(KLZA)-- Following an interview Tuesday, the Pawnee County Commissioners appointed Vickie Wiers
to the position of Pawnee County Assessor. 

Wiers has been the Deputy Assessor and will begin her duties May 6.

Wiers will replace Jonathan Bailey who retired earlier this month. 

Sheriff Braden Lang also met with the Board.  The Sheriff acknowledged a donation of $30-thousand to Pawnee County to be used by the Pawnee County Sheriff's Office by the Randall Schaefer Family Foundation.  

Lang expressed sincere thanks on behalf of the county and the Sheriff's office for the donation.