Commissioners position county for future

Equipping the county for continuing success in the future are Perkins County Commissioners Sid Colson, Steve Tucker and Mark Bottom. 

These elected officials, each representing a different district, oversee the county budgets and tax levy, and handle tax equalizations and tax protests. They also oversee the county highway superintendent and road foreman. 

Each of the commissioners work with their road crews to handle all of the road issues from road building, repairs, equipment purchases and budgets. They also work with other county officials and approve budgets and claims. 

Sid Colson

Sid has lived his whole life on the farm south of Elsie, except the four years he attended the University of Northern Colorado where he received a degree in business accounting; and three years he worked for a C.P.A. firm before returning to the farm in 1974.

He became a commissioner in 2009.

In his spare time, Sid enjoys sports of all kinds: baseball, football, basketball and tennis. He also loves reading authors like Krueger, Grisham, Sparks and C.J. Box.

Steve Tucker

Steve has served as a county commissioner for just over 10 years. He serves as the County Health committee chair which consists of the entire elected officials. He also serves on the Personnel and Human Resources Committee and the Liaison to the Perkins County Fair Board.

Steve was born in Miami, Fla., where his father was stationed in the Air Force. He has lived in many different states growing up. The family settled in Lubbock, Texas where Steve graduated high school. He spent summers working on his grandparents’ farm every year, and knew this is where he wanted to be. 

After high school, Steve attended the University of Nebraska and graduated with a degree in agronomy. He currently farms near Brandon with his wife Rachel. Their four children have all grown up in Perkins County. 

He has been a member of the Venango Volunteer Fire Department, serving as the current chief, and has been an EMT for over 25 years. 

Mark Bottom

Serving his first year as commissioner, Mark has served 23 years in the army, both active duty and reserves. His service included two deployments to the Middle East.

He spent 17 years as a public school teacher and 18 years as a certified law enforcement officer. He served two terms as the Perkins County Sheriff.