After a brief search, Jefferson County is hiring local for its new ambulance service director.

Jeff Klaumann will take over as the department's lead. Klaumann has been with the department since 1990.

He'll take over for Cheyenne Kuehn who resigned in March after only a few months on the job. Kuehn and her family moved away for her husband's new work opportunity.

Another former director, Alan Rosenthal served as interim director during the search.

Klaumann's promotion to director is effective immediately. 

Klaumann told the board one of first things he hopes to do collaborate on training with the other ambulance services in the county in Daykin, Diller and Plymouth.