96-year- old court bailiff retires; retired banker takes her place

Jim Farmer, a rural Deweese resident, has been named as the Nuckolls County court bailiff. He replaced Donna Boeka, who had served as bailiff since 1999 and had retired. Farmer retired from a 43 year career in banking at Red Cloud 10 years ago. Farmer graduated from Broken Bow High School. He earned a degree in business from Kearney State College.

He became interested in how the law works in its practical application and began attending county court sessions in Clay Center. Judge Michael Burns, who presides over the county courts of Clay, Nuckolls, Adams and Fillmore counties, approached Farme...