(KLZA)-- The Humboldt-Table Rock - Steinauer Board of Education approved the hiring of Darin Loverheck to be the new Pre-K - 12th Grade Principal for the 2023-24 school year.

Lovercheck will take over for Lisa Othmer who will retire as an educator in Nebraska and has accepted a job in Axtell, Kansas.

Lovercheck is currently the 7 - 12 grade Principal and Co-Special Ed Director at Crawford, Nebraska. The Lincoln native worked as a private agency therapist working with youth, families and couples in Northeast, Nebraska for 8 years before starting his career in education.