(KAIR)--The local region has gained two new Game Wardens, with the pair to provide oversight to four area counties.
In a social media statement, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks welcomes Melissa Skelton and Gabe Jones to their new positions.
Skelton is assigned to Atchison and Doniphan counties, while Jones is assigned to Brown and Nemaha Counties.
According to the release, Skelton brings with her to the position “experience as a certified law enforcement officer,” who recently began her 8 week Field Training program.
Jones, the release says, is currently attending the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center's Basic Class and will graduate in the spring.
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