Official swearing-in ceremony

Nine Cheyenne County officials – winners in this past November's election – were sworn in to office Thursday morning at the courthouse by District Judge Derek Weimer. They included in the front row, from left: Ben Dayton, county surveyor; Paul Schaub, county attorney; Phillip Sanders, board of commissioners; and Darrell Johnson, board of commissioners. In the back row, from left, are: John Jenson, sheriff; Debra Hume, clerk of District Court; Louella Pippitt, county assessor; Diane Scott, county treasurer; and Beth Fiegenschuh, county clerk.