Applications being accepted for school board

McCOOK, Nebraska -- The McCook, Nebraska, Public Schools board of education will interview applicants for a board vacancy at its monthly meeting in August.

At their July meeting Monday evening, board members agreed upon a process to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Maury Green, who resigned his school board position June 13.

Green was elected to a four-year term on the six-member board in November 2008.

An applicant to complete the remaining 21⁄2 years of Green's term must be a registered voter and live within the McCook school district.

Applicants must submit letters of interest to Superintendent Grant Norgaard before 4 p.m., Monday, Aug. 1.

Candidates will be interviewed by board members at their meeting the following Monday, Aug. 8. All interviews will be conducted in open session.

Board members will vote upon the best candidate, and the candidate will be sworn in at that meeting.