The Adair County Board of Supervisors, Wednesday (today), heard a report from Ag Hub Midwest’s Titan Immel, with regard to the construction of a 120,000 gallon ammonia storage facility to their existing business located near the Menlo exit off Interstate 80. Immel said the State requires the Adair County Supervisors to approve of the project before the company can move on to construction. Getting the Supervisors’ blessing is part of the process.

Immel said the State has guidelines for the clearance area, which includes a distance of at least 700-feet from a neighbor. In this case, the tanks will be 1,150 feet from the nearest “useable yard.”

A new shut-off system would replace the old cable system that is typically used for that purpose. The State has approved the footage request. The Board unanimously approved the request, as well. Immel said all of AgHub Midwest’s employees will be trained on the new system.

They also discussed COVID-19. Board member Jodie Hoadley was recovering from the virus, said it is “not good to have it.” Hoadley said she was exposed to the virus January 16^th, at the Greenfield Bowling Alley, by someone who didn’t know they had the virus.

Hoadley wasn’t the only one affected. The Good Samaritan Society in Fontanelle called her Sunday night to report Hoadley’s mother-in-law and several others at the facility have the virus.

As of Wednesday morning, the State’s Coronavirus dashboard however, didn’t show any cases at care centers in Adair County. She said no one seems to know how or when COVID entered the facility. Hoadley said none of the Supervisors were exposed to the virus by her, since she stayed home after she began having symptoms. She having the virus “Is not fun, and we need to be very careful, especially with these new strains coming in.”

On a related note, offices at the Adair County Courthouse are still closed to the public, to limit the spread of COVID-19. Employees will continue to work to perform essential County services during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and may reached by phone or email. A drop box is located in the West Entrance of the Courthouse for any payments or forms that may need to be dropped off. Please contact the appropriate department for further questions regarding services.