Grant County elects Middlesworth as president, confirms 2026 staffing slate
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Summary
The Grant County Board of Commissioners elected Shane Middlesworth president and Ron Sticker vice president for 2026, and approved a slate of department heads and staffing appointments, including Kevin Hicks (Public Safety) and Bob Jackson (EMA). The actions passed by voice votes during the Jan. 5 meeting.
The Grant County Board of Commissioners elected Shane Middlesworth as board president and Ron Sticker as vice president during a Jan. 5, 2026 regular session.
Commissioner Polling nominated Middlesworth and Commissioner Stewart seconded the nomination. The board took a voice vote; the motion carried with one abstention on the presidency nomination. Polling then nominated Ron Sticker for vice president; that nomination carried on a voice vote with no recorded opposition.
The board also read and approved its 2026 staffing appointments. The slate approved by motion included Kevin Hicks as Public Safety Director; Bob Jackson as Emergency Management (EMA) Director; Beth Winters as county administrator and human resources director; Marcus Elliott as IT director; Jeffrey Kilgren as Veterans Affairs Officer (one-year appointment); Mike Simison as maintenance director; Mark Fleming for weights and measures; Don Harness as EMS director; David White as highway superintendent; and Marty Harker as county attorney. The board approved the staffing slate by voice vote.
Ed Ormsby was introduced as the county's assistant attorney and provided a brief biography noting prior experience in municipal and transactional law. The board also appointed Ed Hartman to the Area Planning Commission earlier in the meeting.
The actions were procedural and taken by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were provided in the meeting transcript.