Churchill County Commissioners will meet on Friday, April 17, at 8:15 a.m. to appoint a new sheriff following the death of Sheriff Richard Hickox. The appointed sheriff will serve the remainder of Hickox’s current term, which runs through Dec. 31, 2026.
The meeting will be held in the Churchill County Commission Chambers at 155 N. Taylor Street in Fallon and will be livestreamed at www.youtube.com/@churchillcounty/streams.
County officials also briefly addressed the process for filling the sheriff's vacancy during an election year, beyond the initial appointment of a new sheriff.
The county referenced Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS), stating, “…a person may become a candidate for the nonpartisan office at the general election if the person files a declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and pays the filing fee required by NRS 293.193 after 8 a.m. on the third Monday in June…and before 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday in July.”
More information on this process will be released as it becomes available. The Churchill County Clerk/Treasurer’s Office, located at 155 N. Taylor Street, Suite 110, handles candidate filings during regular business hours.
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