Four area residents have been selected by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds to serve on the state’s various boards and commissions. Mary Lauver, a Calhoun County-based attorney, was chosen to serve on the Judicial Election District 2B Nomination Commission. Lauver joins another local, Aaron Ahrendsen of Eich, Werden, Steger, and Ahrendsen Law Firm PC, to serve on the commission for District 2B. Three other residents were appointed to the Empower Rural Iowa Initiative Task Force: Jefferson Telecom General Manager Jamie Daubendiek; Carroll Chamber of Commerce and Carroll County Growth Partnership Executive Director Kimberly Tiefenthaler; and Sac County-based Rural Revival podcast host Danna Larson. These appointments do not require approval from the Iowa Senate and are effective immediately.