BENTON, Mo. -- Scott County has a new emergency management director.
Tom Beardslee worked his first day as the county's emergency management director Monday, according to County Clerk Rita Milam.
Beardslee has previously worked for the county as a chief deputy at the sheriff's department and as the county's 911 director.
"I'm pleased that Tom's going to fill the slot," said commissioner Dennis Ziegenhorn. "I think he will be a good man for the whole county."
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