ANGOLA â Steuben County government bade farewell to two longtime servants on Monday following the end of the final Steuben County Board of Commissioners meeting.
Commissioners Jim Crowl and Ron Smith were honored in speeches and with mementos â and light refreshments â as the two leave behind decades of service to Steuben County.
Crowl will not return to office in January after he was primaried by Councilman Ken Shelton in June. Smith decided not to run again due to health reasons.
In addition, Rep. Denny Zent, R-Angola, presented both men the Distinguished Hoosier award from Gov. Eric Holcomb.
âI look around this room today and there are a lot of wonderful people that Iâve enjoyed working with,â Crowl said in a socially distanced gathering in the Dale Hughes Jr. Memorial Auditorium. âI canât thank all of you, but thank you so much for making Steuben County a wonderful place to live and work.â