Lodgepole clerk Sherman named Western Nebraska Clerk of the Year

LODGEPOLE – Tammy Sherman, Lodegpole's village clerk, has been named Western Nebraska Clerk of the Year by the Western Nebraska Rural Development staff and United States Department of Agriculture.

The USDA Rural Development State Director Maxine Moul surprised Sherman for her excellence in performance with a plaque.

According to Natalie Furrow, USDA Rural Development community programs specialist, the award is given to who they believe did an all around great job.

"It's completely up to our discretion," Furrow said. "We based it on who turned in all of their reports without being asked or who did an excellent job with projects and events. It was a tough decisions."

Sherman helped Lodgepole complete a $1.7 million wastewater project as well as assisted in obtaining a Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households Grant to have a preliminary engineering report of the village's water system.

Sherman has worked as Lodgepole's village clerk for nearly 10 years.

"It's exciting. I'm just really surprised," Sherman said. "I work with so many great people and just feel like I don't deserve this. It's really quite an honor."