ROCK SPRINGS — After more than two hours of interviews and deliberation, the Sweetwater County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees appointed Aspen Mountain Medical Center CEO Melissa Anderson to its vacant board position Monday night.

Anderson replaces Dr. Cole Seppie, who resigned Oct. 28 and was later censured by the school board following two independent investigations conducted by the school district, though Dr. Seppie says the district never gave him information regarding the allegations against him while they were active. Anderson’s term will end November 2026 when the position will be the subject of an election for the unexpired two years remaining on the term. The seat’s regular four-year terms will resume in 2028.

“I’m really excited,” Anderson said after the meeting

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