(KMZA)--A vacancy has been filled on the Nemaha Central USD 115 board.
The Board on a 4-2 vote Monday evening approved the appointment Alex Bergstrom to fill position 3 on the board, which had been held by Amy Huerter who resigned effective December 31st, 2023 after moving out of the position boundaries. Board members Kris Anderson and Tory Jost casting the dissenting votes.
The action came after a motion to appoint Alan Lierz to the open position failed on a 3-3 tie vote.
Following discussion after the vote, Lierz announced he was withdrawing his name as candidate for the position.
Bergstrom will take the position on the board at next month's meeting. The position will be up for election in November 2025.
In other business, the board approved the purchase of a new handicap accessible bus from Midwest Bus Sales in the amount of $154,546.
USD 115 has been approved for a grant from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to help offset the cost of the new bus.
Delivery of the bus is expected to be in the fall of 2025.
© Many Signals Communications
MOST VIEWED STORIES
Walnut Township recall coming; Friday mtg erupts in arrest
Former Kickapoo Tribal chairman arrested
Severe storms move through NE KS
Sabetha woman arrested in business burglary
Effingham teen facing child sex crimes charges
Winchester native named as Amberwell CEO
Holton property search concludes with arrest
Rural Horton man charged in alleged beating
Severe storms reported Tuesday in NE KS
Meriden man bound over on rape charge
KS prepares for severe weekend weather
Former AG Schmidt running for KS' 2nd Congressional District
Richardson County Deputies busy during special enforcement
Commission approves agreement for budget help
Council hears report from golf course
Pawnee City School Board approves personnel changes
Beef Barn replacement planned in Jefferson Co
Atchison man nabbed for neighbor's 4 wheeler theft
LATEST STORIES
Road, railway repairs, underway in Atchison this week
KS replacement plates see long wait times
Atchison man nabbed for neighbor's 4 wheeler theft
One injured in Holt County MO wreck
Field survey set in Brown Co at U.S 77/K-20 junction
Severe storms reported Tuesday in NE KS
Effingham teen facing child sex crimes charges
Pawnee County Rural Health Clinic participating in DHHS program
Local students participation in Peru State research expo
Meetings to help with Homestead Exemptions scheduled in Johnson County