(KMZA)--A new Nemaha County jail administrator has been hired.
Sheriff Rich Vernon informed the County Commission this week that Lisa Copeland, of Seneca, has been hired for the position.
Copeland began work Monday at a salary of $16.34 an hour.
Vernon said Copeland has 20 years of experience working in corrections.
In other business, County Attorney Brad Lippert went over the lease agreement with the state of Kansas for the new driver’s license office to be located in the Pioneer Building.
Commissioners directed Lippert to ask for a couple of modifications to the agreement before its approved.
Road and Bridge Supervisor Dennis Ronnebaum informed Commissioners that he spoke with Bergkamp Construction about the possibility of doing another four mile stretch of the Sabetha-Wetmore Road yet this summer. Ronnebaum later shared a bid from the company to do the work. No decision was made.
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