New purchases for road department

During the regular meeting of the Kimball County Board of Commissioners meeting on Nov. 15, the board approved two purchases for the road department. Notice had been placed in the Observer for the purchase of one used pickup and a used tractor. A 2008, F-150 Ford super cab XLT, 4x4 with 141,807 miles from Bogart Auto Sales won the bid for $10,995. 4Rivers won the bid on the tractor with a 2014 John Deere 5085, 85 hp for the price of $49,756. The tractor comes with a standard two year warranty and comes with rock guards on the back window.