(KLZA)-- Richardson County Commissioners met with Highway Superintendent Steve Darveau Jr. last week who noted that staff members are preparing information to be included in a grant application with the U.S. Department of Transportation Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program for funding in cooperation with the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska and the Village of Rulo.

Grant funding would be utilized to make improvements to the bridge at the Mouth of the Nemaha River, the hard surfaced road south of Rulo and improvements to certain streets within the Village of Rulo.

Commissioners also approved the appointment of Jerry McKim to the Richardson County Planning Commissioner for a term of three years that will expire on December 31, 2027.