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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


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 17, 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