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Jackson County supervisors swear in new recorder, keep leadership and name official newspaper for 2026
Summary
At its Jan. 2 organizational meeting, the Jackson County Board of Supervisors swore in Jennifer Jones as county recorder, reappointed Don Swicker as chair and Nin Plago as vice chair, reappointed members to outside boards through Dec. 31, 2026, and designated the county's official newspaper as the paper with the largest circulation.
Jennifer Jones was sworn in as Jackson County's newly elected county recorder at the Board of Supervisors' Jan. 2 organizational meeting.
'2I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the state of Iowa,'2 Jones repeated during the oath administered by Chair Don Swicker.
The board moved quickly through routine organizational business that followed. Supervisors reappointed Don Swicker as board chair and Nin Plago as vice chair for the 2026 calendar year after a motion by Supervisor Mike Sinez and a second by Plago; the motion passed by voice vote.
The meeting also included a slate of reappointments to outside boards. The supervisors…
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