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Brown Co Sheriff appointed to state commission

By Brian Hagen

04/18/2025

Brown County Sheriff John Merchant

(KNZA)--A new role for the Sheriff of Brown County, named as one of 12 appointed by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly to serve on an assortment of state boards, commissions, and councils.

According to a release from Kelly's office, Brown County Sheriff John Merchant is appointed to the Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training.

The release explains that the purpose of that commission is to oversee law enforcement training under the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Act and provide accredited instruction for full-time police and law officers.

Merchant, of Hiawatha, is the only local area resident appointed to serve in any role in the latest round of gubernatorial appointments, which also includes the State Board of Pharmacy, the REACH Healthcare Foundation Board of Directors, the Kansas Board of Healing Arts, the Kansas Human Trafficking Advisory Board, the Kansas State Fair Board, the Advisory Commission for Children with Special Healthcare Needs, the Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council, and the Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission.

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