Meeting held to discuss pool's future

A special meeting hosted by the City of Malta was held on Monday night to discuss the future of the City Pool and it seems as though the facility has received a reprieve and will continue to operate for the foreseeable future.

A total of 72 citizens from across Phillips County were in attendance for the meeting and after 70 minutes of discussion, the Malta City Council has tentatively arrived at an option that will extend the 60-year-old pool’s life for two to three years. Also, of the 70 people in attendance, 20 people signed their names to help form a committee to start raising funds to eith...