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ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Elko County's chief civil attorney has been selected to temporarily fill the vacancy left by the death of District Attorney Mark Torvinen.
The Elko Daily Free Press reports (http://tinyurl.com/zy2thv9) the county commission voted Wednesday to appoint Chief Civil DA Kristin McQueary to the post on an interim basis.
The county coroner determined after Torvinen's vehicle crashed into an urgent care clinic in Elko on Monday that he had died of natural causes.
McQueary says Torvinen was a great attorney and a great boss who will be missed by everyone in the DA's office.
Her 60-day appointment will allow the county to set up a public application process to be considered by the commission to fill the remainder of Torvinen's term, which expires at the end of 2018.
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