The Odessa Record -

DAVENPORT – Taunya Van Pevenage, a transitional kindergarten teacher at the elementary school here, was unanimously selected to fill an open position on the Lincoln Hospital Board of Commissioners at a virtual meeting Wednesday, July 7.

Van Pevenage was the lone applicant to fill the seat previously held by Sue Els, who served on the board for 35 years before she passed away in May. The term seat runs through 2023, according to the Lincoln County Auditor’s Office. The teacher lives in Harrington, which the board felt was advantageous for a perspective from the city there.

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