PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Hughes County Commission closed out business for 2024 by appointing a new county coroner. County Manager Lori Jacobson says Matt Hardwick, who ran unopposed for the post in the November 2024 general election will step into post before the end of the year…
Jacobson says Hall’s stepping away before the Commission’s first meeting in January would have left a gap in coroner coverage the county could not have…
Jacobson says Hardwick, who never addressed the Commission during the meeting, is ready to get to work…
Hardwick will begin his term as coroner Monday. Commissioners approved the appointment five-zero. Hardwick is the Operations Supervisor for American Medical Response in the Pierre/Fort Pierre area.
