by Brianne Grimstad
The Veterans Memorial Hospital (VMH) Board of Trustees met Tuesday, December 17 for its monthly meeting, and its final meeting for the year 2024. Outgoing board members Greg Lage, Kevin Hanson and Dave Weymiller were thanked for serving on the board and the work they’ve done for the hospital. Those three board members did not seek re-election in this past November’s election.
Six of the seven board members who were newly-elected in the November General Election, Ron Osterholm, John Ellingson, Dawn Clark, Dennis Lyons, Larry Schellhammer and Patty Nordheim, were sworn in at the meeting by Allamakee County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Denise Beyer. Those newly-elected Board of Trustees members also include Dennis Koenig, but he was not able to be present for this swearing-in ceremony and will have that official action taken at a later date.