Humboldt County tentatively approves contract with medical examiner

By Alex Benzegala, [email protected]

DAKOTA CITY, IA -At Monday’s Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting, the board tentatively approved a contract with Dr Benjamin Paul at Humboldt County Memorial Hospital to be the new medical examiner for Humboldt County. Board of Supervisors Chairman Bruce Reimers explains why a medical examiner change is needed.

The contract with Dr. Benjamin Paul is contingent on Humboldt County making sure the contract with the  current Medical Examiner is terminated before they begin a new Contract with Dr. Paul.