PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A new Director of Emergency Management has been selected for Hughes County.  Three Commissioners and County Manager Lori Jacobson conducted interviews for the position last Monday.

Blevins is replacing former Emergency Manager Kathy Studel, who only served 13 months in replacement of long-time E-M and current County Commissioner Rob Fines.  Before serving as an Emergency Management Specialist in Pennington County he was Director of Emergency Management for Norton County in north central Kansas.  He was also a member of the 2021-2022 Leadership Norton County Class.