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Board declares Stephenson County coroner's office vacant; sheriff appoints acting coroner
Summary
Following the irrevocable resignation of Coroner Brian Halverson effective Oct. 9, the Stephenson County Board declared the office vacant Oct. 16 and the sheriff appointed Chief Deputy Dwayne Coleman as acting coroner under state law; the board formed a selection committee and passed the vacancy declaration 15-0.
The Stephenson County Board on Oct. 16 formally declared the county coroner's office vacant after receiving the irrevocable resignation of Brian Halverson effective Oct. 9, 2025.
County administrators told the board that, because Halverson did not designate a deputy coroner to act in the interim,…
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