The board has yet to find a new candidate for the position ever since Chad Hughes resigned at the end of May in 2021. They have been searching for the perfect candidate and have been interviewing candidates over the past couple of months. They have narrowed the candidates down from a handful to 2 people. 

Tuesday evening the Allen County Ag Society had a special board meeting concerning personnel. During this meeting, they formally voted to terminate Bob Fricke's employment at the end of November with full benefits. Fricke had been hired for this role in 2015. He was unable to comment, but we were able to get a statement from the president of the Ag Society.