New chief of police

ELDORA– The Eldora city council has approved the appointment of the new city police chief.

The selection of Mike Ludwigs of Manning came Monday night during the regular city council session. Mayor Jim Brown actually makes the appointment of the chief under Eldora code, but the selection for practical purposes needs the approval of the city council as well, because they set the salary and benefits package.

Ludwigs is the chief of police in Manning now, a southwest Iowa community of about 1,400. He has been the chief there for about two years, and is well into a long career in police and public safety work. He comes on board for Eldora with a $55,000 annual salary and the standard package of fringe benefits. He was chosen from a host of applicants collected in two rounds of recruitments. Ludwigs, the council noted, is a nearly life-long law enforcement officer. He comes on as the Eldora force is rebuilding its numbers over the last couple of years. (Read it all in the Friday Index)