead
  • 2026 - Mark James
  • 2027 - Rick Ashcraft
  • 2027 - James Bledsoe
  • 2027 - Jamie Clark
  • 2028 - John Reid
  • 2028 - Cole Davis
  • 2028 - Kim Korsvold
  • Ty Stogsdill - Secretary

Land Use Board of Adjustment

  • 2026 - Robert Boyd
  • 2026 - Chris Monks
  • 2026 - Adam Nuss
  • 2027 - Jamie Clark
  • 2028 - Mark Allis

Karval Water Authority - 3 Year Term

  • 2026 - Lisa Hester
  • 2026 - Dustin Hockett
  • 2027 - Cindy Leonard
  • 2028 - Patrick Leonard
  • 2028 - Cory Mengenhauser

Weed Board – 7 Members – 3 Year Term

  • 2026 - Shelby Britten
  • 2026 - Jamie Clark
  • 2026 - Chris Monks
  • 2027 - Cole James
  • 2028 - Terry Saffer
  • 2028 - Todd Thompson
  • 2028 - Wade Hollowell
  • Patrick Leonard - Secretary

E911 Authority Board – 5 Members – 2 Year Term

For information regarding E911 please contact Ken Stroud, Emergency Manager at (719) 743-2846 ext. 7 -Or- Sheriff's Office 24-hour dispatch (719) 743-2426. ken.stroud@lincolncountyco.us

Current surcharge rate: $1.72/line

Meeting agendas will be posted at the entrance of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office

  • 2026 - Patrick Leonard
  • 2026 - Mark Ward
  • 2027 - Jack Cross
  • 2027 - Diane Kimble
  • 2027 - Mark McHone

Bookmobile Board – 5 Members – No Term Limit

  • Maria Root
  • Cleta Hiner-Felzien
  • Gloria Newcomb
  • Ryan Clark
  • Lisa Miller

Prairie Development Corporation – 2 Members – 2 Year Term

  • 1/2027 - Robert Safranek
  • 1/2027 - Steve Burgess

Tourism Board – 5 Members – 2 Year Term

  • 1/2027 - Tim Andersen
  • 1/2027 - Apryl Huelskamp
  • 1/2027 - Dan Merewether
  • 1/2026 - Steve Beedy
  • 1/2026 - Janelle Lausier

Karval Community Cemetery District Board of Directors

  • 12/31/2027 - Mary Merewether
  • 12/31/2025 - Vernon Stone
  • 12/31/2026 - Dennis Kravig

Arriba Cemetery District Board of Directors

  • Glenn Cox
  • Leroy King
  • Jan Schifferns

Representatives for:

  • Bookmobile
    • Wayne Ewing
  • Centennial Mental Health
    • Terry Jaques
  • Colorado East Community Action Agency
    • Robert Safranek
  • County Health Pool
    • Robert Safranek
    • Jacob Piper – Alternate
  • East Central Council of Local Governments
    • Terry Jaques
  • ECCOLG Economic Development Board Member
    • Derek Isom
  • Eastern Colorado Services for the Developmentally Disabled
    • Cindy Tacha
  • EMS and RETAC
    • Jacob Piper
    • Terry Jaques – Alternate
  • Judicial Review Board for 18th District
    • Terry Jaques
  • Land Use
    • Ty Stogsdill
  • Lincoln Community Hospital
    • Wayne Ewing
  • Lincoln County Fair Board
    • Robert Safranek
    • Wayne Ewing
  • Lincoln County Human Services Liaison
    • Robert Safranek
  • Ports to Plains
    • Terry Jaques
  • Resources Unlimited
    • Wayne Ewing
    • Terry Jaques
  • RETAC Pre-hospital
    • Robert Carson
  • Southeast & East Central Recycling
    • Robert Safranek
  • Transit Advisory Committee
    • Wayne Ewing

The following list of holidays was approved for 2025:

  • January 20, 2025
    • Martin Luther King Day
  • February 19, 2025
    • President’s Day
  • May 26, 2025
    • Memorial Day
  • July 4, 2025
    • Independence Day
  • September 1, 2025
    • Labor Day
  • October 13, 2025
    • Columbus Day
  • November 11, 2025
    • Veterans Day
  • November 27 and 28, 2025
    • Thanksgiving
  • December 25 and 26, 2025
    • Christmas
  • January 1, 2026
    • New Year's Day