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Highway Department hires two operators for patcher to boost maintenance capacity
Summary
Mercer County Highway Committee reported hiring Andrew Burton and Rod Ricketts to operate the county patcher; both started the week of April 14–18, 2025, increasing on-road repair capacity ahead of planned patching work.
The Mercer County Highway Committee announced the Highway Department has hired two employees to operate the county patcher. Andrew Burton and Rod Ricketts both started the week of April 14–18, 2025, the committee reported.
Committee members said the hires are meant to increase the department's capacity to perform patching and routine maintenance this spring and summer. The announcement appeared during the committee's new business updates on April 23 and did not include further details on terms of employment or hours. The meeting minutes note the hires by name but do not record a quote from a single speaker.
