(KNZA)---A new Wathena Police Chief has been appointed.

The Kansas Chief reports the Wathena City Council Monday approved Mayor John Cluck's appointment of Dennis Thompson to the position.

He was among two applicants.

Thompson has been an officer for the Wathena Police Department since 2014. He previously served as Chief of Police in Sabetha for more than 4 years and as a K-9 handler with the Jackson County Sheriff's Department for more than 2 years.