PUEBLO COUNTY — Pueblo County Commissioners went through 16 applications to select the next Coroner for the county and out of five finalists landed on Gregory Grahek, a nurse practitioner for the position.

The former coroner, Brian Cotter, resigned after state inspectors found 24 bodies improperly stored inside his privately-owned business, Davis Mortuary, which he co-owns with his brother.

Grahek will still need to pass a background check, and commissioners will need to pass a formal resolution to appoint him to the office; he will then need to be sworn in.

Tuesday started off busy for Grahek as he saw patients at the family practice he co-owns with two other doctors. He then got a phone call from the county attorney saying he had been selected as the county’s next coroner. He said it

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