#5 Shepherd fires coach - Advertisement - In February, Shepherd Public Schools fired its junior varsity baseball coach while he was under police investigation for a relationship he was rumored to have had with a student.  Colten Mitchell, a former volunteer coach, who had been hired in July 2019, had not yet coached a game.  He was informed of the school's decision in a letter, obtained by the Morning Sun through a Freedom of Information Act request, from former Shepherd Superintendent Steve Brimmer.  The allegation was investigated by the Shepherd Police Department but no charges were filed because there was insufficient evidence that a crime was committed, according to a report from Chief Luke Sawyer, which was also obtained under a FOIA request.