Following the death of Webster Co. District 1 commissioner, Jesse Petch, it became the duty of a committee of three to appoint someone to fill the position.
The committee consisted of Webster County Attorney Jerry McDole (who has promised to resign) County treasurer Lorie Koertner and county clerk Lonnie Knehans. A special meeting was held in Red Cloud at the court house Tuesday, May 29th. The position had been advertised and eight people expressed interest in being considered for the position. The eight were David Alber, Kirk Garman, Kevin Herrick, Tim Kinnaman, Howard Shannon, Dan Shipman, Phillip Trout and Cheryl Wilson. At the meeting the applicants asked and answered questions.
County Attorney McDole had not read any of the applications so he asked that the meeting be recessed and reconvened the next day to make the decision. The decision was delayed and the group met again on May 30th at 1 p.m. At which time Dan Shipman was appointed by the committee to fill the unexpired term of Petch. Shipman will hold the office until January of 2015.
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