Swearing in

Red Willow County, Nebraska, Clerk Magistrate Kathy Jones, right, finishes administering the oath of office this morning to new and returning county officials, from left: Sheriff Gene Mahon, Commissioner Earl McNutt, Clerk of the District Court Beverly Dodge, Treasurer Marleen Garcia, "newbie" Commissioner Vesta Dack, Clerk Pauletta Gerver, Attorney Paul Wood, Assessor Sandra Kotschwar and Surveyor Gary Dicenta. (Connie Jo Discoe/McCook Daily Gazette)