A new veteran affairs director has been named for Union County.
Blaize Reha, an Army veteran, was unanimously approved by the Union County Board of Supervisors during Monday’s meeting to replace the Kevin Scadden, who resigned for the position in March.
Reha served in Desert Storm and worked at the Army Reserve Center in Creston.
He will spend today through Thursday in Des Moines for training and start his new duties as director on April 21.
His hours of operation at the Union County Courthouse will be 8 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday.