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New Kimball County Highway Superintendent To Start July 1

Kimball County Highway Superintendent Dave Hottell is set to resign as of July 1, with Randy Bymer as the replacement.

Hottell is ready for less mental stress in the workplace, he told the Kimball County Commissioners in the their last regular board meeting June 18.

"I am ready to be back in a grader. The superintend job puts a lot of mental stress on a guy and I am ready to be an operator once again," Hottell said.

Hottell is incredibly grateful for the amount of support the Board of Commissioners has offered him throughout his six years as the Superintend.

Hottell also thanked the Commission...