Brent Thurman was appointed as Ochiltree County’s new commissioner for Precinct 2 on Friday morning. Thurman will fill the unexpired term left when former commissioner Joe Johnson died in July — that term expires on Dec. 31, 2026. Thurman is a farmer and the retired superintendent at Mewbourne Oil. He lives about two miles south of Farnsworth. Pictured are, from left, Precinct 1 commissione...